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Here's the deal guys - if you do a lot of floors, get a Crain 820 and use it as your main jamb saw. If you have a whole house to do or even more than 2 sets of jambs to undercut, the Crain is a LOT faster than any oscillating tool or the Bosch. I own a Supercut. I also own 3 other Jamb saws. The blades for the Crain, costed out over their lifetime, are a helluva lot cheaper than the others. That coupled with the speed advantage and its a no-brainer...if all you are doing is a doorway or two then the other tools work great, but for 3 or more break out the tool that was made for the job :thumbsup:

I have the best of both worlds. When we start cutting jambs both saws are out. One guy goes through with the Crain and another guy follows with the Supercut cleaning up any inside corners or the small pieces close to an existing floor that cant be reached with the Crain. It is a quick effective method that works. Two guys can undercut a whole house in 10 minutes. The Crain can also undercut stone fireplace hearths with a diamond blade.
 
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PrecisionFloors said:
Here's the deal guys - if you do a lot of floors, get a Crain 820 and use it as your main jamb saw. If you have a whole house to do or even more than 2 sets of jambs to undercut, the Crain is a LOT faster than any oscillating tool or the Bosch. I own a Supercut. I also own 3 other Jamb saws. The blades for the Crain, costed out over their lifetime, are a helluva lot cheaper than the others. That coupled with the speed advantage and its a no-brainer...if all you are doing is a doorway or two then the other tools work great, but for 3 or more break out the tool that was made for the job :thumbsup:

I have the best of both worlds. When we start cutting jambs both saws are out. One guy goes through with the Crain and another guy follows with the Supercut cleaning up any inside corners or the small pieces close to an existing floor that cant be reached with the Crain. It is a quick effective method that works. Two guys can undercut a whole house in 10 minutes. The Crain can also undercut stone fireplace hearths with a diamond blade.
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Could not agree with you more .
I have cut a ton of hearths to slide hardwood under .
Different ways for different days . :thumbsup:
 
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opiethetileman said:
I have the bosh flush cut saw. Great saw and whats great about the saw the blade flips right or left. Also I can cut jambs with doors still hung. Also use it to cut off shims for door installs and window installs.
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Great saw and not bad for the price either. I've got the same. The blades are around $20 the saw is about $100. But it's so versatile I use it for far more than just undercutting doors. Just be careful to keep ahold on the door as it may have a tendency to shake like crazy or even splinter if your not careful.
 
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DuMass said:
Every time I see someone use one of those Crane or Roberts jamb saws, it always looks as though they used a chain saw to make the cut. Not a very clean, professional looking cut, IMO.
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You have obviously been observing hacks :laughing: Seriously though, that's not an issue unless you are too cheap to buy a new blade every 4 or 5 jobs. I used to work with a guy that wouldn't change them until the saw set off every smoke detector in the neighborhood.

The blades are $22. If you build a consumables charge into every job (which a pro should be doing) there is no excuse.
 
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PrecisionFloors said:
You have obviously been observing hacks :laughing: Seriously though, that's not an issue unless you are too cheap to buy a new blade every 4 or 5 jobs. I used to work with a guy that wouldn't change them until the saw set off every smoke detector in the neighborhood.

The blades are $22. If you build a consumables charge into every job (which a pro should be doing) there is no excuse.
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Agreed ,I've been using the Roberts for a few years now and I've been through multiple blades.....leaves a fresh ,clean cut every time
 
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