Amateur without circle, sink or jigsaw?!?

[Snylen]

I'm sketching a desk in my son's room, planning to lay a laminate countertop from Bauhaus over three Ikea cabinets and a couple of brackets. But I have a tight angle in one corner, and the board needs to go over it. I can't figure out the corner, it's not a 90-degree angle.

There you stand, without any knowledge or good tools ... like the amateur I am. Does anyone know if there are craftsmen who take on such a simple job?!? 30 minutes and three cuts with their own super saw. Living in central Stockholm, there’s no one who rents out tools to a happy amateur. Here you can only find drills and wallpapering supplies. Where can you rent better tools like a circular saw with a guide?

 

[andersmc]

What is actually the problem? Do you not know how to saw at all, or do you know how to saw but have no tools?

Here where I live, I can go to the building supply store and get tiles cut; they have their own sawmill. That obviously doesn't help you, but maybe there's a similar building supply store near you?

A tool rental company like Cramo rents out to amateurs, and they have circular saws.

 

[L-Bror]

If you buy a kitchen counter at Bauhaus, you can rent a circular saw there.

 

[Gnagare i Bajenhöjden]

Do you have a car or do you need to use public transport to get to the rental place?

What you need is a Festool plunge saw with a guide rail, and all serious tool rental companies have it. I rented one at Cramo in Stuvsta next to Woody Huddinge and it cost a couple of hundred SEK per day. The smart thing is that they are closed on the weekend, so if you rent on Friday and return on Monday, it's counted as one day.

Also check out ramirent, which has rental locations all around the city, including in Norrtull.

By the way, a plunge saw is super easy to use by yourself with a guide rail if you measure carefully.

 

[Snylen]

Thanks Gnagare in Bajenhöjden, I myself am a Djurgårdare in Bajenland, terrible. Thanks for the tip about Cramo, I saw they had the Festool saw with a guide rail. I'll check with them. Bauhaus made straight cuts, but I have a corner that tilts about 45 degrees. And one that tilts a little more which should be the end piece. Need to invite a cool mathematician here to help me.

 

[Gnagare i Bajenhöjden]

It is quite easy to solve and you often don't need to be a mathematician Especially if the outer corners should be free because you want them to be at 90 degrees. You solve the inner corner by taking the measurements at the back and front edges of the boards to get the angles right.

 

[andersmc]

It is also the case that you do not HAVE to have a Festool plunge saw with a rail to make a cut in a board. In fact, it can be done with a regular handsaw.

In your case, it might even be preferable. If you have never used a circular or plunge saw before, you should not make your life's first saw cut on a newly purchased tabletop.

 

[Gnagare i Bajenhöjden]

It is considerably easier to saw straight and neatly with a plunge saw than with a handsaw. As long as you measure properly and attach the rail with the included clamps, it is almost impossible to fail.

I built my own cover panels for the kitchen and cut out holes for the cooktop with a rented plunge saw last spring, and it was super easy while the result was perfect.

Moreover, the fact that it only costs a couple of hundred kronor to rent a good machine for a day makes it a no-brainer in my eyes.

 

[Norrhyttan]

Now it is also true that you do not HAVE to have a Festool plunge saw with a track to make a cut in a board. In fact, it is also possible to manage with a regular handsaw.

Nonsense. You are on Byggahus now, here you can't even open a can without a Festool machine!