What's your experience with Lowe's Cutting?

[audiobaun 5,000+ posts]

Just use a skill saw even if you have to set up a guide will still be better than having someone else do it for you most anybody with a little bit of wood working experience can cut straight enough with a skill saw to build a speaker box

This is the way to do it/ cutting off of large sheets without a table saw.You make a guide with a piece of 1/2 x like 6" x 4'-6" with to screw to the piece you are gutting where your skill saw blade rips along the guide( be sure to take out for the thickness of the blade).You dont screw the guide screws all the way through..just enough to secure the guide to the board you are cutting( later you can fill with wood putty and sand down smooth later).Any Cheap Skill saw should work just fine..You can buy a cheap Ryobi with a laser guide now days with a storage case for under $50 bucks...But Buy a GOOD Blade..I use Diablo Blades and throw the blade that comes with the saw in the tool box for gutting fence post ect with that blade and use the Diablo Blade for good fine finish cuts..not the cheap blade that comes with the saw..that usually gets dull after about 4 cuts.Diablo blades are like $20-30 bucks, but last a very long time if taken care of and used right..Stored with a light coating of oil will keep from rusting and if you lightly wipe the blade after approx 6-10 cuts with oil it will stay sharp and not get dull and rip some nice cuts.A for the most part..Have respect for the tool, and use some protective eye glasses and maybe ear plugs,and go at a safe pace.Set the depth on the blade to penetrate like an 1/8" -1/4" past the depth you are cutting/thickness of the board.When you need to stop the saw to move to continue the cut.. move the blade back/saw back 1-2" then take your hand off the trigger and let the blade stop then move to where you need to finish across the board to finish the cut.Start back at that 1-2" where your blade isnt cutting anything along that guide, and then move forward to continue cutting.

 

[audiobaun 5,000+ posts]

But from my experience..Every place Ive had wood cut..90% of the cuts were off, and fight tooth and nail to get them to honor the cuts without having to buy more new wood.If you can find a Cabinet making Shop or business, they are on the money with theyre cuts with computer automated cutting machinery.

 

[audiobaun 5,000+ posts]

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Diablo-7-1-4-in-24-Tooth-Demo-Demon-Tracking-Point-Amped-Saw-Blade-D0724DR/100685972

They are like $15 bucks plus tax

 

[audiobaun 5,000+ posts]

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Ryobi-14-Amp-7-1-4-in-Circular-Saw-with-Laser-CSB135L/205216329?MERCH=REC-_-NavPLPHorizontal1_rr-_-NA-_-205216329-_-N

Cheap saw.Ive had a cheap Skil that Ive had for years that has been one best saws Ive owned.My Makita has been my favorite

 

[Beentown]

Take a tape with you. If they screw up the cut they get to keep it...

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[THATpurpleKUSH 5,000+ posts]

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Diablo-7-1-4-in-24-Tooth-Demo-Demon-Tracking-Point-Amped-Saw-Blade-D0724DR/100685972They are like $15 bucks plus tax

You want the 40 tooth or 60 tooth finishing blade, not a rip blade.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Diablo-7-1-4-in-x-40-Tooth-Finish-Saw-Blade-D0740R/100017783

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Diablo-7-1-4-in-x-60-Tooth-Fine-Finish-Saw-Blade-2-Pack-D0760R/100627136

 

[Darth_Immitis]

I need to get a cheap circular saw, a can’t keep spending $150 a whack for a box from ET.

 

[audiobaun 5,000+ posts]

You want the 40 tooth or 60 tooth finishing blade, not a rip blade.
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Diablo-7-1-4-in-x-40-Tooth-Finish-Saw-Blade-D0740R/100017783

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Diablo-7-1-4-in-x-60-Tooth-Fine-Finish-Saw-Blade-2-Pack-D0760R/100627136

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Diablo-7-1-4-in-24-Tooth-Demo-Demon-Tracking-Point-Amped-Saw-Blade-D0724DR/100685972?cm_mmc=shopping-_-shopzilla-_-NA-_-NA

I use this blade and it works excellent for cutting MDF and any Plywood up to 1" thickness without any issues..anything less than 1/2" and Id recommend 40-60.But this has worked for me throughout the years without any issues with Hands on experience

 

[LOUDNDEEP 10+ year member]

I would never let lowes cut wood for me. I trusted there cuts once and I ended up throwing a whole sheet of mdf away. you can buy a cheap guide from harbor freight as long as you are not cutting

the full length of the board. it is long enough to cut the width without issue.

 

[dudeogo]

I would never let lowes cut wood for me. I trusted there cuts once and I ended up throwing a whole sheet of mdf away. you can buy a cheap guide from harbor freight as long as you are not cuttingthe full length of the board. it is long enough to cut the width without issue.

Yeah I decided against it. Waiting to build the box until I have at least half my woofers in hand.

 

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All I need to get my build started is to sell my EVL 18 and my Hannibal 12. Will give me a good start.