Has anyone used this saw to cut melamine sheets?
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Yes, the included blade works for plywood, melamine, and other finished sheet goods with very little tearout. The blade is more finish style than rough/cross cut style.
1254623
Yes, I have cut thru felted material for a project and the OLFA cutter works great!
406771
Yes, I use it to make a living and it's a go-to saw for most of my trim. It also comes with easy instructions to adjust it to fine tune. Hope that helps!
1641538
If the blade works on it yes. However it's only going to cut so far into it. I'd be looking at a different type of saw if I was trying to do that.
2172272
I used this on tile with an angle grinder for a small number of detail cuts. It cuts through tile very well. I use it on pavers as well. Haven't used this blade in a wet saw though. Good blade for my use.
1525308
I don't really do much joinery but I use it regularly to get narrow-kerf cut- offs on my turned spindle work. It's a great saw for that. I expect it would be great for dove-tails etc.
810839
I've never tried that, but it cuts 10-15 sheets of standard copy paper with a few passes. Has a very clean cut since it holds paper in place. I'm guessing glitter paper may cause the blade to dull quicker though.
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Yes, I have used them on two cutters purchased from Amazon and they work beautifully. The surface has to be reasonably smooth. We use ours on formica and it works well. They are the way to go.
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Yes I do. Matter of fact I used it today. I resawed some 5 1/2 cherry. I also have resawn red oak. It does a good job but you'll need a different blade than what comes on the saw. I bought a resaw blade from highland woodworking. It has plenty of power to do what I want it to do. I don't think you should have any trouble sawing maple as I also plan to resaw maple myself. All in all I've been very pleased with the saw. Its pretty heavy so if you plan on moving it much you might want to put it on a set of rollers.
258111
I haven't done it personally, but it's definitely a great machine and should have no problem with the right blade. Cuts through thick, hard wood with no problem - probably more taxing than thin metal done slowly?
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I have tried and it can be done. But be ready to go through a few tiles though. I would recommend a wet saw for small cuts.
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While I have not tried to cut metal with this saw, I think I'm safe saying the blades are for wood. Just as there are different blades for power saws cutting metal, I'm sure the regular blade would need to be replaced in the Stanley. I would not buy this saw to cut metal.
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This will do an excellent job for small or short precision cuts in anything made of wood, including plywood materials. There are several different blades available for what ever you need to cut. I do not own a saw max yet, but I like what I saw on the videos so far. Maybe a birthday gift idea?
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I haven't tried, personally, but I'm sure it would depend on how tough your metal is. What are you wanting to cut?
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I mainly use my rail saw for cutting plywood. It is far superior for that. You can, with a little ingenuity, perform most table saw functions with it. No dado work. Narrow and short rip cuts are more difficult. Taper cuts are real easy. If I was short on space, it would be a great choice.
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It's a powerful saw that works hard, but I don't have any experience to compare it with. It's only my second saw and I use it infrequently. Sorry.
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I have never tried that but if the sheets are Styrofoam remember that Styrofoam is beaded so you will not get a clean cut. also the thickness of the sheet will matter. I hope this helps.Thanks,Joe