Find out how to safely and efficiently use a circular saw SAWVERGE These advice and techniques will help you build everything faster and better, from a few shelves to an entire house.

Don’t set the blade too deep

Proper blade depth

Too deep a blade causes a few difficulties. First, it’s dangerous, because while it’s cutting more blades are exposed. Furthermore, if the blade is too deep, the screw will connect and push off. Issues of safety aside, blades are cut more efficiently when set correctly.

Set the blade depth before cutting

Before you pull the trigger

Determine the depth of the blade when you unlock the saw and hold it with the removed blade guard next to your plate. Then loosen the heel or bow and swivel the base of the saw until the blade reaches from 1/2 inch to 1/4 inch. Underneath the board of directors. Squeeze your lever or knob, you ‘re ready to see.

Allow the cutoff to fall away freely

Avoid binding

Make sure you still fall or step away from the end of the board you are cutting. Let the cut end fall for raw cuts in framing wood. But be mindful that the piece that fell can be completed with a sliver of wood. Support the board continuously to avoid that splitting when you cut boards for good projects. But don’t clamp the cutting part, keep it, or else restrict it.

Support plywood for cutting

Plywood cutting technique

When the cutting part falls the saw can tear or split the plywood furnace without supporting it throughout its entire life. If you use sawdust, just span it over with a couple of 2x4s. This provides the necessary support.

Don’t cut wood that’s supported on both ends

Kickback problem

It’s like cutting the tree limb on which you stand — a disaster that’s guaranteed. The reason is because the cut is close to completion and the board bends down, pinching on the blade and buckling the saw and/or board. This is dangerous and also makes the board usually messy.

Secure the board for rip cuts

Rip cut trick

A table saw is, in most cases, a better choice than a circular saw for scraping lumber. But if the table hasn’t looked realistic and the ripple is not accurate, a circular screen would work well. The trick is to keep the table in place while you rip the board. If the board that you rip does not have a wide rip then the clamps get in the way. We ‘re letting the nails rise because they’re not interfering with the bed seen here. But when you’re done, you can flush your nails (or your tabs) and easily pull the board off. Use finish nails and pull them backwards when you are finished to reduce damage to better-quality boards.

Hold the blade guard up to start angled cuts

Angle cut technique

Some more recent screws have blade guards that retract, even if you are sawing in a corner. However, even with these modern designs, an angled trim is easier to get going when you pull the blade guard first. When the cut is a few inches, release the blade watch slowly and rest on the plate. If you try to start an angled cut without pulling off the blade guard, the guard can pick up the wood and bind the screw blade or make the cut walk.

Start over if the saw wanders from the line

Redo mistakes

Cutting a straight line is an exercise capacity saw. When the blade of the scissor is aligned and cut along the line, no effort is needed to hold the blade on course. But it is difficult to direct the saw back to the line if you are to get into a torrid start. Seek not to put the blade on the ground. Let the blade stop spinning instead. Then remove the saw from the cut, look along the line and restart. You will always cut straight with practice. With practice.

Cut heavy boards without sawhorses

Framing carpenters’ trick

If you cut joists or other heavy wood, it’s often easier to cut them, instead of hoisting them to sawdust. One easy way of doing this is to just rest and lean the board against your shin. Line the screw with your mark and let gravity help to pull the screw. Make sure you keep at least 12 inches in the saw cut. From your knee, from your knees.

Guide rip cuts with your finger

Handy rip guide

If you use your index finger to guide you can make long , narrow rip cuts with a circular saw. Line match the edge. Pinch the base of the saw between your thumb and index finger and allow your finger to ride on the board edge to guide the cut. This technique is safe until the blade is stopped, as long as you grasp the screw before it is turned on.

Required Tools for this Project

You will save time and frustration by putting up the necessary tools for this DIY project before you start.

  • Circular saw
  • Safety glasses
  • Sawhorses

Required Materials for this Project

Avoid shopping trips in the last minute by getting your materials ready before time. This is a list. Here is a list.

  • 2x4s
  • Finish nails