erikgreen
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- Jan 8, 2007
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Try to keep your minds out of the gutter on this one 8)
I've picked up some great suggestions here on tools to use for different jobs during my project. For certain jobs, one type of tool just stands out as the easiest. Since I'm knee deep in the work, I thought I'd ask if anyone has found a particular tool that's the absolute best for a common boat job. I'll start with two I found here:
1) For removing decking, circular saw set to the deck's wood thickness - cuts the deck without serious stringer harm, is fast, and keeps dust/chips to a minimum. Downside is, can't fit in corners easily
2) Electric chainsaw for removing foam - slices the foam into 6x6 blocks, one good pry and the block comes out neatly right down to the glass... no chipping the foam out piece by piece. Makes a different sound when you hit glass, so you can avoid cutting your hull, even when the blade is buried in foam
I've picked up some great suggestions here on tools to use for different jobs during my project. For certain jobs, one type of tool just stands out as the easiest. Since I'm knee deep in the work, I thought I'd ask if anyone has found a particular tool that's the absolute best for a common boat job. I'll start with two I found here:
1) For removing decking, circular saw set to the deck's wood thickness - cuts the deck without serious stringer harm, is fast, and keeps dust/chips to a minimum. Downside is, can't fit in corners easily
2) Electric chainsaw for removing foam - slices the foam into 6x6 blocks, one good pry and the block comes out neatly right down to the glass... no chipping the foam out piece by piece. Makes a different sound when you hit glass, so you can avoid cutting your hull, even when the blade is buried in foam
cant beat in those tight places
