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4 x 8 panel cross cuts

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This topic came up in another thread, and I had forgotten that I had an easy solution for occasional cross cutting 4 x 8 panels. I made a guide for my circular saw that is 90 degrees square to the length by using the factory end of the plywood to set up the guide. It's close enough for my work! :laughing: Two clamps keep the guide from shifting. Measure the distance from the saw blade to the saw base and add that dimension behind the cut line. In this case 1 1/2" clamp it up and saw away! :thumbsup: bill

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This topic came up in another thread, and I had forgotten that I had an easy solution for occasional cross cutting 4 x 8 panels. I made a guide for my circular saw that is 90 degrees square to the length by using the factory end of the plywood to set up the guide. It's close enough for my work! :laughing: Two clamps keep the guide from shifting. Measure the distance from the saw blade to the saw base and add that dimension behind the cut line. In this case 1 1/2" clamp it up and saw away! :thumbsup: bill
Hey Bill, I could have used one of those about 10 years ago. I got a great deal on some ½” shop grade plywood. I didn’t have a use for it at the time, but when I finally started to cut it up, I found out why they were so cheap. They were exactly 4’ wide and each side 8’ long, but they were completely out of square. My buddy and I both bought 10 sheets each and they were all cut the same way. I had to go out and buy another sheet of good plywood to use as a square.:laughing:
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