Idk if im asking for advice or just need to blow off some steam.
But i cant cut straight to save my life. Its really pissing me off when building a box because it ends up being all messed up and crap. I just tried to make a jig to make my circular saw cut straight but i guess i suck so bad at wood working i even made that crooked line is straight just the saw wont follow the path i want it to for w/e reason.
Then theres the table saw i have to work with. Its an expensive piece of equipment in comparison to alot of them ive seen ($1,500+) yet who the hell makes a table saw that doesnt have any easy way to setup your fence. So if i want to use my fence i have to take about 20 measurements and even then i somehow can screw it up. My best results seem to come from freehanding it on the table saw but that comes with the chance of going at the blade from the slightest wrong angle causing there to be a slope.. Im just so frustrated with all this crap. i see so many people make such pretty straight cuts. Here i sit in a woodshop full of expensive equipment and i cant produce anything even half way acceptable. And yes i know it takes skill to build a box. But shouldnt it be alittle easier
okay first things first Breathe. In thru nose out thru mouth.
Now have you got a small square?? Tri-square, or heck even a carpenter square will work. Long as you can get a 90* angle.
raise your blade to the working height, and put the square on it, lay the long side against the blade and the short side on the table. If you are not square adjust the tilt on the blade, until you are.
Then get your fence tighten it down and do the same thing, checking at different point to make sure you are square.
Tim wrote:okay first things first Breathe. In thru nose out thru mouth.
Now have you got a small square?? Tri-square, or heck even a carpenter square will work. Long as you can get a 90* angle.
raise your blade to the working height, and put the square on it, lay the long side against the blade and the short side on the table. If you are not square adjust the tilt on the blade, until you are.
Then get your fence tighten it down and do the same thing, checking at different point to make sure you are square.
Make sure you got a good blade,
Good luck,
Tim
the table saw has a thing that tells me what angle its at. its set for 90.
The fence is a bitch to setup...thats the problem.
You cant use the cross slide on large pieces and expect it to be accurate.
Do exactly as I told you last time. $9 piece of Aluminum Angle, 2 2" C Clamps, tape measure and nice sharp pencils. Take the circular saw and have fun.
My cuts are dead straight always. Trouble I have is keeping it square... By the time each cut is slightly off it adds up.
so is it the equipment or are you having some sort of mental issues with it? i usually just freehand with my circular saw and then clamp each piece together and hit it with a sander for a few seconds to square each piece up....i got a makita electric circular sander that with a 36 grit disc will make quick work of evening up the edges.....
its a skills issue...i basicly dont know how the f to make a straight cut. i was throw into a garage full of all the tools/equipment id need...and left to learn for my own
what kind of table saw are you working with....setting the fence on my dad's craftsman takes about 5 seconds lol. x2 what tim said, make sure the blade is actually straight vertically and horizontally. tell us exactly step by step of how you would cut a piece of wood, and maybe we can help a little bit more
loudwagon15s wrote:what kind of table saw are you working with....setting the fence on my dad's craftsman takes about 5 seconds lol. x2 what tim said, make sure the blade is actually straight vertically and horizontally. tell us exactly step by step of how you would cut a piece of wood, and maybe we can help a little bit more
Well with the circular saw jig i measure out how far i want it to be cut make a mark set my circular saw up on that line and then mark where the guard ends at clamp my board at that point doubly check it by placing my circular saw on the guard and check if it aligns with the line i made to cut. then i measure the other side of the board and place a clamp on the board to hold my guide. I hold the circular saw firmly against the guard but by the end of the cut it seems to drift away. But the blade was low so i raised it to right under the wood. (havent tested yet with blade raised)
The table saw i basicly draw my line and hope for the best
line is straight just the saw wont follow the path i want it to for w/e reason.
