Popular Post kmmcrafts Posted February 26, 2018 Popular Post Report Share Posted February 26, 2018 Okay now that it was a little warmer out today and I have the EX -21 set up.. tuned the way Hotshot had mentioned to me a long while ago.. I wasn't rushed to get an order out or anything I thought I'd set at the Excalibur for the day... I'm very impressed with the ease of cutting.. fine detail work.. I was cutting out clocks trying to replenish some of my sold out inventory.. Below is a couple pictures of what I was cutting ( NOT THE ACTUAL ONE's ) today.. The ease of cutting out the detail in the grass areas that with my DW788 I always backed in and out to get nice crisp points on the grass.. The Hawk was better than the 788 but not nothing like the ease of cutting this out n the Excalibur.. Another thing.. while I have the blade tuned to go pretty much straight up and down the saw still bites into the wood very good.. unlike the Hawk was for me.. I always felt like I'm forcing the wood through the Hawk.. Not so at all with the Excalibur.. While I don't think it bites away the wood quite as fast as the 788.. with better control the speed of cutting is actually faster I believe.. Lucky2, 3Dface, OCtoolguy and 9 others 10 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCtoolguy Posted February 26, 2018 Report Share Posted February 26, 2018 1 hour ago, kmmcrafts said: Okay now that it was a little warmer out today and I have the EX -21 set up.. tuned the way Hotshot had mentioned to me a long while ago.. I wasn't rushed to get an order out or anything I thought I'd set at the Excalibur for the day... I'm very impressed with the ease of cutting.. fine detail work.. I was cutting out clocks trying to replenish some of my sold out inventory.. Below is a couple pictures of what I was cutting ( NOT THE ACTUAL ONE's ) today.. The ease of cutting out the detail in the grass areas that with my DW788 I always backed in and out to get nice crisp points on the grass.. The Hawk was better than the 788 but not nothing like the ease of cutting this out n the Excalibur.. Another thing.. while I have the blade tuned to go pretty much straight up and down the saw still bites into the wood very good.. unlike the Hawk was for me.. I always felt like I'm forcing the wood through the Hawk.. Not so at all with the Excalibur.. While I don't think it bites away the wood quite as fast as the 788.. with better control the speed of cutting is actually faster I believe.. Ver nice stuff Kevin. kmmcrafts 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmmcrafts Posted February 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2018 34 minutes ago, octoolguy said: Ver nice stuff Kevin. Thanks Ray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoney Posted February 26, 2018 Report Share Posted February 26, 2018 That is a very nice pattern Kevin. kmmcrafts and OCtoolguy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boulpat Posted February 26, 2018 Report Share Posted February 26, 2018 Very nice cuts, the only thing I regret a little is that the nose of the dog touches the edge, I think a slight space give more dynamic to the scene as in photography: avoid closing the view on a character otherwise I would like to cut as well as you amazingkevin, OCtoolguy and kmmcrafts 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrolling Steve Posted February 26, 2018 Report Share Posted February 26, 2018 Those turned out great ! kmmcrafts and OCtoolguy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted February 26, 2018 Report Share Posted February 26, 2018 3 hours ago, kmmcrafts said: Okay now that it was a little warmer out today and I have the EX -21 set up.. tuned the way Hotshot had mentioned to me a long while ago.. I wasn't rushed to get an order out or anything I thought I'd set at the Excalibur for the day... I'm very impressed with the ease of cutting.. fine detail work.. I was cutting out clocks trying to replenish some of my sold out inventory.. Below is a couple pictures of what I was cutting ( NOT THE ACTUAL ONE's ) today.. The ease of cutting out the detail in the grass areas that with my DW788 I always backed in and out to get nice crisp points on the grass.. The Hawk was better than the 788 but not nothing like the ease of cutting this out n the Excalibur.. Another thing.. while I have the blade tuned to go pretty much straight up and down the saw still bites into the wood very good.. unlike the Hawk was for me.. I always felt like I'm forcing the wood through the Hawk.. Not so at all with the Excalibur.. While I don't think it bites away the wood quite as fast as the 788.. with better control the speed of cutting is actually faster I believe.. I would like an ex but can't afford and the big 30" one too! OCtoolguy and kmmcrafts 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meflick Posted February 26, 2018 Report Share Posted February 26, 2018 Glad you enjoyed your day on the Excalibur Kevin. Nice work. OCtoolguy and kmmcrafts 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockytime Posted February 26, 2018 Report Share Posted February 26, 2018 That is very nice cutting! kmmcrafts and OCtoolguy 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonylumps Posted February 27, 2018 Report Share Posted February 27, 2018 kevin Your are right Not having to back out as much does make it seem a little faster .I just never took the time to completley set it up until after I had the saw for a while.I guess with more cutting experiance and a tuned saw is the way to go. kmmcrafts and OCtoolguy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tgiro Posted February 27, 2018 Report Share Posted February 27, 2018 Good cuttings. Enjoy your EX - I've used nothing but for the last 6 years. kmmcrafts and OCtoolguy 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTTHECLOCKMAN Posted February 27, 2018 Report Share Posted February 27, 2018 I do not believe the dog's nose is touching. I have that pattern and have scrolled it before and if memory serves me well there is a space there. Kevin when I first started cutting patterns such as that with grass like that I too use to back out and make pointed cuts, now I can turn on a dime and you would never see that slight round edge. I defy you to see it. Just comes with years of practice and all those little tricks you pick up along the way. Always like to keep the cutting going. Looks good. kmmcrafts and OCtoolguy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmmcrafts Posted February 27, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2018 28 minutes ago, JTTHECLOCKMAN said: I do not believe the dog's nose is touching. I have that pattern and have scrolled it before and if memory serves me well there is a space there. Kevin when I first started cutting patterns such as that with grass like that I too use to back out and make pointed cuts, now I can turn on a dime and you would never see that slight round edge. I defy you to see it. Just comes with years of practice and all those little tricks you pick up along the way. Always like to keep the cutting going. Looks good. Thanks JT, Yeah cutting that grass is tough to do on the 788 saws.. I do it sometimes but usually depends on the type of wood I cut and the blade I'm cutting with.. On the 788 no matter how slow I turn the speed down.. I always get a burnt end on the tip of the grass. Never does that with the Hawks or the Excalibur.. I think it was easier to do on the Excalibur that any of the other saws I've used.. very doable without burning on the Hawks.. but very seldom can do it without burning on the 788.. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmmcrafts Posted February 27, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2018 4 hours ago, stoney said: That is a very nice pattern Kevin. Thank you, not my pattern though. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmmcrafts Posted February 27, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2018 4 hours ago, boulpat said: Very nice cuts, the only thing I regret a little is that the nose of the dog touches the edge, I think a slight space give more dynamic to the scene as in photography: avoid closing the view on a character otherwise I would like to cut as well as you Thank you, The nose doesn't touch the side.. I think it just looks that way with the way the picture was taken.. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmmcrafts Posted February 27, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2018 4 hours ago, Scrolling Steve said: Those turned out great ! Thank you! OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmmcrafts Posted February 27, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2018 4 hours ago, meflick said: Glad you enjoyed your day on the Excalibur Kevin. Nice work. Thank you! OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmmcrafts Posted February 27, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2018 4 hours ago, Rockytime said: That is very nice cutting! Thank you OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmmcrafts Posted February 27, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2018 56 minutes ago, tgiro said: Good cuttings. Enjoy your EX - I've used nothing but for the last 6 years. Thank you OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveww1 Posted February 27, 2018 Report Share Posted February 27, 2018 very nice clocks OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjweb Posted February 27, 2018 Report Share Posted February 27, 2018 Looks great Kevin, glad to see you got that Excalibur dusty, RJ OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky2 Posted March 4, 2018 Report Share Posted March 4, 2018 Kevin,, now you're cutting with class, the EX's are very nice saws to use. Len OCtoolguy and kmmcrafts 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Scroller Posted March 4, 2018 Report Share Posted March 4, 2018 What's not to love about the EX21 had mine for a few years still works as new. I had one issue it stopped dead once check everything and when I pulled the plug out I realised it wasn't plugged into the back of the saw somehow I'd pulled it out or it wasn't in properly in the first place. I think the latter Roly OCtoolguy and kmmcrafts 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScollSaw Slasher Posted March 4, 2018 Report Share Posted March 4, 2018 Thanks for the review Kevin. Those sharp point cuts have been known to drive me nuts every once in awhile, especially in some of my intarsia cutting. Some days one has it, other days it's just not there. kmmcrafts and OCtoolguy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WayneMahler Posted March 4, 2018 Report Share Posted March 4, 2018 Nice job cutting those. I love my EX and now that you got to spend some time with yours I'm sure you will also enjoy it very much. Just be careful on the smaller cuts. those little pieces can drop down and catch in the holes for the dust collection causing an issue with movement. kmmcrafts and OCtoolguy 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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