Final Dry Fit

Interesting bash, very curious to see more! Sorry to hear about your tool, what happened?

I'm not sure why but every now and then when I was cutting the MDF it would get caught. It would saw through fine for 6 inches and then it just wouldn't go through it again so I'd have to skip that spot and go back and do shallow cuts until I got through. I think the age of the dremel (it's probably about 15 years old) combined with getting caught eventually burned out the motor. 

1 hour ago, SewMini said:

I'm not sure why but every now and then when I was cutting the MDF it would get caught. It would saw through fine for 6 inches and then it just wouldn't go through it again so I'd have to skip that spot and go back and do shallow cuts until I got through. I think the age of the dremel (it's probably about 15 years old) combined with getting caught eventually burned out the motor. 

 I never had to cut large portions of mdf, dunno what could be causing that. Sometimes when cutting thicker plywood my tool also gets caught like that a bit, I turn it off imediately and let it cool down, if it's been working for a while the heat might make it worse. Shallow cuts in small bursts is probably the best in some situations, the age surelly didn't help. 

Thank so much for this Mike! I was unfortunately limited in my choices at Home Depot and went with this. After I saw your comment I did a bit of googling and saw all the dismal reviews of this material :(. I will definitely be sealing it before moving forward because I don't have many other options since I'm working with a beginner kit. I think as long as I seal it, it will stay stable enough to keep it. It's sturdy compared to the plywood but, as you rightfully pointed out, needs help for the long term.

Edited February 27, 2017 by SewMini