cutting plywood?
 

hey, any of you guys that have cut ply wood before...what did you use to do it? with the most ease. I tried a hack saw..didn't work too well...then again the blade is designed for metal...so I'll probably go get wood cutting blades tommorrow...untill then..any of you guys have some good ply wood cutting technique/tool?

table saw...band saw...what you probaly have around is a skill saw. those are all power tools btw heh.

only problem is I dont have a cutting table

do you have a skill saw?

go by a local lumbar yard someone there will cut it im sure for free.

Circular saw with a ripping blade will make quick work of it...don't need a table, just something to prop the wood on. Hell, I've used the gap between my garage and driveway to cut without catching the blade on anything...ghetto, but it works...

:stupid: I just hold the plywood down on a deck and had my friend hold it while I cut it, or just sit on it yourself if nobody is around.

That works too...:beerchug:

what are you cutting? the tools depend on what the goal is. yer yer looking to make some straight cuts i'd go with a skill saw. bandsaw might work, but is difficult with large pieces of wood.
honestly, in my view, nothing beats an olf style hand saw.

hacksaws can be good, or they can be veri difficult.

what do you need to cut>? how big is the wood? curves? straight lines? sup g

Straight Cut:

If this is just a one time, one cut thing, go to dollar general and buy one of their handsaws. If this is for some kind of project that you're going to need to make a lot of straight cuts, do yourself a favor and go buy a basic circular saw.

Not straight cuts:

Again, if this is a one cut/one time deal, you could probably get away with that hacksaw with a coarse wood blade. If you're going to need to be able to cut wood all day, do yourself a favor and get a jigsaw.

Circular saw and a set of sawhorses would be perfect Jon. Just watch out for kickback, it can be a bitch.

If you want your straightest cut you can use a table saw if your ripping the board, but with plywood you should use a radial arm saw or a midar saw;). A band saw is the last one i would use. It takes alot of practice to cut a stright line with the band saw.

A circular saw with a blade made for OSB/Plywood works like a champ for straight lines. A jigsaw with a fine tooth blade is good for curves and tight spots. Coarse blades will cut faster, but they will splinter the material more and not give you a nice finished look along your cut lines.

there are alot of curves...and it's like...4x3 ft...somewhere around there

Jigsaw then ftw.

alright..thanks everyone

:stupid:

Watcha building Jon? My first guess was a rear seat delete, but I don't think they're 4x3...and not a lot of curves...

he broke his seat... needs reinforcement with all the heavy weight it holds

hehe...you'll see...it's really no big deal though

Yep. Jigsaw is exactly what you need.