Full Version: Cutting Columns
From: Liberty [#1]
18 Mar 2005
To: ALL
From: Rallyguy [#2]
18 Mar 2005
To: Liberty [#1] 18 Mar 2005
Hi,
We used to use a table saw but changed over to a cut off (cross cut) saw with a thin kerf blade made for laminates. I personaly like the carbide blades best.
We setup a stop on the left side for the proper length and just move the column over, butt it up against the stop, Hold the column tight against the fence, and cut the next cut. It works great if you have alot of columns to cut.
Hope this helps,
Brian G.
From: JHayes55 [#3]
18 Mar 2005
To: Liberty [#1] 18 Mar 2005
Our method is;
Power Miter saw with as many teeth in it as possible (at least 100).
Using a back rail and movable stop we set the size and cut.
Keep you blade sharp. If there is a better method I am not aware of it
but always open to listen and learn.
KEEP Your fingers clear!
Joe
EDITED: 18 Mar 2005 by JHAYES55
From: Nick (KOZASNJZ) [#4]
18 Mar 2005
To: Liberty [#1] 18 Mar 2005
From: Liberty [#5]
18 Mar 2005
To: JHayes55 [#3] 19 Mar 2005
I knew I would get some good advice from this forum but who would have thought I'd get responses so quickly.
Thanks all!!
The best part of it is that I now get to go shopping for power tools... Ar-Ar-Ar
From: Frazee1 [#6]
20 Mar 2005
To: Liberty [#1] 20 Mar 2005
From: KatheW2 (KATHE) [#7]
22 Mar 2005
To: ALL
Just a reminder for all of you who use these saws. KEEP THOSE FINGERS OUT OF THE WAY. It has been over six months since my husband tried to cut off two fingers on our table saw, and he is usually really careful. He just was in a rush with a large cutting job and in a split second cut through one finger and slightly through the next. Thank GOD the surgion was able to repair the finger. It will never be the same, but at least he has partial use of it.
Kathe
From: Sei (SEIMA) [#8]
22 Mar 2005
To: KatheW2 (KATHE) [#7] 22 Mar 2005
There's a guy here whose father-in-law owned a saw mill for 30 years. Last few weeks before retirement he took all four fingers off one hand at the last knuckle. Couldn't be repaired.
So yeah, be careful.
Sei
From: Liberty [#9]
7 Apr 2005
To: Frazee1 [#6] 7 Apr 2005
Well there is a new and shiney compund mitre saw in the back room. The instructions for adjusting the saw were rough at best but your tip for the 4X4 worked great!
Now I need to pickup a vacuum. That little sucker kicked plastic all over the shop. The little bag on the back serves only one purpose that I can see and that is to advertise the manufacturers logo. It sure isn't for catching the dust...
Aren't power tools fun? Thanks everyone for the tips.
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From: Rallyguy [#11]
7 Apr 2005
To: Frazee1 [#6] 7 Apr 2005
Hi John,
Excellent points and suggestions on the saw setup...I would like to add one point. If you take too thin of a cut for testing on the 4x4, it can deflect the blade messing up your measurements and adjustments. You need to get a scrap piece off the opposite side of the blade (even if it's only 1/4 inch thick) to be sure it hasn't deflected the blade at all.
So, Make sure you create an actual slice of wood not just a slight cleanup cut on the face of the 4x4 and you will be right on with your measurements.
Brian G.