Re: [DIY] Support for saw

 

Hopefully someone with more experience will chime in...

I don't think they need to be 1" apart.  To your point, 1/4" or any other measurement would be fine with whatever gap measurements in between each cut.  It's going to be waste anyway.  If it's easier to chisel out with more cuts then go for it.

I don't have access to instructions but I assume they would suggest making the cuts slightly less deep than the intentional lap joint.  So, if they are suggesting a 2" deep joint then maybe cut 1-7/8" or 1-15/16" deep and sand the remaining down to 2".

Saw support.  Do you have any extra waste lumber that you can clamp or anchor onto the side of your work piece so that the saw will have support.  You'll be cutting through your work piece and then through your anchored lumber.  The anchored lumber will give your saw plate something to slide over.

On Thu, Aug 9, 2018 at 2:53 PM, greatyoga@yahoo.com [DoIt_Yourself] <DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

 

I  am building this platform bed made of 4x12 timber.  For the joints, I want them to be smooth so they will fit right..  So the  joints fit right, I need to cut down halfway through the timbers or 2" down.  and keep them flat and even.   I tried to do it like the directions said but it is not working out.  In other words, I am supposed to make grids with 1" apart and chisel them out but they are not chiseling out flat and even.  If I had it to do over again, I would make 1/4 or 1/8" grids and chisel them out.  Does anyone have any ideas on how to do this?  After they are fairly flat, I will sand them but that is not an option now.  I also do not have a table saw but just a worm drive saw.  Would some sort of cross cut devise work? The trouble is that after I get 1" or more from an edge, the plate of the saw has nothing to lean on for support so it is more or less suspended in mid air with no support.  Here is the instructions.  Thanks

https://www.instructables.com/id/Massive-Timbered-Platform-Bed/

GB

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