AJB Temple
Finely figured
Salutary lesson. A friend of mine, who claims to have woodworking skills, asked to borrow my track saw. This is a Mafell unit (pristine) with two lengths of 1100mm track. Systainer and manual in the box. Extractor. etc.
He claims familiarity with track saws. So I let him borrow it on "you break it you fix it" basis.
He brings it back yesterday with a curved slot cut all the way through one track, and deep scuff marks along the guide edge for an inch or two on same track. He claimed the saw is defective and jumped out of the track.
I checked the saw by doing a cut on a piece of ply and before using it got him to show me what he had done. To my amazement he set the saw going before locating it in the track. I thought these things were almost ***** proof. Apparently not.
He's disgruntled but I asked him to replace the track (which is about £80) and blade. He said I should have shown him how to use it and I said he shouldn't have said he was familiar with track saws (claimed to have used a Festool) if he wasn't. Sorry. Just sounding off. I hate my stuff being damaged. :roll:
He claims familiarity with track saws. So I let him borrow it on "you break it you fix it" basis.
He brings it back yesterday with a curved slot cut all the way through one track, and deep scuff marks along the guide edge for an inch or two on same track. He claimed the saw is defective and jumped out of the track.
I checked the saw by doing a cut on a piece of ply and before using it got him to show me what he had done. To my amazement he set the saw going before locating it in the track. I thought these things were almost ***** proof. Apparently not.
He's disgruntled but I asked him to replace the track (which is about £80) and blade. He said I should have shown him how to use it and I said he shouldn't have said he was familiar with track saws (claimed to have used a Festool) if he wasn't. Sorry. Just sounding off. I hate my stuff being damaged. :roll: