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other hand cutting 8/4 Spanish cedar inside is probably not a good idea. (Although I've done it
inside my house with the Kapex, see the photo on the above.) Another way to put is you'll have
more dust to clean up after make a few cross cuts in thick stock than cutting shoe mold all day.
Keep this in mind when deciding to set up inside or out. Of course some clients don't want any
dust inside their home so no matter what saw you have you'll be setting up outside.
I prefer to set up my saw inside whenever possible, even if it means spending time moving stuff
out of the work space and more
clean up at the end of the job.
Nothing has a more detrimental
effect on the quality of a trim
job than a carpenter that has to
walk too far to the saw for
every cut. Think about
installing large crown in an old
house, it's going to be hard and
even harder if you have to walk
to the garage or driveway to
make every cut. I think it's
worth the time to cover things
well with drop cloths or plastic;
I'm not going to stop doing that
now that I have the Kapex. I'll
just worry less about the dust
getting out of the work area
and spend less time cleaning up at the end of the job.
So just how much dust isn't collected by the Kapex? The perfect cut is on wood about 2" square
at 90°, the Kapex collects very close to 100% of the dust. Because of the size of the wood the dust
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speed before starting the cut.
This question seems comes up often,
can you make cuts with the Kapex
inside an occupied home or do you
still have to set up outside? My take is
this, it depends. I know, that's not the
answer you wanted to hear, but it's
the truth. It depends on what type of
material you're using, the type of
cutting needed and what the standard
of cleanliness is for any particular job.
I'll be more specific, if you're doing a
trim job, base, crown, and so on, yes,
the Kapex can be used inside. On the
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