Re: [BlindHandyMan] using a table saw.

2006-09-05 Thread R S Enterprises
You did not say how many shelves or what length you were wanting to end up with. If you were say wanting shelves about two foot long then the smart thing would be to saw it in the middle making two four foot boards and then cut each in half. This way the cuts are pretty well balanced each time.

RE: [BlindHandyMan] using a table saw.

2006-09-05 Thread Robert J. Moore
Ron the trouble is that I need shelves that are if I recall correctly about 29 inches long. the board is 8 feet which of course is 96 inches Hence I will need to cut it basically in thirds. so either side I start with I will be cutting with 67 inches on one side and 29 inches on the other. To

RE: [BlindHandyMan] using a table saw.

2006-09-03 Thread Barry Levine
I should add a couple of details about this panel cutter, now that I'm thinking about it. There are times when I have wanted to push some board stock, on edge, through a dado blade on the table saw. This can be a problem since the panel cutter has a back edge reveal of only three-quarters of an

RE: [BlindHandyMan] using a table saw.

2006-09-03 Thread Robert J. Moore
that's a big 10 4 old timer. I am really wanting to get into wood working after being on this list now for a while. I think it is time for me to start looking for a cercular saw and looking for one of those guides that you guys have been talking about that will allow you to cut a streight line. By

Re: [BlindHandyMan] using a table saw.

2006-09-01 Thread Dale Leavens
You certainly can cut it with a table saw and probably about as accurately as you would be able to do with a circular saw unless you made a very good jig. A small table complicates the task particularly if you are cutting only a short piece off, the closer to the middle you are cutting the