Ripping Plywood Sheets

When ripping a large sheet of plywood image 1 on a table saw use an outfeed table image 2 or roller stand.

Ripping plywood sheets.

Carry to the edge of the saw lift straight up until the sheet rocks over to the surface. If you have an outfeed table that at least lines up with the left wing of the saw table lift and place sheets on that edge. In order to cut down plywood it needs to be set up on something like a. I keep two circular saws handy in my shop i know that isn t feasible for everyone but.

Stand the sheet on the long edge. I keep a piece of rigid foam board in my workshop. As long as they re sharp any of these four 7 1 4 in. Blades will make smooth rip cuts in plywood and reasonably good crosscuts.

Of all the tips i can give you this one helped me the most. The one that is closest to the kerf should slide the sheet forward while the other one should press the plywood towards the cutline. The disadvantage of the 140 tooth plywood blade is that the teeth will dull much faster than the teeth on the three carbide blades. To make a clean smooth cut hold your sheet firmly against the fence and use both hands to guide the sheet through the blade.

In the following video i demonstrate a quick easy and safe method of ripping plywood sheets down into panels or strips. Most of the time safety dictates setting the blade low but this cuts away the underlying plies first leaving the top face unsupported as the teeth slice through. Setting up plywood cutting station. I recently worked on a video series for festool in which i covered examples of how you might use a festool track saw in a shop or on the jobsite.

For a cleaner cut raise the blade a couple of inches as shown. How to cut and rip boards and plywood step 1. Stand to the left of the blade out of the danger zone between the blade and the fence. For circular saws grab a 15 20 carbide tip blade designed for plywood.

Setting up circular saw. Make sure the blade. For table and miter saws invest in an 80 tpi plywood blade one designed for cross miter saw or rip table saw cuts. I do about 1 4 so for ripping 3 4 thick plywood i set my blade to about 1 depth.

In general the more teeth the smoother the cut. The easiest way to cut down plywood sheets step 1.