RotoZip Saw

[Grampa]

what's the difference between a scroll saw and a jigsaw?

hand over your man card

[cyrus buelton]

hand over your man card

I handed it over on this board years ago, son.

[Grampa]

scroll saw


jigsaw


table saw



router table

[cyrus buelton]

table saws scare the shit out of me.



Not sure I want to invest all the $$ into a scroll saw and I'd need a place to put that make the beast with two backser.

[Grampa]

I would...... make two MDF templates.... one for the bowl holes and one for the overall shape, then use a plunge router to make the cuts.

[Grampa]

http://www.ehow.com/video_4426181_duplicate-shape-router.html

[triangleforge]

I got a RotoZip cheap a while ago and it fell only a little bit short of my fairly limited expectations. As folks have noted it's a pretty limited tool, but OK for what it does, and should be able to do the job you've got in mind with a good template, etc.

Mine came with all kinds of attachments & accessories that make at least a bit easier to control & use, including the jigsaw handle & circle guide on this page http://www.rotozip.com/Shop/CategoryBrowse.htm?HID=6

If yours has those included, I'd give them a try when you're playing on scrap wood; if not, you might want to put that $$$ aside for a router instead of investing more in the RotoZip, since you've already got a jigsaw.

[desmo_drum]

Thanks for all the help, guys.


So why the make the beast with two backs do they advertise it as cutting plywood easily?

I guess because it is advertising and schmucks like me fall for it.

It is a 5amp, 32,000 RPM model.

I figured that'd be enough.



I know dick about routers or even how to turn one on.

Time to read.

They do cut plywood easily, they just don't cut accurately!

[Porsche Monkey]

Jigsaw

[herm]

skipping ahead...

+more for ditching the rotozip and getting a router.

of course, if you were inclined to fear the rotozip......maybe a router is a bad idea

[rgramjet]

I have some test wood I am goign to play with first.

I was going to try last night, but got home from work and had a beer, so figured that would be a bad time to try.

What could possibly go wrong?

[cyrus buelton]

What could possibly go wrong?

Losing some fingers.




The template I have now is paper and then trace onto the board, then make my cuts.


What do ya'll recommend making the template out of?

I was thinking maybe some thinner wood, then security it to the wood I am cutting into, and then C-Clamping it down to ensure a nice tight fit on the actual product.

[rgramjet]

MDF

[Popeye the Sailor]

Losing some fingers.

They grow back.

[Vindingo]

MDF

+1

wear a mask while you are cutting it.