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Post by scraper on Oct 29, 2008 12:16:52 GMT
The only time I really get the blades to overheat is when finnishing off cut-outs in chipboard flooring where the major part of the cutting is done with a circular saw. I tried the round type blades on this too but they were worse than the plunge-cut type! I've got no complaints about the quality or durability of the Bosch blades, but I've yet to find somewhere that sell 'em cheap!  There was a US seller on Ebay doing packs of 10 Fein blades at good prices. |
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Post by gazza on Oct 31, 2008 19:56:14 GMT
you need to leave the expansion gap, and generally you cover the gap with coving or half round section, I have to agree with others comments that a molding looks very DIY, but there are many occasions where the client will not even consider removing the skirting's, so therefore the expansion gap has to be covered with a molding. I fit quite a few floors and always try to talk them into replacing the skirting's (£££) doesn't always work though. Skirting can be removed easily if you take your time. Lots of old skirting in my area is fixed to pegs driven into the open mortar joints in the brick work and then plastered to. Again easy enough removed and the pegs kept in place to reuse for fixing, otherwise you would have to batten out the gap between the brick work and the finished plaster above the skirting (can be a b***ocks). Depending on the skirting , a biscuit jointer works well for trimming the length especially if the skirting is only 1/2" thick. There are dedicated machines like this or this but they are expensive  . but round the door you still tend to leave the expansion gap. No, no, no, no, no, Paul that most certainly is a bodge  To do it right you need to cut the bottom of the door frame out and slide the new floor under it to hide any gaps  Place an offcut of the new flooring on the existing floor (along with underlay if used) a good sharp handsaw placed flat on top of the offcut and cut the door frame to the correct height, allowing the new floor to slide under. You are then able to hide the expansion gap under the door frame Cheers, Gazza. PS, misterfish the Bosch will do your job (for the awkward bits) if its just for occasional use. |
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Post by engineerone on Oct 31, 2008 20:16:30 GMT
actually gazza i do agree with you but in many cases people use the metal or wooden divider to allow an expansion gap between two rooms and under the door. surely at each edge of the door, ie the reveal you either have to cut into it, orput a moulding there. agreed moving the skirting is not so difficult, but it is time consuming and therefore costly, also getting the correct profile is not always possible.  paul |
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Post by chippy1970 on Nov 1, 2008 19:21:07 GMT
I just bought the Multimaster kit pretty pleased with it apart from the sanding pad which I used once and when I peeled the paper off it started to peel the velcro backing off the pad. Feins customer service is excellent I left a message on their site and the next day they actually rang me up to discuss the problem they then sent me a pack of two sanding pads ;D Normally when I buy a new tool I research on the net this one I just saw it in the shop and thought "I have always wanted one of those" and just bought it. Then I looked at the prices for blades after ouch  I thought my Festool blades were expensive. What do you guys recommend blade wise ? I mainly use it for cutting back old skirting etc for patching in and trimming the bottom of door frames etc. So far I have been told to get the precision tooth ones |
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I thought my Festool blades were expensive.