Tweet
So, I'm working on another project; kid related. Building a tree house for the kidos.
I've got the platform done, but made an error when calculating how many 2x6x6s I would need. (I had Lowes cut down 2x6x12s for me, but I didn't change my board count, so I ended up with twice as much
)
Anyway, I couldn't take back the extra 2x6x6 that were cut. I figured I would rip the 9 that I had, but didn't want to do it free hand or lug all 9 into my basement shop to cut on the table saw. So I built this handy ripping jig out of scraps. The idea is that I can just float the circular saw down the 2x6 and rip it in two.
It worked wonderfully. I ripped all 9 boards cleanly and quickly.
If I were to do it again, I would make the 2x6 spacer thinner so that I could have cut all the way through the 2x6 in one pass. To compensate I had to make one pass, then flip end over end in order to cut all the way through.[img]21989[/img]
I've got the platform done, but made an error when calculating how many 2x6x6s I would need. (I had Lowes cut down 2x6x12s for me, but I didn't change my board count, so I ended up with twice as much
)Anyway, I couldn't take back the extra 2x6x6 that were cut. I figured I would rip the 9 that I had, but didn't want to do it free hand or lug all 9 into my basement shop to cut on the table saw. So I built this handy ripping jig out of scraps. The idea is that I can just float the circular saw down the 2x6 and rip it in two.
It worked wonderfully. I ripped all 9 boards cleanly and quickly.
If I were to do it again, I would make the 2x6 spacer thinner so that I could have cut all the way through the 2x6 in one pass. To compensate I had to make one pass, then flip end over end in order to cut all the way through.[img]21989[/img]
Attached Files
Loring in Katy, TX USA
Comment