how's everyone getting straight cuts??

[saywhat? 5,000+ posts]

ive tried the "jigsaw on fence, the "circular saw" and the "circular saw on fence" routes, and NONE yield pretty results. maybe its me but my T-square dont seem too square?

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[iceteebone 5,000+ posts]

ever try using a tablesaw? the home depot where i live actually makes some pretty straight cuts

 

[BCONNELLY 10+ year member]

Tablesaw!!!

 

[iamamp3pimp 5,000+ posts]

circular with a 2 clamp guide

 

[saywhat? 5,000+ posts]

table saw=money which i dont have. just gave Mike over at SS all of that stuff.......yah, my fence is clamped.....maybe i got a shitty eye, but even when the edge is flush and all it dont come out straight.

 

[BCONNELLY 10+ year member]

Money tight, then buy a better blade,(alot cheapr than a tablesaw) a tablesaw would do the trick, but if you had a nice blade(carbide tipped--at least 30 teeth), it would make a big difference.

 

[saywhat? 5,000+ posts]

how much should they run?

 

[jrz126 10+ year member]

I used a 10+ year old circ saw with the proper blade of course and a piece of aluminum channel as my guide, I dont think you could get a straighter cut.

 

[Dozerboy 10+ year member]

Try practice and go slower or maybe a friend and I haven’t seen many perfectly square T-squares. I don't know a better blade will help if he is that bad. Because it would cut faster and easier so any side-to-side movement at all would be increased. All else fails cut it a little long like 1/16 and use a good wood file. Last time I bought a good carbide tip blade I think it was $60 a little pricy.

 

[Buckshot 10+ year member]

Try practice and go slower or maybe a friend and I haven’t seen many perfectly square T-squares. I don't know a better blade will help if he is that bad. Because it would cut faster and easier so any side-to-side movement at all would be increased. All else fails cut it a little long like 1/16 and use a good wood file. Last time I bought a good carbide tip blade I think it was $60 a little pricy.

You can buy decent blades for 15 bucks or so. And if you come down to using a wood file, make **** sure your file is perpindicular to your wood, or your gonna end up in worse shape then you started.

 

[DrtySthV6SE 10+ year member]

i used a big sander to even out the flaws in my cuts, i used a skill saw for straights and jigg for circles

 

[slick rick 10+ year member]

HD made better cuts than i could with a circular saw...

 

[Acidburn 5,000+ posts]

i made pretty **** good ones just free handing with a circular saw along a line

 

[ANeonRider 10+ year member]

I can't follow a line worth ****, but I use a 2x4 clamped on both ends as my guide.

 

[Slody4Futbol 10+ year member]

table saw