I have one of those amazingly useful EZ Smart Guide Systems from Eureka
Zone. This is an extruded Aluminum track that you can use to ride your
circular saw on to make very straight cuts. You have to add a special
shoe to the shoe of your circ saw so that the new shoe rides on the groove
of th
Hey Dan:
I have 2 circular saws. One is an 18V cordless 6" blade while the other is a
corded 7 1/4 blade.
To be honest, I mostly use the 18V cordless because of it's ease of use. I
don't have to mess with the cord. Although, if I'm
doing more than a few cuts, I'll drag it out.
For cutting s
9 11:23 AM
Subject: [BlindHandyMan] EZ Smart Guide
I have one of those amazingly useful EZ Smart Guide Systems from Eureka
Zone. This is an extruded Aluminum track that you can use to ride your
circular saw on to make very straight cuts. You have to add a special
shoe to the shoe of your
Terry,
I am old, lazy, and forgetful, so when I try and use my circ saw with a
straight edge, I can never remember what the offset from the edge of the
shoe to the blade is. So I have to measure it again. Then I inevitably
make the mistake of cutting on the wrong side of the blade and screw u
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From: Bob Kennedy
Date: Wednesday, September 23, 2009 3:07 pm
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] EZ Smart Guide
> I use something very similar as far as the guide. Mine came from
> a company called Pro Grip and also has a shoe f
I say iif it works for you then there is no need to do anything different.
Also, since it was a gift from your Wife, you had better use it. :)
Terry
On Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:10:16 -0400 (EDT)you write:
>
>Terry,
>
>I am old, lazy, and forgetful, so when I try and use my circ saw with a
>straight
Wow I'm lousy at math so I'd be forever lining that one up.
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From: wstep...@everestkc.net
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, September 23, 2009 4:15 PM
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] EZ Smart Guide
Bob, I do the same with a cla
I came home and finally remembered to measure the parts of my saw system.
My saw has a 2 3/8 maximum depth of cut. The plastic shoe holds the saw
off the guide 3/8 of an inch. The guide itself is 1/2 inches thick. So,
if everything were dead on, I should be just barely able to cut through 1
My system is called the, dumb guide.
I use a straight board to run my circular saw against when I want to cut
something large like a sheet of plywood.
I have a block of wood which I have cut to the exact distance between the
edge of the shoe and the saw blade.
This makes it relatively easy to line
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Sent: Wednesday, September 23, 2009 5:18 PM
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] EZ Smart Guide
I came home and finally remembered to measure the parts of my saw system.
My saw has a 2 3/8 maximum depth of cut. The plastic shoe holds the saw
off the guide 3/8 of an inch. The guide itself
Dan, I would make it a habit of measuring from the side of the shoe to the
blade every time because the distance will be different depending on which saw
blade is attached. For instance, the dimension will be different from the shoe
to the edge of a carbide tipped blade versus to the edge of a
h any 7 and a quarter saw and the base shouldn't be more than a
> quarter inch thick. That should leave you well able to cut through a 2 by
> anything.
>
>
> - Original Message -
> From: Dan Rossi
> To: Blind Handyman List
> Sent: Wednesday, Septe
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