Quick mini-review of the 14" Rage 2
Heavy - which is a good thing when you're chucking on old knarly nail ridden timber for cross-cutting.
Does exactly what it says on the tin. You do get used to cringeing everytime the sound and motor speed changes whenever it hits something metal...until you remember that that's what it's designed for and so you allow yourself a small smile :wink:
Makes cutting up timber from the renovation project a doddle. Previously with the chainsaw it was pick up piece of wood, examine closely for nails, decide on cutting point, examine even more closely for hidden nails, make cut. Very very long and laborious and if you were really lucky, the chain saw would find that nail that you missed everytime.
With the Rage2, it's plonk, cut, plonk, cut. Brilliant!
Cut finish is surprisingly good. If I were to use a sacrifical piece of timber then breakout would be minimal, I reckon...although I am judging this on a new blade.
Not happy cutting 100 + year old oak. Lots of smoke and a black blade so not good in this instance.
Dust collection primitive. There's a little pull out tray underneath the blade slot that you pull out to tip out the sawdust. No extraction points. But - hey - who cares? I use it outside on a big plastic sheet and that works.
A bit of a thug...but really great to use
