Masonite Hardboard - which blade to use

[Hoosierpopi]

for the guide strip and glued it to a piece of Masonite (the length of the boards I was to rip) and cut using the worm-drive skill saw I am using for the job. (I actually made two of these - one long and another shorter one for cutting the width).

The idea of screwing the two pieces together warrants a revisiting of the guide making as does the idea of using it with a router and making one guide serve the two tools.

I do know of a place that sells aluminum extrusions of up to twenty feet and will look into getting an extrusion to serve as the guide bar/ strip. Maybe some 3/16 C channel about 1/2 inch by 2 inches would do. But it will be expensive I'll bet!

Maybe, with a router, I cut bevel the edges so each sheet would mate up better with the previous sheet. Nah, I'm not that good.

[billcollins7718]

Show me a Masonite Hardboard skill saw blade and tell me what kind to use

[billcollins7718]

Show me a Masonite Hardboard skill saw blade and tell me what kind to use

[whit3rd]

That's the wrong direction. You want LESS teeth, take big bites from the masonite insead of turning it into fine dust. The heat buildup will be less (and the cut less smooth).

If edges matter, apply some shellac and use a hot clothes iron (with some aluminum foil or other adhesion barrier) to flatten the surface.

[Leon]

This should not be burning at all. The blade is probably mounted backwards. It happens.

[-MIKE-]

To the OP: the potential for wandering can be lessened by having as little blade as possible penetrating the surface being cut.

IE: if the material being cut is 3/16", then have the blade depth set to

1/4".

[krw]

Or he's twisting the saw.

[DerbyDad03]

I hope he's done making his cuts by now. After all, it's been 8 years. ;-)

[DerbyDad03]

I'll bet his arm is real tired by now. ;-)

[krw]

Could be. I can't see the OP's post.

[Leon]

No, He was waiting on our answers. :-)

[Puckdropper]

Leon wrote in news: [e-mail]:

I'm waiting for one of my old posts to be dredged up so I can finally finish that project! I've got a score of unfinished projects just waiting for someone to reply and give me that last crucial opinion!

Puckdropper