Who Rip With There Circular Saw?

Higgs

hey,
Ripping straight will come with time. keep practicing. Also get a summer job working for a framer. That will fix you right up.

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stp57

How do you clean all of the blood & stuff off of (& inside) your saw? You don't take a hose to it, do you?
Steve

Joining_heads

For framing I always rip with a circular.

Wormdrive all the way.

Teetorbilt

Ripping is no problem. If precision doesn't matter too much most saws have a guide that you can buy.

If precision DOES matter you can build a guide to clamp or screw to your workpiece. Helps prevent blowouts too. Dad taught me how to build one and I think that I saw a how-to by Norm over at TOH.

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woodworkbykirk

how are the irwin blades anyway? ive been diablo thin kerf blades on my milwaukee for the last few years, around here the diablo's are 12.50 the irwin blades are $16.

worth the change or stick to the diablo?

Teetorbilt

Do they see abuse? If not I'd buy the best that I could afford. I'd put a $60 blade on a $25 saw before going the other way.

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dlcj

I havent used the diablo so i cant say but the irwins i been buying are $7-10 here. Just bought one that says its specially made for cutting treated wood but it looks just like all the others. Dont know that i can tell a difference but i do like it and i can rip a 16' treated 2x at walking speed with one on my dewalt.

Tinstaafl

I switched over to Diablo about a year ago. Unless Irwin has changed during that time, they're not nearly as good.

deckman22

I used the diablo's, but they seem too thin to me. I've had a couple of them get warped or bent for no reason, then they cut too fat a line cause of the blade wobbleing. Went back to using the irwin's.

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woodworkbykirk

right on my fellow wood cutting friend, ill pick one up next time i need one. i was kinda wondering why the hd dropped the price on em from 16, perhaps this is why

as for the 2 pack of 10 " and 12" diablo blades being discontinued at hd, they said they sell to well, its hurting their sales on the individual blades and the dewalt blades,
within 4 days of bringing em in stock 30 units gone. where as they might move 1 or 2 of the dewalt 2 packs a week

CJ21

I am going to be replace my Skil Circular Saw with a Makita 5007MG Circular Saw.

1018

Best decision you'll ever make.

CJ21

Its look like a good saw for framing.

woodworkbykirk

lots of power, the motor can create a wicked turbine of air coming out awesome for blowing off sheets of osb making the sheet safer to pass up to the guys sheething roof framing. only thing i dont like about them is their really loud compared to my milwaukee

wallmaxx

I like mine...

Woodratchet

I rip with mine up to 25 inches thanks to my 2 foot rip guide
excuse the red paint this is my beater saw

cleveman

one can easily make round cuts with a skil saw. this is why it is called a circular saw.

Dan V.

I recently made the mistake of buying a Ryobi circ saw. What a piece of crap! It will NOT stay at 90 degrees. My old Craftsman was better. I'm thinking of a Makita or DeWalt. Any suggestions either way? I generally use it for framing.

silvertree

Yes, it makes for easier reading, but the dude is going to school, so it will get better.

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gtdail

I made a straight edge out of some scrap 3/4" ply and it works great. I don't think the thickness of the scrap matters to much just so it is not bending in the middle. When figuring the width of the base allow for space to clamp on the backside of the fence(without it the saw motor will hit the clamps on the fence. When you attach the fence board to the base make sure that you first rip will slightly cut the base board. This will give you your rip line, no more popping chalk on veneer grade plywood. When using this set up the base also helps to prevent chip/tear out on the good side of your cut. works great on ripping sheet goods on site, when a perfect edge is needed. make a 4' and a 8' while you are making them. They work good for me. The drawing may explain it better

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