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Woodworking Tip - Routers rule!
Sinner:
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--- Quote from: Lilwolf on July 29, 2005, 12:36:06 pm ---I would be worried about the price of those little bits.
But does anyone have problems cutting straight lines with a circular saw?
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Effayy:
--- Quote from: Sinner on July 29, 2005, 01:07:39 pm ---Could be a problem with your guide moving...try using a straight piece of wood and screwing it into place...it won't move at all, and your cut will be nice and straight...
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It was clamped down tightly enough that there was no movement at all. I checked after I made the cut. Oh, and my guide was a machine-cut peice of MDF that I had sitting around.
I'm 100% sure it's in my technique with the tool. I'd use 2 hands, but I wasn't sure if I should be pulling with the forward hand, pushing with the trigger-hand, or what. I think the saw was lifting up a bit in the front from my trying to keep it flush with the guide, and as a result the saw was reaching over, cutting well inside the cut-line. Thankfully it didn't penetrate through to the visible side of the wood (laminated side) but it was still ugly. :)
- FA
wintermute:
I always use my trigger hand to push, and if you have a grip in the front of your saw, hold there to keep the saw base against your guide, and down flat on your MDF. If you have the guide set up, it should be impossible for the saw to cut too small of a cut. You could move off your guide and cut too big, but the guide should prevent the saw from crossing your line. (your guide should be clamped to the piece you want to KEEP, not the piece that will be scrap after the cut)
One other tip that sometimes helps, spray the base of the saw with some silicon spray (NOT WD 40 etc..). Wipe off any excess with a paper towel. You'll be amazed how easy it is to push the saw, most of the effort of cutting is the friction between the circ saw base and your workpiece. Just be careful sometimes the silicon spray can leave some marks on the wood/mdf. If you're painting it though this won't be an issue.
good luck
wm
javeryh:
The router method is the exact method I use (I don't have a table saw). The problem I have is finding clamps that actually hold the guide down tight - no matter how tight I think the clamps are the board always moves. Now I just screw the boards together and use the piece with the hole as the inside to the cab...
wj2k3:
This is what I use with my circular saw. It should work with a routers and jig saws too.
This guide can be built out of some scrap 1/4-inch paneling. The images below are from this website.
Basically you cut a piece of 1/4-paneling about 4-inches wide on the table saw to get your straight edge.
You glue this to another piece that is about 12-inches wide. This second piece doesnt need to be exactly straight because you then run your circular saw down the straight edge to finish the saw board.
Now you just clamp the sawboard to your board aligning your marks to the edge of the saw board and cut away.
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