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rebelfromva 10+ year member
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take it back and demand to speak with a manager of the wood department no ****....
They probably did 1 of 2 things (or both):
1. They didn't put a piece of wood under the MDF when they were cutting it on the panel saw so as the blade got towards the bottom the wood slanted a bit
2. They ran the blade back up the wood with the saw ON. You should always run the saw through once, after it's gone all the way through, turn it off, and then bring it back up. I see them do this sometimes and it causes some slanting and miss cuts.
1. They didn't put a piece of wood under the MDF when they were cutting it on the panel saw so as the blade got towards the bottom the wood slanted a bit
2. They ran the blade back up the wood with the saw ON. You should always run the saw through once, after it's gone all the way through, turn it off, and then bring it back up. I see them do this sometimes and it causes some slanting and miss cuts.
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18780 Evolv 12 amp Corded 7-in Circular Saw- Craftsman-Tools-Portable Power Tools-Circular Saws
$40 buy 1 DO IT YOURSELF problem solved.
$40 buy 1 DO IT YOURSELF problem solved.
Shouldn't ever be more than 1/8th off :/... sorry.
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Add money for clamps, saw horses and 2x4s. Would be about 100$ to get a setup to do it yourself. However yes you could attain PERFECT cuts.
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2x4's are like $4 build you own saw horse, also clamps are $5 at harbor freight.
goingdef 10+ year member
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^^It really is that cheap and easy^^, I don't think they warranty rough cuts, so you may need to go this route now!
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prototype561 10+ year member
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To think I was trying to save money by doing the box myself, which I have before with good success. The people around here try and charge at least $250 and up for a 18 box.
Yeah it does, however 1/2" and angles in the cut is far from saying not accurate lol!
Basically the saw blade has big teeth and the employees could give a fu ck about your material so they are generally around 1/8" off.
Sorry, I wasn't saying it was a bad idea just saying you will need some additional supplies to do it yourself and someone who has never done it before may not know how to set up to get straight cuts with a circular saw.
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It wouldn't make sense for me to buy all these tools and build a workshop because I would never use it. This is like my 2nd box I have built in the last 3 yrs. I usually keep my sub(s) for at least a year before I move on to something else.
bhsdriller 10+ year member
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because they're noobs....you have to line up the cuts yourself and just have them run the saw. Can still be hard to get accurate cuts that way tho
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just re-measured most of the pieces, it seems that most cuts slant to make the piece a half inch to inch larger on the opposite side. Therefor the wood can be salvaged since it slants big instead of small, now finding a way to trim it down to make it the same is another story...
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