Box Builders: Ever have just a bad day?

[ls2poweredgoat]

I kid you not, I wasted an entire 4 x 8 sheet of MDF today. I couldn't cut worth a ****. My hand wasn't steady, didn't have patience to begin with, and I think my square was bent. So I went out and bought ANOTHER 4 x 8 sheet of MDF, and a new square. Came home, took one cut off a scrap sheet to practice, and I just called it quits for the day. Usually whenever I build a box, I may have 1 or 2 bad cuts TOPS, but nothing like this before. I use a circular saw btw.

Ridiculous.

[IgnoreMe]

well, meth withdrawls will make the hands a little shaky

[spencer321]

i use the clamped square method as a guide. I can't cut a straight square line free hand to save my life.

[ls2poweredgoat]

I bought one of those clamp things, and it was too much of a PITA.

For the most part, I have the circular saw mastered. I can rip right through boards and be within 1/32" of an inch TOPS. But today, idk. I think I might buy a drywall T-Square next week, to help me out with getting everything nice and square.

[njaykaplan]

well, meth withdrawls will make the hands a little shaky

Hes drug free, which is hard to believe if you've seen him post before.

[rollerdj]

I bought one of those clamp things, and it was too much of a PITA.

For the most part, I have the circular saw mastered. I can rip right through boards and be within 1/32" of an inch TOPS. But today, idk. I think I might buy a drywall T-Square next week, to help me out with getting everything nice and square.

i've done that before. has allways worked pretty good for me.

[ls2poweredgoat]

i've done that before. has allways worked pretty good for me.

Yeah I figure I can just slap that bish on there and be done with it.

[benchambers80]

panel saw ftmfw

[Pioneer~Saturn]

Ive wasted a piece or two (not a whole 4x8...but some) before by simply measuring to the wrong side of the blade on the table saw ...but not much, but it really ticks you off when you make mistakes

[rollerdj]

panel saw ftmfw

back in the day when i worked in a veneer factory, i had access to some NICE digital panel saws. god that was the shiznit when it came to making boxes and amp racks.

[rollerdj]

Ive wasted a piece or two (not a whole 4x8...but some) before by simply measuring to the wrong side of the blade on the table saw ...but not much, but it really ticks you off when you make mistakes

my favrite is when i measure from the 1" mark due to all the ends on my tape measurer's being loose, and forgetting to take up for that extra inch.

[Pioneer~Saturn]

my favrite is when i measure from the 1" mark due to all the ends on my tape measurer's being loose, and forgetting to take up for that extra inch.

yea, that'd be the ****

[IgnoreMe]

Hes drug free, which is hard to believe if you've seen him post before.

does he look like kramer?

[mobeious]

table saw? all u have to do "if u have the space" go buy a desent table saw... build a 4" table on 3 sides of it and get a fence extention... u will have to measure the cuts with a tape measure instead of meaure ruler on the fence but makes cutting hella easy.. iv used the skill saw method.. 1/2" aluminum straight measure clamp measure like 12 more times then cut took forever

[jmanpc]

I had one of those the other day