Radial Arm saw cutting question... Help needed...

Sean · 2005-03-02T07:58:03+00:00

Hello,I am having a small difficulty cutting some over-sized pieces of plywood on my Radial arm saw and was looking for suggestions.Here's the problem:I have a standard 4' x 8' piece of plywood.I start by cutting it in half lengthwise. (2 pieces of 24" x 96")Now I need to cut each of the above pieces in the following way: 2 pieces that are 34" x 24" and one piece that is 20" x 24". (So I need a total of 4 of the 34x24 and 2 of the 20x24).The problem comes from trying to cut the 34"x24" pieces. My Radial Arm Saw only cuts a maximum of about 26".I have a table saw too, but the fence only extends to about 20" or 22". (It's a real small one.)The only solution I have been able to work out so far is to make a 26" cut, flip the wood over. Use a 36" straight edge ruler to line up the saw blade with the cut and then cut from the other side. The drawback is that sometimes I am off by a 1/16th or as much as 3/32nds.I suppose I could also use my skil saw, but it doesn't give as nice a cut.Any other suggestions.....?Thanks for your time,Sean.

Mar 02, 2005 20 Replies

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Sean 21 years ago

Thanks for the reference to Mr. Sawdust. I'll check that out. Regarding my post about lowering the blade into the wood... I wasn't actually suggesting doing that, I was actually stating that it wouldn't work to do that. Thanks for the advice! Sean

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