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1 posted on 12/30/2006 10:03:29 AM PST by rudy45
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I have no idea, but I'll be interested in learning, too! We'll be making a beanbag-toss game out of plywood for our church fair next fall :-).


2 posted on 12/30/2006 10:09:40 AM PST by Tax-chick ("Everything is either willed or permitted by God, and nothing can hurt me." Bl. Charles de Foucauld)
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Get somebody who knows what they are doing to cut it. Remember: Safety First.


3 posted on 12/30/2006 10:12:52 AM PST by BipolarBob (Yes I backed over the vampire, but I swear I didn't see it in my rear view mirror.)
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Not much of a tool guy, hey, Rudy??

Don't need a sawhorse. If your front (or back) porch is flat and of the appropriate size, just lay it flat with the part to be cut hanging over the side. Kneel on the sheet and cut. You will have to make several adjustments during the process but it will work.


4 posted on 12/30/2006 10:13:05 AM PST by CTOCS (Some people drink from the fountain of knowledge. Others just gargle.)
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This isn't a very dangerous job. Hell, I'd just lift the thing off of the garage floor with bricks or blocks and cut away. The weight of the plywood is such that it won't move much, and you can stabilize it with your leg.


5 posted on 12/30/2006 10:14:48 AM PST by Jaysun (I've never paid for sex in my life. And that's really pissed off a lot of prostitutes.)
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Just set it up on the home range and shoot the lines. Like the carnival shoot the star game. Make work fun.

In all seriousness, let someone with some experience do it. You need to support the scrap during the cut. Use the right kind of blade (a sharp one) in the saw and don't rush the cut by pushing too hard.

6 posted on 12/30/2006 10:18:39 AM PST by Dinsdale
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Rent or buy a really good quality (like Bosch) and buy some extra blades, since you will probably break a few.

Support it on some 2 x 4's ( or thicker). Be sure the blade isn't hitting the support Sawhorses are easier for your back. Have a helper support the drop off. Have the supports close to the cut to lessen vibration. Test your cutting tool handling on scrap before you start on the good sheet.

Or just have a milling or cabinet shope cut it for you.


7 posted on 12/30/2006 10:26:21 AM PST by garyhope (It's World War IV, right here, right now courtesy of Islam.)
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Don't try to do this without the proper tools and staging equipment.
If you have a neighbor or janitor who has a workshop, take the project
to them.

Power Tools and Power (ful) tools like saws and knives are dangerous.
Wear goggles and use gloves.

-- Rejoicing Jo --


8 posted on 12/30/2006 10:26:53 AM PST by Jo Nuvark (Those who bless Israel will be blessed, those who curse Israel will be cursed. Gen 12:3)
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No problem here Rudy. Use your deck or a couple of 2 x 4's in the garage. Just don't try to cut out the entire silhouette without cutting off the scarp at intervals and you'll do just fine.


10 posted on 12/30/2006 11:01:50 AM PST by jwalsh07 (Duncan Hunter for President)
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Get a grip people!

This is really a simple job. You won't need the ear plugs, the glasses may keep sawdust out of your eyes, the really careful would say use a mask to prevent inhaling any sawdust, but for God's sake...people have been doing simple projects like this forever...and surviving.

Sheesh!


11 posted on 12/30/2006 11:09:27 AM PST by x1stcav (I always thought he was a Murthaf*cker.)
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The biggest problem with doing this is that the piece has to be supported to have clearance for the blade underneath. You need to support it evenly across both the finished piece and waste sections, so that they stay flat relative to each other as you make the cuts.

If you don't do this, then the unsupported secion will sag as it's being cut loose, which results in binding the saw blade and then all manner of unpleasant things tend to follow.

12 posted on 12/30/2006 11:09:31 AM PST by tacticalogic ("Oh bother!" said Pooh, as he chambered his last round.)
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These instructions require the use of a router, which would be more effecient for the task.

Use two sheets of plywood, on a flat surface. Draw your picture/pattern on the top sheet. The bottowm sheet might get scarred, but bettter it than your front porch or table. Set the depth of your router to the depth of 1 sheet of plywood. Using a cutoff bit plunge it into the sheet of plywood on the outside of your pattern and then follow the pattern you have drawn. Pull the router don't push. Use a steady slow motion.

Always use saftey. Don't let the router get away from you.

16 posted on 12/30/2006 1:28:30 PM PST by Bear_Slayer (When liberty is outlawed only outlaws will have liberty.)
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A trained monkey can do it!
Just lift the plywood off the ground using scrap 2 x 4 or similar blocks.Use a little common sense and space 3 or 4 in the appropriate places...
Go really slow with the jig saw, let the tool do the work.
Make sure you swear and yell a lot and when you finish go drink 3 or so beers.....
...professional contractor here.....
Its not hard,really, just be careful and pay attention to what you are doing and you will be fine!
22 posted on 12/30/2006 2:08:45 PM PST by scott says
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