Question, variable speed trim saw

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Question, variable speed trim saw May 13, 2020 7:38:02 GMT -5

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Post by julieooly on May 13, 2020 7:38:02 GMT -5

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I got this awesome trim saw a couple of months ago and just love it. I don't understand the need for variable speed though. My old Lortone was just on/off.

When do you adjust the speed up or down? I've just been using it full speed.

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Question, variable speed trim saw May 13, 2020 10:41:33 GMT -5 opalpyrexia and julieooly like this

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Post by Pat on May 13, 2020 10:41:33 GMT -5

May 13, 2020 9:47:56 GMT -5 opalpyrexia said:

I have the Ameritool trim saw, Julie, and I use it at full speed. Because I am controlling the feed rate I see no benefit to slowing down the blade RPM.

I have the same saw. Always on highest speed.

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Question, variable speed trim saw May 13, 2020 10:59:19 GMT -5 julieooly likes this

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Post by Peruano on May 13, 2020 10:59:19 GMT -5

A very thin blade will spin truer (i.e. with less wobble) at a high speed. Note that direct drive saws are often higher rpms than belt driven. I can imagine that slowing the speed might be desirable on some stones that chip or

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Question, variable speed trim saw

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