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Post by Pigmy Pony on Oct 20, 2022 6:26:09 GMT
I found the Evolution blade to be fine for what I needed it to do, but as you say it is multi-material, so probably a Jack-of-all-trades. Never had any teeth go AWOL though.
You probably are already aware of this, but... because of the nature of power saw blades, you'll normally find the cleaner cut edge to be on the underside of the material you're cutting (opposite to a handsaw). No big deal if you're going to smooth the burrs of anyway.
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Post by antonio on Oct 20, 2022 7:25:03 GMT
My guess is Oli will be smoothing the burrs away  What an a--e licker, can I have another star please. |
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Post by Bigman80 on Oct 20, 2022 7:40:11 GMT
I found the Evolution blade to be fine for what I needed it to do, but as you say it is multi-material, so probably a Jack-of-all-trades. Never had any teeth go AWOL though. You probably are already aware of this, but... because of the nature of power saw blades, you'll normally find the cleaner cut edge to be on the underside of the material you're cutting (opposite to a handsaw). No big deal if you're going to smooth the burrs of anyway. A jack of all trades is fine as I clean the edges up later. I just wanted a more accurate straight edge cut, as a hand saw isn't perfect. |
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Post by sq225917 on Oct 20, 2022 21:26:43 GMT
I can tell you just by looking at the alloy why it broke.
When you cut it next time, place it so the alloy is edge down, ie high in the middle on the upside. Like an inverted V.
Alloy is soft and grabs teeth, so it needs to be positioned correctly for the best cut and clamped firmly.
Make your cut downwards, not on the backstroke.
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Post by Bigman80 on Oct 20, 2022 22:21:42 GMT
I can tell you just by looking at the alloy why it broke. When you cut it next time, place it so the alloy is edge down, ie high in the middle on the upside. Like an inverted V. Alloy is soft and grabs teeth, so it needs to be positioned correctly for the best cut and clamped firmly. Make your cut downwards, not on the backstroke. Simon.clark@evolutionpowertools.com I did what this fella did: First cut with point nearest the backstop lost seven teeth. Being me, I then did another with the point nearest to me, lost another three. Lay it flat on its long side, small edge pointing up against the back stop....no other teeth lost. All the same blade. Clamping down every time. |
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Post by gninnam on Oct 22, 2022 9:36:49 GMT
Listening to some tunes this morning. Off to a wedding this afternoon so will be plenty of booze and food consumed  |
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Post by macca on Oct 22, 2022 11:41:10 GMT
Been replacing some broken and cracked CD cases with new ones  |
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Post by Pigmy Pony on Oct 22, 2022 12:55:00 GMT
Been replacing some broken and cracked CD cases with new ones My method is cheaper - I take a good CD case from one of Anita's, and swap it for my broken one. So far she hasn't rumbled me  |
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Post by macca on Oct 22, 2022 13:10:22 GMT
Yeah that is deffo a better method. The new CD cases are just as crappy as the old ones and they aren't especially cheap either. I've bought actual CDs for less than these cases cost per unit. |
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Post by sq225917 on Oct 22, 2022 13:16:32 GMT
You can buy blank cd cases? Why didn't someone tell me sooner?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 22, 2022 13:21:26 GMT
You can buy blank cd cases? Why didn't someone tell me sooner? Are they for storing blank CDs in? |
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Post by Pigmy Pony on Oct 22, 2022 13:25:38 GMT
Cds can be bought for peanuts at car boot sales, especially ones that no one would listen too, like anything by Robbie Williams. Get a job lot with decent cases, then chuck away the discs.
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Post by macca on Oct 22, 2022 14:15:42 GMT
Cds can be bought for peanuts at car boot sales, especially ones that no one would listen too, like anything by Robbie Williams. Get a job lot with decent cases, then chuck away the discs. good idea but have you seen the price of peanuts recently? Anyway car boot desert round here and the charity shop want a pound each for their Robbie CDs. |
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Post by antonio on Oct 22, 2022 14:38:11 GMT
You can buy blank cd cases? Why didn't someone tell me sooner? They've only been sold for the last 30yrs. |
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Post by macca on Oct 22, 2022 15:21:40 GMT
I think I might need to buy another box of them, I've got a lot more busted ones than I thought.
On the plus side my copies of 'Use Your Illusion I' and 'Two Against Nature' are now in cases with lids for the first time in about a decade.
They were the worst issue but got loads where they still have a lid, it just won't firmly attach to the rest of the case. So it looks okay but when you pick it up it comes apart in your hands. That's been winding me up for ages.
These new ones no better made than the old so no doubt will break in due course. I'd happily pay a premium for more robustly designed and made cases but no-one seems to offer such a thing.
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Post by antonio on Oct 22, 2022 16:23:04 GMT
macca You'd pay a premium if Absolute Sounds sold them.
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Post by Pigmy Pony on Oct 22, 2022 16:36:06 GMT
Cds can be bought for peanuts at car boot sales, especially ones that no one would listen too, like anything by Robbie Williams. Get a job lot with decent cases, then chuck away the discs. good idea but have you seen the price of peanuts recently? Anyway car boot desert round here and the charity shop want a pound each for their Robbie CDs. Car boot desert everywhere now, till next spring. No Robbie CDs in our charity shops, they won't take 'em. I had a bag of peanuts from the Aldi last night, they were quite cheap. And even came covered in chocolate. |
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Post by macca on Oct 22, 2022 17:30:19 GMT
macca You'd pay a premium if Absolute Sounds sold them. 'Quantum' CD cases - your CDs sound better just from having been in them. |
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Post by pete on Oct 23, 2022 9:44:04 GMT
I do the music in my local Oxfam and get loads of CDs that we will not sell as there is no market for them. If someone came in asking for CD cases I could give them loads for a small donation. Suggest you ask at your local Oxfam or similar.
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Post by macca on Oct 23, 2022 9:56:01 GMT
Might be worth a try but looking at the CDs in the local charity shops I suspect that they put out for sale everything they get given. If not then god knows what musical horrors they have sat in the stock room |
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Post by Bigman80 on Oct 23, 2022 10:25:58 GMT
Might be worth a try but looking at the CDs in the local charity shops I suspect that they put out for sale everything they get given. If not then god knows what musical horrors they have sat in the stock room You'll have this to play with soon, so get those CDs finished!  |
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Post by macca on Oct 23, 2022 10:38:34 GMT
is it nearly finished then?
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Post by Bigman80 on Oct 23, 2022 11:28:07 GMT
is it nearly finished then? Not far off actually. Hoping to have it done this week, but the day job is getting in the way a little. |
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Post by Pigmy Pony on Oct 23, 2022 11:34:04 GMT
macca You'd pay a premium if Absolute Sounds sold them. 'Quantum' CD cases - your CDs sound better just from having been in them. Anita has quite a few CDs that sound better when in their cases. |
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Post by macca on Oct 23, 2022 11:41:05 GMT
is it nearly finished then? Not far off actually. Hoping to have it done this week, but the day job is getting in the way a little. That's good. I like the mellowness off the Philips pre-amp but do find myself craving a bit of 'rez' occasionally. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 24, 2022 8:28:36 GMT
Today, I am mostly dragging a rock through plastic.
I am also conte,plating a Zen Mini MkII, but it needs to be able to stream Amazon Music.
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Post by antonio on Oct 24, 2022 9:31:04 GMT
@cageyh I hope you are dragging your rock through plastic grooves. I've got to ask, why have you chosen the Zen Mini, I know it has had good reports? |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 24, 2022 10:31:25 GMT
@cageyh I hope you are dragging your rock through plastic grooves. I've got to ask, why have you chosen the Zen Mini, I know it has had good reports? One came up locally, relatively cheap, but it won't stream Amazon Music, so it is a no go. |
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Post by mikeyb on Oct 24, 2022 10:47:35 GMT
Try looking for Bluesound - if storage needed then the Bluesound Vault is what you want, Amazon music is not available on a lot of devices ( natively anyway ), so you need to find those first then narrow down your preferred device.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 24, 2022 11:11:31 GMT
My home built Pc runs it, so I am happy to stick with that.
It was just an opportunity as I need a new NAS/Home server, so thought I could use the PC for this, and add a dedicated audio device.
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