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Hello ,i would be interested to know if anyone has one of these saws, i was thinking it may be good for kerfing,tapering fingerboards,purfling/binding.Thanks in advance Roby

It certainly looks as though it could do the job. We just bought a DeWalt on sale for the same tasks. A bit larger and more powerful than the proxon, and a bit cheaper too.


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I bought one about a year ago for small stuff. Between the Proxxon saw and 9" bandsaw, most tasks are fulfilled...
Would I recommend it? Works for me, depends on how much use. It's not real powerful, though. Works fine for linings, binding, bridges, etc. Lightweight, quiet, portable.

Plus apparently you can't saw bulls on it for some reason.

Thanks for the replies,what model DeWalt is that?

I bought one some years ago used, and it pretty much has a single use task for me. I cut my purfling strips on it. It doesn't have much power for HD work. Nice saw for a very clean cut.

It's a little smaller footprint than their other ones. It has a rack and pinion fence system that it actually parallel to the blade, as are the runner slots. The table isn't dead flat, but it's close enough for our needs. It'll be used as a dedicated fretboard/purfling/binding machine.

We payed 319.00 plus tax for it, reg 399.00...

Unless your workshop space is limited, there is nothing a portable saw will do a full size won't do better. I have a cast iron Bench Dog router table extension hanging off one side of mine, two in the space of one

I use a Ryobi portable table saw. If I'm ever in the market again I would probably go with the portable Bosch saw or the delta. These Proxxon tools are more hobby tools.

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Space is most definitely an issue in a 10x12' shop...

Like I said, for a clean cut. I wouldn't dare do this on my table saw, and bandsaw cuts are too ragged for purfling.

I made a fret slotting saw from a direct drive tablesaw motor and a 3" makita saw blade. Cheap, small, portable and crudely made but it works. The motor SCREAMS, so ear muffs are a must.

Clay,

Do you have a part number for that 3" makita saw blade?

Thanks

Gary

Hans,

What blade do you use, the stock one that came with the proxxon?

Hans, would you not try that type of cut on your tablesaw with a standard 10" blade?

What about if you used a fret slotting blade?

When we rip purfling a from veneer rolls, it is with the fret slotting blade. Same as when we rip bindings from the sides. And matching purflings from the backs and sides. We are able to rip .030 strips off of most hardwood depending on grain, to be sanded down to .024. It can smoke a bit, so every now and then you need to pull the blade and clean the teeth.

Glenn, it's the 1/64th 80 tooth HSS blade.
Meddling, nope, wouldn't try that on my table saw. Don't have a fret blade and prefer to cut the slots by hand with that Japanese fret saw and the mitre box.

Hi Gary,
The 3 (3 3/8) inch blade is the one they used on the old 9 volt cordless circular saw.If you can't find it locally you can find them on ebay for about $10+ shipping. Part number 721003-8 . Plain steel, not carbide tipped.

I don't get Proxxon tools... real small and expensive. Seems like even cheap jobsite saws can do a better job than these Proxxon things unless I'm missing something. For binding strips I use the bandsaw although I wonder if those Proxxon thing can provide a smoother finish, because bandsaw cuts are often somewhat rough...

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Yes, that's what I said.
Those are pretty fragile inlays...a large saw would tear them to shreds.

Hi Tai,
A small, quiet, portable and well made tablesaw may be just the ticket for many who's hobbies don't require a dedicated workshop full of power tools. For some people it would be less than the price of a single golf club. Cheap jobsite saws tend to be noisy , rattly, imprecise pieces of junk. Even my crude homemade $17 (including the price of the blade) fret slotting saw I think works better than the cheap jobsite saws.

Me too, just bought one, waiting for delivery. Plan on cutting fret slots with it too, if I can sort out a blade to right slot width.
Suits me anyway, workshop is only a 12 x 12.
Be aware it's only rated at 200W, and to run for 10 minutes at a time, so don't expect it to last if you run it all day.
See the user manual under Technical Data-
Short-term Operation
SO 10 min

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The name catgut is confusing. There are two explanations for the mix up.

Catgut is an abbreviation of the word cattle gut. Gut strings are made from sheep or goat intestines, in the past even from horse, mule or donkey intestines.

Otherwise it could be from the word kitgut or kitstring. Kit meant fiddle, not kitten.

These types of saws are used frequently by the modelmakers. I remember reading a thread on one of the modelmaking forums where they discussed these type of saws. The Proxxon features a lot. There was also a guy, somewhere in the States, who was making a hiqh quality engineered version. I doubt that was a cheap option. Then there was this Harbor Freight real cheap saw. Unfortunately it doesn't come with good reviews. I have no experience of any of these saws. At one time I was looking at them for cutting banding/inlay strips.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hDp962Y9YU

Wow!

His pitch reminds me of Eddie the Shipboard computer from Hitch Hikers Guide...

That saw bogs down in the promo video... not a good sign.

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Cat-gut strings are made from kitten guts, stretched out to near breaking point and then hardened with grue saliva. As a result these give a feeling of Pain and anguish whenever played, and often end up playing themselves backwards as part of satanic rituals.

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http://www.typhoon-guitars.com