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No table saw? Build a $15 Sawboard for your small budget project!
Tahnok:
I guess I should post a link to this for future reference.
There is a small modification that adds a track to the sawboard. This prevents the saw from pulling away and ruining your cut. Details in this thread:
Modification to sawboard - Add a track
squirrellydw:
I used this idea on my cocktail table and it worked great. Thanks for the idea
fiscap:
Ok - I do own a table saw, but cutting a 4x8 sheet of MDF by yourself is not the easiest thing to do. So when I stumbled upon Drew's idea for a Sawboard, I thought that it would be perfect for making straight cuts with my shaky hands.
Here are some photos of my new Sawboard, but more importantly a photo of what NOT to do when constructing your own. The first two photos show proper layout and setup, but the third photo - oops! I cut the board with the wrong edge of the saw against the rip-rail. The end result is about a two inch lip for the saw to ride on - very wobbly results.
fiscap:
I did use the short-edge Sawboard to make the straight cuts for the pieces of my new Sawboard - very carefully :)
Now I have a true Sawboard with a proper edge for the saw base to run along. Here are some photos of the end result.
NinjaGumby:
Does anyone have a good method or tips for doing interior angles cuts (like the angles with the arrows in the picture) with a sawboard or router?
I can't really figure it since if I cut up to the line, then my blade is not deep enough (motor is in the way and can't lower it more) and there a piece that's not cut like in the second picture.
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