score0matic
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my buddy BC over at contractor talk posted this today:
Kapex issues! any advice
Ok so i had my first day using the Kapex. 20 mins into using it and i smashed the guard and broke the saw. Not sure exactly what happened but i was cutting some 8x3/4 pine baseboard which i have cut with my Makita thousands of times and never had this problem. I was cutting the board flat and with the saw tilted at 45 degrees to the left and the first piece of wood i cut come shooting out the back of the saw. Thought to my self i must have done something wrong and checked all the settings again and checked blade was tight. Went to cut the same piece again and bang the piece i cut flys up and smashes the blade guard and spins it completely around, snaps a spring, covers my face in sharp plastic(lucky had safety's on) and nearly takes off my fingers in the process.
What seems to happen is the 1" wide piece that falls away as i cut seems to get it's self binded back up with the blade instead of falling out and away and then it throws it at unreal speed into what ever is in it's way. Spoke to festool and the dealer and neither have a clue why it's doing this.
Any tips on what im doing wrong
Kapex issues! any advice
Ok so i had my first day using the Kapex. 20 mins into using it and i smashed the guard and broke the saw. Not sure exactly what happened but i was cutting some 8x3/4 pine baseboard which i have cut with my Makita thousands of times and never had this problem. I was cutting the board flat and with the saw tilted at 45 degrees to the left and the first piece of wood i cut come shooting out the back of the saw. Thought to my self i must have done something wrong and checked all the settings again and checked blade was tight. Went to cut the same piece again and bang the piece i cut flys up and smashes the blade guard and spins it completely around, snaps a spring, covers my face in sharp plastic(lucky had safety's on) and nearly takes off my fingers in the process.
What seems to happen is the 1" wide piece that falls away as i cut seems to get it's self binded back up with the blade instead of falling out and away and then it throws it at unreal speed into what ever is in it's way. Spoke to festool and the dealer and neither have a clue why it's doing this.
Any tips on what im doing wrong