Started woodworking recently and I have four pieces of plywood that is 11" length, 2.75" width, and 0.5" thick. I want to make 1" deep vertical cuts, where each one of these sections of 0.25" wide. An example of these cuts can be found below. This would be easy with a table saw, but I only have a circular saw and a jig saw. How could I make these cuts?
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total beginner here. I have four pieces of 3/4" thick plywood that are 48"x2". I want to make them 48" by 1", so a long straight cut. I don't have access to tools except for a 4.5" Tacklife circular saw, pretty intimidated by it. I watched all the safety videos on youtube and the advice seems to be do not clamp a board from both sides and saw down the middle because the board halves will pinch the blade and kickback.
I have a small workbench that clamps in the middle which seems like it could lead to that pinching problem, or I could clamp the board to the edge and go end to end (see below). I would be using the circular saw guide to make the cut straight.
TLDR, my question is, I have a small workbench and a portable circular saw, what's the best way to half these 48" long boards from 2" to 1"? A circular saw is the only tool I have access to.
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I need to cut out a large rectangle in the middle of a 4'x8' 1/4" plywood but I only need to do it twice so I don't want to buy a jigsaw. Would a hand saw be able to do the job? The cut out does not need to be very precise.
I'm using the plywood to make an accent piece behind a wall mounted TV and the cutout is for the TV mount.
Something like this: https://www.dewalt.com/products/hand-tools/hand-saws/multipurpose-saw/dwht20542
Just an FYI, here's a photo of someone feeding a board through a table saw. It can be dangerous if you forget the safety rules (e.g. never push the wood from the side farthest from the blade; you might pinch it and launch the material--a surefire recipe for kickbacks).
I'm trying to calculate how much push force (apologies, I'm not proficient with the proper term) would you need to push or pull wood through since I'm thinking of a DIY pneumatic arm project where instead of a human operator, maybe a remote controlled actuator would be pushing/pulling the wood instead. But I don't want to go overboard and ram the piece and destroy it and cause the same accident I wanted to avoid.
I was thinking it's the weight of whatever material is being cut, but should you consider resistance from the saw and friction from the table surface? Any help would be greatly apprreciated.
Hi, I have a project I'm trying to build from the confines of a small balcony in a city. In an effort to not make an enemy of all my neighbors with all the noise, I'm considering switching from my original plan of using a compact circular saw to a hand saw. I found this blog post where someone managed to kerf cut with a hand saw successfully, but I was hoping someone here might have recommendations for a type or even specific model of saw to buy for this. Also trying to think of the best way to ensure I'm getting to the correct depth without sawing all the way through. Very new to woodworking so any help is very appreciated!
I need to cut out a large rectangle in the middle of a 4'x8' 1/4" plywood but I only need to do it twice so I don't want to buy a jigsaw. Would a hand saw be able to do the job? The cut out does not need to be very precise.
I'm using the plywood to make an accent piece behind a wall mounted TV and the cutout is for the TV mount.
Something like this: https://www.dewalt.com/products/hand-tools/hand-saws/multipurpose-saw/dwht20542
