Can this be used for wood? I have some 4" stair stringers to cut.
1866525
This tool is basically a portable band saw used to easily cut metal. I suppose you could cut wood but it would be like cutting wood with a hacksaw. Why would you want to do it when other tools like a power saw, sawzall, or jigsaw would do a more efficient job. Thanks Ray Hippele
1866526
It's made for cutting metal but it will work on wood. You might want to get a blade with less teeth per inch than the fine tooth blades you use for metal cutting.
1866527
I have only used mine for cutting metal (does an excellent job). You should probably be looking at a variable speed reciprocating saw. I use these on wood 4 inch fence posts all the time and through studs in walls. Its designed for what you want to do and costs a lot less. Corded-- $65+. Probably figure twice that for cordless. Hope this helps.
1991898
The saw is ok for use with thin wood. It will stall and jam with use of thicker plywood, and treated wood
2012250
I use these in wood all the time my answer would be no you probably could but they would not hold up to many holes as they are only high speed steel not carbide or diamond
354670
It could be used but it was me I,d spend the money on a wood cutting band saw, This model has cheap conponates as a wood band saws are well build.
1900375
It would depend on what your cutting. Light brush and small branches would be fine. I made wood handles for them and wrapped them in para cord. They are very sharp and you need to know how to sharpen them.
186903
I can't say because i havn't tried it on wood.but the blade is not made for wood cutting and I use a different saws for wood.
1137725
I only used it for poison oak with maybe 1/4" thickness at most. 1" would definitely be a struggle, better off with a pole saw for that....
68076
It could cut through them. I guess you would want to use a "wood" blade. How thick they are and how much effort it has to take to cut them will determine how long you can run it. I use it for PVC pipes to give you a reference point (if that helps)
1997376
I use it for that exact purpose on thicker stock 1"-4" but yeah it would work. I think they make an extra fine blade also, it would probably be better for thin stock.
695515
Honestly, the answer is NO, it is too short to really work as a joiner. That being said, if you are careful, using this will probably produce a better edge that you'd get from the hardware store, or maybe even a lower end table saw.
1856412
Fiskars says it will cut branches up to 1" thick. I personally use other pruners for larger branches and would imagine these will cut 1/2"-3/4" of most wood types without any issue.
653
No it is meant to cut wood. I would try a hacksaw with a metal cutting blade.
929000
Yes, you could. It's thick enough. The only thing is you would need to use an exacto knife or other blade to get a a good cut, since scissors don't work well (it will crumble on the ends.)
1623649
Perhaps. You would have to use some kind of saw to do so. But it's not too thick to cut.
1564808
No, I'm afraid not. It's plastic, and isn't really shaped right for that. Sadly it doesn't work at all on wood either. Cheers
1599109
It could be done but you would need something to support the saw track (like a 2x10) that you could lay down beside your 2x4 and then just slide the track over as you make each 1/2" cut. It will be tricky though as you make each cut and the 2x4 decreases in width. The rubber bottom on the track may not be enough to keep the 2x4 from moving.
1400874
I'm sure it can. I cut up an old one I had and used the pieces on the seats of dining room chairs. It was a 4".