Hi Al, sorry to say I don't rate that type of saw much, I have used therm in the past, what depth of timber are you cutting?
I have an electric crosscut saw (compound) running on it's original blade, it is effortless.
For sheet material I use a jigsaw or hand held circular saw on a guide rail.
For most jobs I use a hand saw, the best hand saw around is the Bacho 244 which is the one most site chippies use, you can not resharpen these succsesfully though, if they go dull just buy another, I used to get through one every fortnight when working on site, same for wood chisles...time was money. The 244 will cut through 4"x4" or even 6"x6" with ease if the timber is resonably dry and not under tension/compression. The 244 will go through PSE or sawn pine very easily an accurately.
Overheating is the death of saw blades initially caused by the blade losing it's edge coupled with too fast feed speed if feeding the timber in, or pushing the saw to fast if timber is stationary, it's down to the sawdust holding capacity of the gullet and the effective speed of rotation.
For general rough cuts you can use a chainsaw, sharpen little and often, if the cutters have worn through the chromium layer then it will have to be reground otherwise you are wasting your time.
General info: The saw does the work not you, saws can be very dangerous if not used correctly.
Lawrence. (Edit) Forgot to say the 244 used to be stocked at B&Q, failing that any decent builders merchants should have them.
I have an electric crosscut saw (compound) running on it's original blade, it is effortless.
For sheet material I use a jigsaw or hand held circular saw on a guide rail.
For most jobs I use a hand saw, the best hand saw around is the Bacho 244 which is the one most site chippies use, you can not resharpen these succsesfully though, if they go dull just buy another, I used to get through one every fortnight when working on site, same for wood chisles...time was money. The 244 will cut through 4"x4" or even 6"x6" with ease if the timber is resonably dry and not under tension/compression. The 244 will go through PSE or sawn pine very easily an accurately.
Overheating is the death of saw blades initially caused by the blade losing it's edge coupled with too fast feed speed if feeding the timber in, or pushing the saw to fast if timber is stationary, it's down to the sawdust holding capacity of the gullet and the effective speed of rotation.
For general rough cuts you can use a chainsaw, sharpen little and often, if the cutters have worn through the chromium layer then it will have to be reground otherwise you are wasting your time.
General info: The saw does the work not you, saws can be very dangerous if not used correctly.
Lawrence. (Edit) Forgot to say the 244 used to be stocked at B&Q, failing that any decent builders merchants should have them.
