ProGrip makes the saw guide you are talking about. They have different lengths up to about 100 inches, just over 8 feet. The link is justclamps.com Just type in ProGrip in the search box and you'll find them all. They have a plastic saw guide you can screw to the bottom of your saw but I don't recommend it. It fits in the track of the guide if you need that but you will have to cut out a pretty good chunk of plastic for the blade guard to come through unless you want the blade sticking through the plastic at all times... ----- Original Message ----- From: John Schwery To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, June 15, 2008 6:37 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] cutting straight lines
Scott, I have never seen one but I have heard about these rail and fence systems where a circular saw is fastened to the system and the saw slides along, cutting the wood. I don't know who makes them. earlier, Scott Howell, wrote: >Thanks, that is an interesting idea for sure. Unfortunately a hand saw >would take a bit with as hard as this stuff is, but your obviously >more of a man than I. grin You must have arms the size of most folks >legs to be cutting most of this stuff by hand. grin. >The piece of metal I have isn't a T, but it's kind of the same idea, >but I'll check into these, it might prove to be a better solution. > >On Jun 15, 2008, at 12:20 AM, Victor Gouveia wrote: > > > Hi Scott, > > > > I bought a four foot T-square, made of steel, and it serves that same > > purpose, as a straight edge guide to cut material with. > > > > It makes for an excellent straight edge to score the work with also. > > > > The good thing is, as a cutting guide, and because it's made of > > steel, the > > saw would rather go through any wood, as it's softer to cut through > > than the > > steel, so it makes for an ideal cutting guide. > > > > I got the suggestion from Don Patterson on the Blind Handy Man Show. > > He was > > reading a letter I had sent into the show, and Don suggested the steel > > straight edge. > > > > Granted, I use old elbow grease to cut any wood I need to saw > > through, not a > > power tool, so I don't know how the straight edge would handle a > > power saw > > of some kind. > > > > In any case, I believe that the T-squares will go up to lengths of > > around > > five or six feet, depending on where you get it, but, once clamped > > to the > > stock that needs to be cut, it's a great tool. > > > > Even for cutting dry wall, and making sure you score it straight. > > > > Victor > > Co-moderator > > Blind Movie Buffs List > > Guidedogs List > > > > > > > >Scott Howell ><mailto:s.howell%40verizon.net>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG. >Version: 8.0.100 / Virus Database: 270.3.0/1503 - Release Date: >6/14/2008 6:02 PM John [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
