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09-26-2008, 06:20 PM
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who rip with there circular saw?
I am wondering do you use rip with your circular saw? This is something I have improve I guess I need to practice more with my Skil 5400 circular saw.
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09-26-2008, 06:23 PM
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Um...yes, a skil saw is for ripping and cross cutting.
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09-26-2008, 06:29 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CJ21
I am wondering do you use rip with your circular saw? This is something I have improve I guess I need to practice more with my Skil 5400 circular saw.
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Depends on what you're ripping. You talking about just framing like 2x's and plywood, or are you talking about trim?
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09-26-2008, 06:30 PM
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Usually I'll have a table saw on site, but if I don't I'll rip with a circular saw.
If it's rough, I'll just snap a chalk line. If it needs to be fairly clean, I'll nail a fence/guide on.
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09-26-2008, 06:45 PM
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my lead framer, GIL (RIP), once butchered a whole deer with a circ saw....if i dont have a table saw, in a pinch i will rip anything with a circ saw !!! and very straight, i dare you to pick out the factory edge 
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09-26-2008, 10:58 PM
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Talking about both rusty.
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09-27-2008, 12:05 AM
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Ripping with a Worm-Drive Circ Saws
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Last edited by Craft-man; 09-27-2008 at 02:34 AM.
Reason: I can't spell nor dance !
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09-27-2008, 12:29 AM
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I never killed a deer with one before but, yes, I do rip w/ 'em...
(wouldn't a sawzall be more versatile for parting out the animal? Kinda like an electric carver at Thanksgiving!)
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09-27-2008, 12:32 AM
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I use the circular saw to rip quite a bit. I use a little brass clip made for putting on framing squares for cutting stair stringers. The clip has a screw that you use to fasten to the saw table, works like a champ & no splinters.
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09-27-2008, 01:37 AM
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I do, last deck I built I only ordered 2x6 stock for the decking, railings, balusters and such. between my worm drive and a router it looks like it came finished perfectly from the factory; in fact its the way it should have came.
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09-27-2008, 08:51 AM
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Originally Posted by CJ21
I am wondering do you use rip with your circular saw? This is something I have improve I guess I need to practice more with my Skil 5400 circular saw.
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As you are still a student, I suggest
that you practice with your saw by day,
and work on your grammar and syntax
by night.
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09-27-2008, 09:42 AM
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I have actually had someone hold a circular saw upside down and have ripped a narrow piece of trim...
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09-27-2008, 10:27 AM
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[quote=BuiltByMAC;503058]I never killed a deer with one before but, yes, I do rip w/ 'em...
(wouldn't a sawzall be more versatile for parting out the animal? Kinda like an electric carver at Thanksgiving!)
this is why i call a recip a "Tim Taylor Turkey knife"
as for ripping with a circ saw, if your gonna call yourself a carpenter its a skill you must have. however depeninding on the task at hand it may vary. if im framing i use a circ saw, however if im doing trimwork and i need a precise rip i use the table saw even for free hand tapers, as its easier to see the blade and the cut line
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09-27-2008, 10:44 AM
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A teacher once cut a damn near perfect circle out of plywood with a circular saw.
Take that for whatever the hell it's worth.
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09-27-2008, 11:10 AM
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Quote:
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(wouldn't a sawzall be more versatile for parting out the animal? Kinda like an electric carver at Thanksgiving!)
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Now, I have to try that! Thanks for the idea.
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09-27-2008, 11:39 AM
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Yes I am still a student, I am also taking english classes.
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09-27-2008, 12:42 PM
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Now, I have to try that! Thanks for the idea. |
Works great running the saw down the center of the backbone. 10" demo blade, but you have to have holding the carcass steady
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09-27-2008, 12:56 PM
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Works great running the saw down the center of the backbone. 10" demo blade, but you have to have holding the carcass steady
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Never mind, I read spiral saw instead of sawzall. Don't know how I did that....
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09-27-2008, 12:58 PM
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I use the circ for ripping, sometimes. I've got an 8' straight-edge clamp with an attachment for the circ. saw, comes in handy once and a while. But, if I have a choice, most rips are in the table saw, just faster and easier for me.
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09-27-2008, 01:16 PM
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as for ripping with a circ saw, if your gonna call yourself a carpenter its a skill you must have. however depeninding on the task at hand it may vary. if im framing i use a circ saw, however if im doing trimwork and i need a precise rip i use the table saw even for free hand tapers, as its easier to see the blade and the cut line[/quote]
was goin to say exactly that too. And add that using a irwin marithon thin kirf blade makes it easier and gives the saw more power especially for treated wood.
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