Circular Saws - Page 17 of 17

Quick Square Cuts

A technique I find useful for making an accurate crosscut with a circular saw is to place a framing square on the work and scribe a pencil line at the…
A carbide tip

I go through a lot of steel circular-saw blades remodeling and building additions. I hate to pay $2 a blade for sharpening, and then wait a week to get the…
Cutoff fixture

I made this bench-mounted cutoff fixture for a circular saw out of scrap materials in less than an hour, and it saved me the price of a saw protractor and…
Built-up roof blade

I've installed a lot of skylights in tar and gravel roofs. As a consequence, I've gummed up plenty of circular-saw blades trying to burn through the built-up roofing. Since this…
Stair-button rip fence

When I need an accurate rip on a job site without a tablesaw, I use my stair-gauge fixtures. I clamp them on the front and back of my circular-saw baseplate, equidistant…
Splinter-free crosscutting

Occasionally in the course of building a home, and sometimes in the shop, it is easiest to use a skill saw to crosscut a piece of trim. With the aid…
Cleaning sawblades

Pizza pans, which come in various diameters with a standard depth, are ideal for soaking circular-saw blades in chemical remover to get rid of pitch. Very little fluid is needed,…
Cutoff fixture, another way

I seldom use radial-arm saws when I'm working on a job. They are expensive, difficult to move around and constantly out of adjustment. The alternative is to use the simple…
On-Site Carpentry with a Circular Saw

Cutting in place saves time and trouble.

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