2x4 Stands

[giulianom]

JBDreefs;821445 wrote: I owe you some help. I have Friday and Monday off if you would like help ripping the plywood. full sheets can be a pain by yourself....

That would be great!


I can manage to lift and carry a whole 4x8 sheet, but only by gripping it at the center on the sides.. and even then it's iffy.

I work from home on Fridays, but we could probably start later on Friday afternoon, maybe 4-5pm. I'm also off on Monday-Tuesday.

I have the table saw, a rip fence, and a roller-bearing support stand.


ALSO:

I have the plywood stand that RedEDGE2k1 built for me (like, a year ago - lol) that's sitting in my front hallway.

I need some help to bring it down to the garage, outside and down the driveway, so I can start working on finishing it.

It's 6 feet long.

 

[jbdreefs]

I don't think I have your number anymore. If you will PM me you number and address, I'll give you a call Friday around lunch to work out a good time.

Thanks,
John

GiulianoM;821449 wrote: That would be great!


I can manage to lift and carry a whole 4x8 sheet, but only by gripping it at the center on the sides.. and even then it's iffy.

I work from home on Fridays, but we could probably start later on Friday afternoon, maybe 4-5pm. I'm also off on Monday-Tuesday.

I have the table saw, a rip fence, and a roller-bearing support stand.


ALSO:

I have the plywood stand that RedEDGE2k1 built for me (like, a year ago - lol) that's sitting in my front hallway.

I need some help to bring it down to the garage, outside and down the driveway, so I can start working on finishing it.

It's 6 feet long.

 

[grouper therapy]

Unless you have a large table set up to rip full sheets the best and Safest thing to do is use a straight edge and your circular saw with a good sharp plywood blade. I use a small jobsite table saw when away from the shop but I still rip full sheets with the aforementioned. If you have a contractor grade saw then it is feasible with two people.

 

[giulianom]

grouper therapy;821506 wrote: Unless you have a large table set up to rip full sheets the best and Safest thing to do is use a straight edge and your circular saw with a good sharp plywood blade. I use a small jobsite table saw when away from the shop but I still rip full sheets with the aforementioned. If you have a contractor grade saw then it is feasible with two people.

No, I have a small table saw - like a 10" one or so.

It's good for smaller pieces, but it scares me just a little bit trying to do anything large.


I have a cheap metal circular saw guide/fence, but I don't like it too much.

I used it to rip off a narrow strip on some 16' long LVL beams, it worked OK but it wasn't long enough to do it in one pass.


I may have to make a cutting guide - I saw some interesting examples out there, easy to make.

Like here: http://www.woodsmithshop.com/download/308/7plywoodtips.pdf">http://www.woodsmithshop.com/download/308/7plywoodtips.pdf</a>


I believe I have a Diablo 60T finishing blade for the circular saw - would that do?


Also, what was that trick for the Sketchup model you were mentioning about earlier? :)

 

[sewer urchin]

+ 1 on the cutting guide ( Step #5) in http://www.woodsmithshop.com/download/308/7plywoodtips.pdf">http://www.woodsmithshop.com/download/308/7plywoodtips.pdf</a>

I've done it a few times and it works, not as clean as a table saw, but it'll give you a nice clean edge. Maybe rip it down with that and then finish with the table saw?

The only other thing that I can add is maybe tweak the cuts on the plywood so that keep as many factory edges as possible. It means more cuts but the factory edges will be straight. It sounds like you've done a few projects before so I don't know if I'm contributing anything useful or not ;-)


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I really like the Sketch Up work, I had heard about it a few times but this thread encouraged me to download it. Now just gotta spend the time to learn the tricks
Thanks

 

[grouper therapy]

No reason the cuts should not be as good as a table saw . The blade will determine the quality of the cut . A steady hand helps as well.

 

[jbdreefs]

grouper therapy;821665 wrote: No reason the cuts should not be as good as a table saw . The blade will determine the quality of the cut . A steady hand helps as well.

Agree here. Nice tools help also. I have a ryobi skill saw that I swear will not.cut a straight line... Even using a straight edge. The blade does not appear to be square with saw's base.

 

[giulianom]

JBDreefs;821694 wrote: Agree here. Nice tools help also. I have a ryobi skill saw that I swear will not.cut a straight line... Even using a straight edge. The blade does not appear to be square with saw's base.

I have one of these http://www.hitachipowertools.com/index/main-navigation/tools.aspx?d=11,50&p=232">Hitachi C7BS2</a> circular saws, and it seems to do a pretty good job.

It's not a $500 FesTool track saw, but it's good enough... :)


I may have to check which blade I have on it though...

 

[heathlindner25]

JBDreefs;821694 wrote: Agree here. Nice tools help also. I have a ryobi skill saw that I swear will not.cut a straight line... Even using a straight edge. The blade does not appear to be square with saw's base.

that usually means it's been dropped...

 

[grouper therapy]

Uh huh

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[rededge2k1]

GiulianoM;821704 wrote: I have one of these http://www.hitachipowertools.com/index/main-navigation/tools.aspx?d=11,50&p=232">Hitachi C7BS2</a> circular saws, and it seems to do a pretty good job.

It's not a $500 FesTool track saw, but it's good enough... :)


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I have the Festool track saw and 4' & 9' tracks if you want to borrow them when the time comes. The only time I use it is for ripping full sheets of plywood down to workable sizes; I make the final cuts on my cabinet saw.

Dustin

 

[giulianom]

Thanks for the offer!

My dad came to visit a few weeks ago, and he helped me cut the sheets down to 20" width on my tablesaw...

I got a 24" clamp on guide for the cross cuts when I need it.


If I ever do large ply cuts again, I'll keep this in mind.