Well there is the T at the end that sooner or later will get in the way. But short of a table saw this is one of the better ideas. I picked up a set of ripping guides some time back. They fit in the area made for the guide in the front of the circular saw. Trouble with them is they are quite narrow and don't give a confident feel like following a straight edge.
If anyone goes the route of the straight edge remember to measure from the edge of the saw shoe to the edge of the blade. Add half the thickness of the blade and you'll be centered. Of course when setting up a guide you have to add that measurement to the cut as well or you'll be off by about an inch and a half... ----- Original Message ----- From: Victor Gouveia To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, June 15, 2008 10:10 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] cutting straight lines Hi Bob, While I agree that the thin piece of metal wouldn't stand up to a circular saw blade, one could use the thin piece of metal as a straight line to run the circular saw fence along. One would simply need to off set the t-square to accommodate for the couple of inches required for the width of the saw fence, and there you have it. At no time would the blade actually make contact with the t-square, and you would get a straight line each and every time. Victor Co-moderator Blind Movie Buffs List Guidedogs List [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
