When one tool won't do

Just don't cut thru the joists, those pole trimmers can go pretty fast.

Seriously, is the soffit fairly open to the attic. I had to make some spacers to push the insulation back a couple of inches from the soffit/ joists to get adequate space tor the air flow into the attic. You've posted here enuf that I am pretty sure you know what you're doing.

Loved the Kentucky ad, what else is there to say???

I used a 2.5" drill bit.

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Am I getting too old, or have I just gone to too many gun safety classes, or did Parris Island & VN just take the 'fun' out of guns for me? Is anyone else bothered by promoting a range as a party place?

Paintball is fine if that floats your boat- but I want to share the range with folks who are thinking about the business at hand.

I got to hand it to them though-- if it wasn't for the party packages, they sound like a great place to hang out-

And rent a 50cal!!! Tossup if that or the 106RR is my favorite weapon.

Jim

This would have been a good time to remember that you own a jigsaw.

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A Sawzall might have been an appropriate choice, as well.

nate

And I thought the punchline would have been you used your gun

Or a Roto-zip. I have two and use them a lot. chuck

I have known jigsaws. Nasty creatures. At 2" per minute it would take an hour (and several blades) to cut one hole.

The sawzall was going to be my next attack - I was concerned about how to handle the 2x4s it would encounter. As it turned out, the chain saw easily skipped over the rafter extensions.

If the reciprocating saw wouldn't work, there was dynamite.

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Can't be using those Harbor Freight jigsaw blades! A decent brand name coarse wood blade in an electric jigsaw. Heck, I even used a blade from a B&D pack to cut a 16" dia circle in 3/4" subfloor. Didn't take an awful lot of time.

You must have been trying to cut 3/4" ply with a broken saw and a dull, metal-cutting blade installed upside down and backward. Any jigsaw with a new wood-cutting blade will cut faster than you'll probably care to go.

I've never used a sawzall for finish cuts like that, much less a chainsaw. I have heard of those that did, but I try to limit the sawzall to demo work. I did use a chainsaw to cut a house in half, once (pre-move), though. That was kind of fun.

-- aem sends...

Porter Cable "Saw Boss" small / light circular saw...perfect for this application (originally sold as a panel saw)

cheers Bob

Even better, the Makita 5090DW.

I love the thing when I'm up on a ladder and don't want a cord in the way. It's much smaller than a Saw Boss, which I also have (tool junkie and hoping never to recover and will ignore all intervention efforts). With two batteries and the typical 1/4" or 3/8" soffit material it would make short work of it.

I also use it with a diamond blade for cutting tile for little trim jobs and fussy cuts.

I'm taking it to the grave with me - planning on cutting my way out of the coffin. ;)

Thats where the price vs value thing comes in. Put a quality blade in the saw and you can experience how it is supposed to work.

Rico-

I had one of those but it never worked very well....... but I was using the steel blade that came with it and figured even with a decent blade the thing would still lack the power.

I sold it on ebay, maybe I should have given it another try with a decent blade?

cheers Bob

Yep. The steel blade that comes with it is okay if it's new and sharp. The carbide blade is much better and the diamond blade works well with tile. I like it as a generalist tool. It's not the fastest, strongest, etc., but it's useful for lots of little jobs and awkward places.