How to Cut a Straight Line Video
VIDEO SUMMARY
To assist with your cutting, first clamp a framing square on a scarp piece of wood. Use a pencil to make a mark along the edge of the square. Do not remove the framing square yet. Then, take your circular saw and place the fence edge of the saw guide against the framing square and make a small cut. Remove the square and measure the distance between the cut and the pencil mark. This will provide the offset needed for making your straight cuts.
When cutting pieces for your remodeling project, mark where the cut should be, then make a second mark over the same distance that you measure in the test cut. Clamp the framing square on this second line. Place the edge of the circular saw against the framing square and make your cut.
The results will be a straight cut every time. Try it the next time your project requires a straight cut.
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COMMENTS
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Justin Dean 20 Jul 2009, 15:26
This was extremely helpful and surprisingly hard to find anything
comparable. Thank you!
GiDeOn 23 Nov 2009, 12:18
Thanks for the tip! I usually use a rafter square to begin the cut and
then "wing it" from there. The one thing I need to figure out is how to
better cut a straight line when cutting long sheets of plywood...say a 4' X
8' piece.
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