Jesse Cloud said:
Tom Bellemare said:
The primary use I know of for the Trion Guide Stop is to make straight and perpendicular cuts in deep material.
Since the saw can cut really deep in hardwood with no blade deflection, the guide stop allows the user to make straight, perpendicular cuts in really thick work pieces (4-3/4").
Tom
That's incredible!
Never had a jigsaw that would do that?
Is this because of Tom's skill or have others out there had similar results?
Tom, is the Carvex expected to perform like this?
Jesse:
I haven't used the Carvex, or even seen it in person for that matter, so I can't comment on it's performance. I have put a Trion in users' hands for the first time and they got virtually perfect results in 4-inch oak doing a lazy scroll. I've also had others that needed a bit of practice to get the same results. Obviously, the sole must be kept tight to the work throughout the cut and not everyone is real good at that.
As Bob pointed out, the right blade and orbital mode is required. I stated a "lazy" scroll above because the blade that reached that deep isn't narrow enough for a tight scroll.
It really helps to have confidence. It makes feed and speed more of a natural "feel" thing and better results are more easily achieved. It's a high performance machine and it shouldn't be expected that you get premium results first try. You can easily exceed your expectations out of the box though.
If you think about the geometry of a jigsaw, you could conceivably feed the blade so fast relative to the speed of the blade that the bottom of your (blind) cut would have large scallops. In reality, it should have tiny, almost imperceptible ones. If you feed too slow, you dwell and burn. If you can't keep the sole tight to the work, you can't expect a perpendicular cut.
But, with a little practice and having gained confidence in yourself and the tool, you can get virtually perfect cuts in 4-inch and greater hardwood. That includes lazy scrolls, reasonably large arcs, and straight lines.
Tom
