fishnaked Posted September 10, 2014 Report Share Posted September 10, 2014 Is that radius big enough to not bind up a 7 1/4" blade? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR99 Posted September 10, 2014 Report Share Posted September 10, 2014 From what I have read you should have enough room to not bind the blade, I always used a jigsaw on curves or circles. They also make a circular saw blade to cut curves and circles. http://www.arcusblade.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigmikez Posted September 10, 2014 Report Share Posted September 10, 2014 Pretty cool DR I didn't know that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishnaked Posted September 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2014 Thanks. I decided to try on a test piece....a 2x6. First attempt, I set the saw depth at 1 1/2". Did not work. I then set it at ~3/4". Worked very poorly. On my last attempt, I set the depth at ~3/8". Worked better yet but still poorly. Don't know what to do now if a local store doesn't happen to carry the Arcus blade. I have a 20' diameter deck to cut out on Sunday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwain Posted September 11, 2014 Report Share Posted September 11, 2014 Jigsaw? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishnaked Posted September 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2014 Jigsaw?Thanks. That's what I'm leaning towards at this point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatorb888 Posted September 11, 2014 Report Share Posted September 11, 2014 This guy is able to, unless I am misunderstanding. I've seen a demo where they cut about a 3' radius when we had a new blade come out a few years back. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQ1o8ZTkLg8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Javier Posted September 11, 2014 Report Share Posted September 11, 2014 I agree with Dwain a jigsaw seems like a great choice for this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisK Posted September 11, 2014 Report Share Posted September 11, 2014 My friend....what you need is a Festool Carvex. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisK Posted September 11, 2014 Report Share Posted September 11, 2014 Seriously though.....a good jigsaw (like the Carvex) with a guide (can make one yourself or buy one relatively cheaply) and you'll be right as rain while you fish naked! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishnaked Posted September 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2014 This guy is able to, unless I am misunderstanding. I've seen a demo where they cut about a 3' radius when we had a new blade come out a few years back. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQ1o8ZTkLg8Thanks for that! I haven't tried plywood but I can see how it would work being that it's so thin. The depth of the 2x6 is what's getting me. If someone could do that, I'd love to see it! :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishnaked Posted September 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2014 Seriously though.....a good jigsaw (like the Carvex) with a guide (can make one yourself or buy one relatively cheaply) and you'll be right as rain while you fish naked!Thanks. I did just that this morning. Made myself a guide that screws to a 10' long 2x4 which will be my compass. The decking I am cutting runs over some joist I don't want to cut so I also built a wood spacer for my jig saw so that it will only cut 1.5" deep. The Carvex looks nice. I have a pretty nice Bosch with some agressive cutting blades. Shouldn't take too long....I hope. I'm gonna get naked if this works as smoothly as I hope! Thanks for all the replies, everyone! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisK Posted September 11, 2014 Report Share Posted September 11, 2014 Good for you! Bosch makes an AWESOME jigsaw and I use their blades in my Festool Carvex. Smart too on your jig! If you get a chance post it so the guys and gals here can copy yours too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regopit Posted September 12, 2014 Report Share Posted September 12, 2014 You can use a circular saw to cut a radius On sheet goods up to 3/4'" with no problem 2x material is to thick and binds the blade. I have have used a circular to cut plywood sheathing out for arched windows when I did not feel running down 3 flights of steps to the truck for the Jigsaw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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