Pledge: Compound Mitre Saw

Compound Mitre Saw

After some discussion we have arrived at the circular saw model we think is most appropriate. Its the Rage 3 saw - and it's quite a beauty. It slides. It tilts. It cuts angles. It makes wordwooking and metalworking insanely quick and easy. Yes, that's right - it cuts metal too (even steel) and it uses the same blade!

This is the same saw which AbbyKatt has at home - so we can attest to its quality. It cuts wood in seconds, and metal only a little slower (much faster than bandsaws and the blade doesn't snap all the time). The blades are readily available (from MachineMart in Shadwell - 3 stops from Hax) and only cost £29 each. With this saw it's possible to build really serious projects really quickly. You'll spend more time moving around and marking the materials than you do cutting them.

The Item

• Rage 3.

Video of the Saw in Action

• Cutting Wood, then Aluminium.

This video shows the saw in action - first we cut some wood, and then we cut some 10mmx100mm aluminium. She's fast.

Pledges

• £50 -- Niels
• £30 -- AbbyKatt

Safety

Safety Training is required for this item and will only take about 5 minutes so we intend to fit an E-stop keylock to this machine so that untrained use of the machine is not attempted. This is so no one loses any fingers or is hit by a fast moving piece of metal chucked from the machine. Also, the correct usage means that the blade lasts a very long time.

Running total: £80

Approximate target: £230 (Saw + Keylock E-Stop)

Total paid-up: £0