SteelTrak Cutters – any good?

[Colin Aburrow]

Hi Warren I have been looking at those as well. I have seen them advertised for £1675 from Jagsign suppliers.

Colin

[Derek Heron]

me too warren looks a good piece of kit and a few members have them .like the idea of the v cut for making small pan trays etc.
sure phil fenton has one
looks like the deal you have been offered is for the large one plus vat and then the freebies
every time i have to cut some alupanel etc i reach for the catalog and my credit card

https://www.uksignboards.com/viewtopic.p … highlight=

Derek

[Phill Fenton]

I’m a big fan of the Keencut and used it here
https://www.uksignboards.com/viewtopic.php?t=44352

Pros are:-

Dust free Operation.
Cuts composite without leaving a sharp edge (no need to debur after cutting)
Simple safe operation
The V groove attachment is great for making up trays and simple folded panels

Downside:-

You need sufficient head height to install the bigger version (wouldn’t fit in a modern house with an eight foot ceiling)
Has a tendency to curve composite when cutting smallish panels.
Even the largest version will only cut up to 2.1M so unable to cut a 2.5M board length ways

Overall I wouldn’t be without mine now. I used a table saw in the past which created loads of dust and was scary.

[Robert Lambie]

quote Phill Fenton:

I used a table saw in the past which created loads of dust and was scary.

:lol1: funny enough, i know what you mean by this… those days are well behind me, but many an eventfull time we had when we just got our flip table saw. 😳

[George Zerbino]

Same as Phill for me, pros & cons but wouldn’t be without it.
Makes cutting anything a breeze, almost no effort required and nice clean cuts every time.

[David Rowland]

my question is, how well does it cut thick foamx like 5 and 10mm? is it good quality edge at perfect 90deg?

[George Zerbino]

Dave,

Perfect edge with 90 degree cut, 5mm you can cut in one single pass if you want to, I prefer to cut in two passes.

10mm needs 3 to 4 passes, but it’s much easier than using a straight edge and a stanley knife.

Regards,
George Z.

[David Rowland]

well we have several Javelins, we struggle with 5mm edge quality.. do use stanley blades?

[George Zerbino]

I also have a Javelin, which I still use occasionally. Never had a problem with the edge quality, especially not on 5mm. Standard stanley blades.
Are you putting too much pressure on it when cutting? Is the blade holder loose? How many times do you score before it cuts through?

[Colin Aburrow]

Dave I use a Javelin cutter and had the same problem and was told it was the speed you cut at. I now cut a lot slower and find that I get a much cleaner cut no fracturing at all and lovely edge even 10mm Foamex. So less speed when running the blade across the sheet.

Colin

[Gary Birch]

quote Colin Aburrow:

Dave I use a Javelin cutter and had the same problem and was told it was the speed you cut at. I now cut a lot slower and find that I get a much cleaner cut no fracturing at all and lovely edge even 10mm Foamex. So less speed when running the blade across the sheet.

Colin

We have an old Excalibur and find the slow cut gives a far better finished edge too.

[Martin Gray]

Hi Warren

I am also very interested in this machine! Would to be to cheeky to ask who is offering this deal?

Martin

[Harry Cleary]

quote Gary Birch:

quote Colin Aburrow:

Dave I use a Javelin cutter and had the same problem and was told it was the speed you cut at. I now cut a lot slower and find that I get a much cleaner cut no fracturing at all and lovely edge even 10mm Foamex. So less speed when running the blade across the sheet.

Colin

We have an old Excalibur and find the slow cut gives a far better finished edge too.

Same with mine…’if you’re in a hurry, don’t rush’ as me auld granny used say! 🙂

[David Rowland]

but my point is, isn’t the steeltrax assembly the same as a jav?