Cutting

[jdeaton]

Just started on my box, and my first cut is about 1/16" off.... 1/8" in one or two spots. Do i need to recut, or is it not a big deal?

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[mtlhead 10+ year member]

somebody didnt account for the size of the blade

i personally would recut...but im anal about that kind of thing, you probably could get away with it as long as all the pieces fit properly

 

[jdeaton]

its really pissing me off. I just cant keep it lined up perfect and all my cuts are off. On top of that my saw just drains batteries so i cant even cut now. ****

 

[BJ The Man 10+ year member]

factor in the blade width next time.

for now just use a file, sand, or cut down the big pieces.

for the small ones either re cut them or use lots of glue and screw it in tight.

 

[mlstrass 5,000+ posts]

If it's low spots you can mix glue with sawdust for those spots to fill it in and also use screw to draw it tight. Just make sure to pre-drill the holes. Add a good bead of caulk around the inside when the box is done and you should be fine.

Are you using a guide to make your cuts? If not clamp down a straight piece of 1x2 or a long straight edge as there's NO way you can freehand cut straight enough. Then just run your saw along the guide...

 

[jdeaton]

well i dont have anything to use as a guide. Guess ill just go slow and hope for the best. Stupid saw drains batteries... i get like 4 20" cuts per battery and the saw and batteries are new! WTF

 

[BJ The Man 10+ year member]

you should find someone with a table saw or go to home depot/lows, etc. and have them cut it. they have done great jobs for me and it doesnt cost much.

 

[ebrunn 10+ year member]

If just using a basic movable table saw, like a Dewalt one, how precise can you get with the cuts? I measure correctly, and take into fact the width of the blade but my cuts are a little off each time?

 

[danp129 10+ year member]

well i dont have anything to use as a guide. Guess ill just go slow and hope for the best. Stupid saw drains batteries... i get like 4 20" cuts per battery and the saw and batteries are new! WTF

Cut a 3 or 4 inch x 8 foot strip out of MDF that has a smooth factory edge. Then use wood clamps to clamp that small strip to the sheet, leaving the smooth factory cut to butt the saw up against as a guide.

 

[Joseph K 10+ year member]

Get you a plug in saw also... //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif. Batteries **** for anything that has to do a sufficient amount of work. Also, about getting Lowes to make your cuts, they only guarantee them to within 1/4", so what I would do is give them all your cut sizes and add maybe 1/4" or 1/2" to them and you can refine them when you get home. This will keep you from having to make the really long cuts.

Joseph.

 

[jdeaton]

well i got all the cuts done yesterday evening... used almost all of a 4x8 for a 2.2 cube ported box lol but i got them all within a 1/16th of a inch. Put the box together today, and added woodfiller to the countersink holes. Tomorrow it gets sanded and a coat or two of bedliner

 

[MemphisCherokee 10+ year member]

this is why i keep a joiner around, if a piece or two are off by an 8th jsut fun em thru that

problem solved