markblue777
Established Member
Hey all,
Thought I would post up my home made circular saw track. Got the idea off of here to use floor boards as the base. I had a couple lying around so thought I would put them to use. The "barrier" is something I took out of the cut off's bin from Homebase. not entirely sure what it was originally designed for but it worked well for my needs.
I made board A's rail have a slight overhang so board b can hook under it and the saw can glide between the two boards.
being floor boards fixing board B to A is fairly secure because of the tongue and groove
Each board is about 4ft 5" so work well for and 8' by 4' sheet as you get a bit of over hang on either end.
As you can see from the pictures I plan on using the opposite side as a straight edge for the router but I have not cut that yet.
The best part about this project is that it cost me £1. The floor boards I reclaimed from freecycle and the only thing I paid for was the rail (which as I said come from the Homebase cut off's bin)
Used it for the first time the other day to cut some board and it worked a treat (so much less hassle than measuring then getting a straight edge then lining it for the saws base width etc, now I can just place the board on the line and cut) I would definitely recommend anyone that does not have some form of fixed guide rail to make one.
Thought I would post up my home made circular saw track. Got the idea off of here to use floor boards as the base. I had a couple lying around so thought I would put them to use. The "barrier" is something I took out of the cut off's bin from Homebase. not entirely sure what it was originally designed for but it worked well for my needs.
I made board A's rail have a slight overhang so board b can hook under it and the saw can glide between the two boards.
being floor boards fixing board B to A is fairly secure because of the tongue and groove
Each board is about 4ft 5" so work well for and 8' by 4' sheet as you get a bit of over hang on either end.
As you can see from the pictures I plan on using the opposite side as a straight edge for the router but I have not cut that yet.
The best part about this project is that it cost me £1. The floor boards I reclaimed from freecycle and the only thing I paid for was the rail (which as I said come from the Homebase cut off's bin)
Used it for the first time the other day to cut some board and it worked a treat (so much less hassle than measuring then getting a straight edge then lining it for the saws base width etc, now I can just place the board on the line and cut) I would definitely recommend anyone that does not have some form of fixed guide rail to make one.
