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How hard is it to cut MDF with a normal handsaw?
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TPB:

--- Quote from: tightwad on March 06, 2010, 09:01:46 pm ---
Cheap screws aren't as good....


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Cheap screws are under-rated.  They do just as good a job at releasing the load.

Ed_McCarron:

--- Quote from: TPB on March 06, 2010, 10:39:27 pm ---Cheap screws are under-rated.  They do just as good a job at releasing the load.

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We're still talking about wood, right?   :lol




Even with taking the time to set up a sawboard, theres NO way you are cutting 8 linear foot of wood with a handsaw quicker than I can do it with a circular saw.

Get the circular saw, make yourself a sawboard (see woodworking sub-forum) and you'll be golden.
Blanka:
He said "Wood"
huhuhuh!
Breaker:
Hi all

I was lucky enough to have a friend with a woodworking shop who cut the main pieces of my
cab (I also used MDF). Any place that sells full sheets of MDF should be more that capable of
doing the larger cuts for you if you provide them with the measurements.

This will significantly reduce the effort for you (both in cutting and transporting) and since the cut
pieces will be square (assuming the store's saw is correctly calibrated - which it should be) you can
then use the resulting pieces as guides for routing nice straight lines. After I had the parts of my CAB
cut from the large sheets I never used another saw on my CAB as all additional modifications were done
with a router.

As others have suggested, it really depends on the level of quality you're going for, but trust me,
nice straight cuts and square corners will pay dividends when it comes to assembly and overall appearance.

Breaker.
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