I might add I use the circular saw, but use a "plywood" blade. They have many more teeth and cut very smooth. Warren
Question about cutting of 1/2 inch off door
Nov 28, 2004
25 Replies
I forgot to ask, I remembered just now that I've sold my worm drive Skill Saw, and now only have a battery operated saw like that, it only has a 5 1/2 blade, it is one of them 18 v jobs. Will that have enough torque to do the door job we are talking about?...........Peter
Yes. Go ahead Peter - take your saw in hand and give this little job a whirl. Sometimes you can best find the answers to your questions by putting the matter at hand to the test.
OK I will do it , Thanks again...............Peter
Even a hollow core door would be difficult to place on a tablesaw for cutting 1/2" off one edge. Use a straight edge and a circulars saw or a good quality jigsaw. BUT, before you start, see if you can determine how thick the solid strip at the bottom really is. On some HC doors,
1/2" would be too much to take off.
A spiral up/down combo bit and a router will do all of this in one step!
Barry
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