At 08:46 AM 1/10/2008 -0800, Randall wrote:
>> One of the things we had to do was cut
>> the new columns to length. They consisted of a aluminumn
>> hollow square tube, surrounded with wood, then covered in vinyl.
>
>It takes a steady hand, but I have cut things like that using an ordinary
>Skil saw and carbide-tipped fine tooth plywood blade. Didn't seem to harm
>the blade at all (tho it was cheap enough that I wouldn't have minded
>discarding it after the job).
Randall,
I'd have never thought to use a skill saw. Again, I'd have thought it
turned too fast. Thanks for the tip. Guess I should have consulted the
list before I tackled the last project. :)
John
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