Ripping Plywood Sheets

Of all the tips i can give you this one helped me the most.

Ripping plywood sheets.

In order to cut down plywood it needs to be set up on something like a. If you have an outfeed table that at least lines up with the left wing of the saw table lift and place sheets on that edge. As long as they re sharp any of these four 7 1 4 in. For circular saws grab a 15 20 carbide tip blade designed for plywood.

Blades will make smooth rip cuts in plywood and reasonably good crosscuts. I keep a piece of rigid foam board in my workshop. Carry to the edge of the saw lift straight up until the sheet rocks over to the surface. Stand the sheet on the long edge.

The one that is closest to the kerf should slide the sheet forward while the other one should press the plywood towards the cutline. I do about 1 4 so for ripping 3 4 thick plywood i set my blade to about 1 depth. Lift one corner and slide the carrier to the middle of the sheet. In the following video i demonstrate a quick easy and safe method of ripping plywood sheets down into panels or strips.

Setting up plywood cutting station. When cutting plywood on the tablesaw raising the blade height can make a big difference in cut quality. In general the more teeth the smoother the cut. Make sure the blade.

Stand to the left of the blade out of the danger zone between the blade and the fence. When ripping a large sheet of plywood image 1 on a table saw use an outfeed table image 2 or roller stand. How to cut and rip boards and plywood step 1. When i cut plywood i place the plywood on top of the foam and cut right into the foam.

Setting up circular saw. For table and miter saws invest in an 80 tpi plywood blade one designed for cross miter saw or rip table saw cuts. The disadvantage of the 140 tooth plywood blade is that the teeth will dull much faster than the teeth on the three carbide blades. To make a clean smooth cut hold your sheet firmly against the fence and use both hands to guide the sheet through the blade.

I recently worked on a video series for festool in which i covered examples of how you might use a festool track saw in a shop or on the jobsite. The easiest way to cut down plywood sheets step 1.