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Title: What surface to cut from?
Post by juco on Mar 21^st, 2008, 8:06pm

I want to trim some kickboard for a kitchen using a circular saw. Is my reckoning correct as per diagram in that the blade should come down on the surface that will be on view to avoid a ragged edge?

thanks

Title: Re: What surface to cut from?
Post by big_all on Mar 22^nd, 2008, 12:15pm

your drawing is just confusing the situation :o :o

with the exception of a laminate jigsaw blade that pushes/cuts away from the base plate

all blades will pull the wood on to the base plate or table

so in your diagram the blade traveling down is at the back of the saw on a circular saw
or the front on a table saw

the blade on a circular saw will "lift" the wood onto the base plate and break out as the blade peirces the surface

so the answer to your question on a circular saw the breakout is on the top surface on a table saw its underneath 8-) 8-)

Title: Re: What surface to cut from?
Post by woodsmith on Mar 22^nd, 2008, 12:19pm

When you cut with a circular saw the better edge is normally the bottom (underneath) edge. Set the blade depth so that the teeth project about 5mm below the surface for the best results.

Title: Re: What surface to cut from?
Post by juco on Mar 26^th, 2008, 7:41am

OK have it sorted now.

thanks for the help guys.

appreciated.
Juco

Title: Re: What surface to cut from?
Post by big_all on Mar 26^th, 2008, 1:04pm

juco wrote on Mar 26^th, 2008, 7:41am:

OK have it sorted now.

thanks for the help guys.

appreciated.
Juco

your welcome thanks for letting us know we appreciate it ;D ;D ;D