How To Rip A Sheet Of Plywood With A Table Saw

Adjust your saw blade depth.

How to rip a sheet of plywood with a table saw.

I keep a piece of rigid foam board in my workshop. With sled attached set your saw on top of your plywood sheet and lower the blade so that it is about 1 16 1 8 below your sheet. More affordable than larger table saws a bench saw is a good option for cutting sheet material such as plywood and oriented strand board osb or plastic and aluminum paneling. Even if you own a table saw sometimes it s easier to rip large sheets of plywood with a circular saw.

Also don t let the blade pull away from this piece from your hand. The trick to a perfectly straight cut is to clamp a straightedge to the plywood and use it as a guide for your saw. Which side of the mark do i cut on. Depending on your saw capacity the size you need and if the sides of the sheet are already perfectly parallel you can use the rip fence on the waste side and have your off cut be the finished piece.

Always pay attention to cut on the waste side of the mark. So if you measured a 24 long piece to cut cut on the side of the mark that you didn t measure from. Rip fence scale 15 amp 4 hp and 3650 rpm. Clamp the insert down once the blade goes all the way through.

For example you have a 4x8 sheet of plywood and need a 36in wide piece but your rip fence only goes to 24 in. Carefully put a piece of plywood onto the table saw. Adjust your circular saw cutting depth to be just below the material. 092 inch kerf that has a quick release feature foldable compact table with a stable base.

Of all the tips i can give you this one helped me the most. Elevation wheel for tilting elevating and lowering the blade check price. I do about 1 4 so for ripping 3 4 thick plywood i set my blade to about 1 depth. At this stage the blade needs to be quite high.