Ripping Plywood Sheets

Stand the sheet on the long edge.

Ripping plywood sheets.

Setting up circular saw. Blades will make smooth rip cuts in plywood and reasonably good crosscuts. How to cut and rip boards and plywood step 1. When cutting plywood on the tablesaw raising the blade height can make a big difference in cut quality.

Make sure the blade. In general the more teeth the smoother the cut. I keep a piece of rigid foam board in my workshop. I do about 1 4 so for ripping 3 4 thick plywood i set my blade to about 1 depth.

Stand to the left of the blade out of the danger zone between the blade and the fence. To make a clean smooth cut hold your sheet firmly against the fence and use both hands to guide the sheet through the blade. When ripping a large sheet of plywood image 1 on a table saw use an outfeed table image 2 or roller stand. As long as they re sharp any of these four 7 1 4 in.

Carry to the edge of the saw lift straight up until the sheet rocks over to the surface. Of all the tips i can give you this one helped me the most. I keep two circular saws handy in my shop i know that isn t feasible for everyone but. Most of the time safety dictates setting the blade low but this cuts away the underlying plies first leaving the top face unsupported as the teeth slice through.

For circular saws grab a 15 20 carbide tip blade designed for plywood. If you have an outfeed table that at least lines up with the left wing of the saw table lift and place sheets on that edge. The easiest way to cut down plywood sheets step 1. The disadvantage of the 140 tooth plywood blade is that the teeth will dull much faster than the teeth on the three carbide blades.

For a cleaner cut raise the blade a couple of inches as shown. Lift one corner and slide the carrier to the middle of the sheet. For table and miter saws invest in an 80 tpi plywood blade one designed for cross miter saw or rip table saw cuts. In order to cut down plywood it needs to be set up on something like a.

Setting up plywood cutting station. I recently worked on a video series for festool in which i covered examples of how you might use a festool track saw in a shop or on the jobsite.