Had to trim 5cm off the length of a shelf. I thought 'Oh, I'll use my jigsaw for this, it'll be easy and work really well'. So I clamped a piece of wood along the length as a guide, then started cutting. Stopped after a few inches to check - shit, the clamp has slipped! Set it all up again even tighter, slipped again! No matter what I did the bastard kept slipping cos of the vibrations from the saw.
Got a panel saw instead - cut slightly slower but spot on first time. FFS. Lost about another 5cm of shelf.
Power tools my arse
Was that meant to be posted somewhere else?
Things with power assistance in not always better shock... 😜
edit- Sorted for you.
Power tools my arse
Reamer?
Things with power assistance in not always better shock…
The right tool would have been. The wrong tool, used badly, not so much.
That said a decent panel saw can be quicker and easier than getting the tools out.
You clearly needed a festool track saw for this job. That's the standard answer on here iirc
Sounds like the saw was fine, and in fact it was the clamps that were pish.
Clamps my arse, it should read.
Sounds like you didn't hold you wood correctly so it just flapped around.
Clamps are pish yes. But they were tight enough to be unmovable by hand and perfectly good enough for the panel saw. The vibration screwed it up.
Although tbh my jigsaw would be a million times more useful if it had its own guide.
Clamps my arse +1
Vibrations my arse
Sounds like you didn’t hold you wood correctly so it just flapped around
Pro (actually totally not pro) tip when clamping things like this. Put clamps on the bit of wood you're using as your straight edge, then put a second set of clamps beside it- ie clamping the shelf, and butting against your straight edge. (clamps are cheap, if you don't have enough get more clamps, even cheap quickclamps will do the job)
I've found jigsaws to be extremely difficult to cut a straight line with. To be fair, it's the opposite of what they are for.
I threw mine across the room after a similar experience to you when fitting my first kitchen.
Have since bought a circ saw, and most recently a track saw (not festool!)
Nothing nicer than a good sharp hand saw (sadly disposable nowadays) and a few minutes of exercise.
Had to trim 5cm off the length of a shelf...... Stopped after a few inches
There's your problem. Mixing your units of measurement..😉
#metricandimperialmyarse
I'm betting the clamps were speed-clamp, squeeze type ones?
G-clamps with a screw work best where there's any vibration. My old boss would never let me use speed clamps for machine fences etc.
#speedclampsmyarse
Mind you, none of this will bring your shelf back. Sorry for your loss.
You used the guide rail for the handsaw aswell?! How cack handed are you?!
Put clamps on the bit of wood you’re using as your straight edge, then put a second set of clamps beside it- ie clamping the shelf, and butting against your straight edge.
I like this.
G-clamps with a screw work best where there’s any vibration. My old boss would never let me use speed clamps for machine fences etc.
Glad to hear this, suggests I was not imagining it as an excuse for my rubbishness.
You used the guide rail for the handsaw aswell?! How cack handed are you?!
Why wouldn't I? It was already in place, and why make it harder for myself by attempting without?
Because you wouldn't have a bit of wood and some clamps in the way of what you are trying to saw?
surely there is a proverb in here somewhere...
Because you wouldn’t have a bit of wood and some clamps in the way of what you are trying to saw?
But they weren't in the way - did you see the part where I said it went perfectly well? The guide acted as a.. guide.. so I didn't saw off line.