Possivle new seam reefing tool

[Jay Greer]

I chanced upon an informercial on TV that might be a tool that can be adopted to reefing seams, especially deck seams. Normally I don't watch commercials nor am I inclined to purchase a product that is presented as being a wonder and a boon to the poor tool deprived average home owner. But, this one caught my interest. It is, basicly, a double bladed skil saw. The two blades rotate in opposite directions thereby eliminating torque and allowing the tool to be started in the center of a panel. Unfortunatly it did not appear that the tool has an adjustable sole to control depth of cut. But, I do think it might have possibilities in a modifed form. Sears had one a few years ago but did not push the tool. They dropped it due to lack of public interest. I might invest in one just to see if it can be made to work.
WWW.dualsaw.com
Jay
P.S. It is not possible to edit titles for miss spelt woids.

[Pernicious Atavist]

I've seen that on TV, Jay. It looks liked it could cause wicked harm very quickly.

[Jay Greer]

I've seen that on TV, Jay. It looks liked it could cause wicked harm very quickly.
So can nearly 100% of the power tools I already have.
Jay

[Bob Triggs]

My first impression is that the counter rotation of the blades would stabilize the cutting perifery and reduce the chance of kickbacks. Not so sure it wont bind faster. In a seam full of gunk it may get...well, gunked up. Might be worth a try though.

[Yeadon]

Like a train on a track, it only knows how to do one thing ... cut.

Fun.

[Bob Cleek]

"But WAIT! THERE'S MORE!"

Somehow, I have a hard time taking anything Billy Mays sells seriously. I"ll wait until Fein's version comes onto the market! LOL

[ishmael]

Sears, at least the one here, is still selling a version.

I dunno. It looked pretty slick on that infomercial, but as Bob said, Caveat Emptor! Sawing the car in half and then sawing into a hand held egg was a neat carny trick! LOL.

I found myself wondering how much the blades cost? Buy the tool and get locked into exorbitant prices to replace the blades would be what I'd expect. What are they, carbide tipped? Looking at the one at Sears the kerf left looks pretty healthy, too.

One of the things they touted was the lack of kick, because of the counter rotating blades. They made a big deal of that. Anyone who's worked with 7 1/4 skill saws knows that the kick is quite easy to contain.

Could be good, but I'm not rushing to plunk money down.

[BrianM]

If you want to remove Polysulfide or other rubber-like compounds, high speed cutting tools get destroyed fast (assuming you can keep them on the path and not cut the wood).

Rubbers really have to be ground, not cut. They insulate so well, the heat can't escape, and destroys any edge quickly.

The Fein moves relatively slowly, so the heat isn't building up.

My preference to remove rubber seam compounds would be a slow turning "saw" or angle grinder, but with an abrasive disc that had "chip" clearances built in.

The counter-rotating blades indeed remove kickback, but that isn't really the main problem in getting seams cleared out in my experience.

Interesting tool, but I don't see any real advantages even for cutting wood over my skilsaw.

[Ben Fuller]

Fein's little hook shaped blade works pretty well if the seam gets started with a hook tool like a bent file or awl. Just finished using it seriously in reefing the deck seams of Vernon Langille, a two day job.

[Lew Barrett]

"But WAIT! THERE'S MORE!"

Somehow, I have a hard time taking anything Billy Mays sells seriously. I"ll wait until Fein's version comes onto the market! LOL
Never have truer words been spoken.