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What other types of saws should I look at?

I am a single mom and my parents never taught me these things. So now I am teaching myself as I am making a playhouse for the kids. What kind of saw is the best for cutting up wood to the proper measurement?

2007-12-09 09:21:50 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden Do It Yourself (DIY)

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The more useful of the two tools will be the circular saw. This would be true whether your building a playhouse or coffee table. More specifically circular saws are specifically for cutting wood to proper measurements. Jigsaws are for detail or decorative cuts such as curves or other patterns. You might also wish to buy a straightedge to go with the circular which you can clamp to the wood to make straight cuts easier.

2007-12-09 11:47:35 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

Jigsaw Or Circular Saw

2017-01-01 09:09:16 · answer #2 · answered by troung 4 · 0 0

Circular Saw Jig

2016-09-28 23:59:42 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

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You should use a wet saw for cutting tile. ie. from Home Depot: Master Cut 3/5 HP Direct-Drive Motor Wet Tile Saw with 7 in. Diamond Blade $49 Pick up a nibbler pliers (NATTCO Anti-Shock Adjustable Tile Nippers $14) while your there as you may need to just snap off a small piece of tile. Use a jig saw for just about anything else. ie. from Home Depot: DEWALT 5.5-Amp Jig Saw Kit $79 BTW don't skimp on the quality of the jig saw as you will have that unit for a very long time. You use different blades for different cuts.... ie metal/wood etc. The difference between the saws is one uses a circular disk with teeth on it and spins around as it cuts, while the other uses a straight blade and goes up and down as it cuts. They also sell a scroll saw for cutting very tiny things out of wood: Ryobi 16 in. Scroll Saw You can use your jig saw to cut straight lines if you clamp a guide (8 ft. x 6 in. Pro's Edge Wide Aluminum Cutting Guide ) onto the wood thus saving you from having to purchase a skill saw (Milwaukee 15-Amp 7-1/4 in. Tilt-Lok Circular Saw ). Again, don't skimp on the quality. Just make sure the edge of the jig saw base is against the guide as you cut. Double check when placing/clamping the guide so the blade will follow the line. When asked what you want for Christmas..... give the above list.... have fun BTW, you don't use these saws to cut drywall.....

2016-04-10 10:40:45 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

For a play-house, a circular saw.
This is for straight cuts. - A clamping saw-horse
is a good accessory.
You use a jigsaw primarily for curves.
(Be careful! - Keep away from the kiddies.
A circular saw can remove little fingers from them,
and 'Kick back` at you if you're not careful.)

2007-12-09 13:52:56 · answer #5 · answered by Irv S 7 · 1 0

There are three main saws that i would look at.
Circular saw is really versatile, useful for most cutting
Reciprocating saws for the hard to reach places, gives a nicer finish than the circular saw
Table saw also gives a good finish but is useful for cutting large pieces of wood.
Don't rely on any of these saws for a finished trim. Use a sander or sandpaper if you want to be cheap about it.
For a play house it'd be useful to use the circular and table saw but you can do it with only one of them if you don't really have the dough. either or...
Just be careful, it seems to me that only the inexperienced or tense individuals get hurt the most...add careless to that too.

2007-12-09 10:01:16 · answer #6 · answered by saeuta 3 · 2 0

A jig saw is for smaller pieces of wood. It has a straight blade that moves up and down - and therefore cuts in both directions. It limits you to the size wood that will fit between the blade and back rest. Also thick wood could be a problem.
A circular saw has a circular blade that rotates and is used to cut larger pieces of wood - a hand held for a variety of situations and a table saw if you want it to be in a stationary place.

2007-12-09 09:28:32 · answer #7 · answered by dude 7 · 2 0

A circular saw is designed to make straight cuts where a jig is best suited for curves

2007-12-09 10:03:22 · answer #8 · answered by Jim T 3 · 0 0

A circular saw will give a jagged edge and a jigsaw will give a nice finish.

2007-12-09 09:43:44 · answer #9 · answered by Anoni M 3 · 2 2

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2017-01-25 01:11:08 · answer #10 · answered by Mike 4 · 0 0

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