Cutting Plywood Sheets Alone

When cutting manufactured wood products such as plywood osb and particle board with a table saw or circular saw use a plywood blade with 80 or more teeth to avoid splintered edges.

Cutting plywood sheets alone.

Tips and techniques for using a table saw. Even though skilled woodworkers think that jigsaw isn t appropriate for cutting plywood you can cut plywood without tear out with your regular cheap jigsaw also. Most of diy enthusiasts use cordless jigsaw for cutting plywood because it s a cheap and available tool. First thing you need to do is to find an appropriate blade for cutting plywood.

The most convenient way to do is is to procure a 1 1 2 inch thick installation about the same size as yours sheet and play it on the floor. Here s a setup that you can rig in just a few minutes. The large size and the weight of plywood also makes it difficult to cut a full sheet directly on the table saw. The alternative is to cut it into small size using a circular saw.

A roller or a sawhorse outfitted with a proper height support placed in line with the planned saw kerf holds the end of the sheet steady at outfeed. If you re cutting a sheet of plywood that is 75 inches 1 9 cm thick set your blade to 1 inch 2 5 cm deep. When cutting a sheet of plywood it s important that you support the sheet on both sides of the cut. It will give support for long pieces exiting the saw much more securely than roller stands although they work fine for narrow pieces.

3 support the whole piece of wood. Lay a sheet of plywood directly behind the saw and lock it in place with 1 5 8 in. Many panel saws are designed to only cross cut a sheet of plywood. My favorite part about this panel saw is that you can lock the blade into position on the guide rails rotate the blade 90 degrees and then you can push the plywood through the cut lengthwise sliding it along the support wings.

The most common size for plywood sheets is 4 x 8 feet followed by 5 x 5 feet. We also carry pre cut project panels that are available in different sizes that may vary by store. One of the very best tools for working with plywood alone is an outfeed table on your saw. As the photo proves you don t need fancy equipment or a huge saw table either.

These project panels help eliminate waste cut costs and are easier to transport than full size panels. Make sure the sheets are well supported. Scoring a line or cutting through masking tape also help avoid chipping.