Often plywood sheets are large and heavy and pose a problem when making the initial cuts.
How to cut big sheets of plywood.
Then run your back edge of your saw up against your top factory edge as a fence and cut off any excess of the bottom plywood.
Choose the right kind of blade.
Maneuvering a sheet of plywood through a tablesaw can be tricky but it s the best way to get straight cuts if you know what you re doing.
Support the whole piece of wood.
Saw blades matter positioning of the board matters technique of cutting matters.
Set the saw blade to the right depth.
Cutting plywood with a circular saw 1.
All these factors come together to make a cut on plywood that gets you close to perfect at the very start.
This diy circular saw guide is easy to build and simple to setup to get accurate cuts in large shee.
Cross cutting plywood sheets to desired length.
There is a solution to that as well.
Before cutting your plywood adjust your saw blade to the right depth.
When ripping a large sheet of plywood image 1 on a table saw use an outfeed table image 2 or roller stand to support the board as it comes off the saw.
Put the best edge of the wood against the fence and push the corner of the board into the fence to keep the board tight against the fence throughout the cut image 3.
Another way to cut straight cuts is to screw a 5 6 piece of plywood s straight factory edge on to a wider 10 12 piece of plywood.
For all of you denser than stone types i m just showing the method here not covering every possible safety precaution known to the human race.
I m working on a boat building project and struggled to find info on how to support and cut complex shapes in thin plywood so i created this video showing wh.
To get a smooth cut on a sheet of plywood you ll need to have the right blade.
When there will be a lot of cutting or to use in the future.
If you want to avoid chipping the veneer install a.
A diy solution to cut large sheets of plywood accurately.
