Dan, I would make it a habit of measuring from the side of the shoe to the blade every time because the distance will be different depending on which saw blade is attached. For instance, the dimension will be different from the shoe to the edge of a carbide tipped blade versus to the edge of a plywood blade. So as you can see, it will be different depending on which blade you use.
Tom ---- Dan Rossi <[email protected]> wrote: > Terry, > > I am old, lazy, and forgetful, so when I try and use my circ saw with a > straight edge, I can never remember what the offset from the edge of the > shoe to the blade is. So I have to measure it again. Then I inevitably > make the mistake of cutting on the wrong side of the blade and screw up > the cut anyway. That's why I like the saw guide, I just line up the edge > of it with where I want to cut and I am done. Yes, I can make one of > those handy dandy guides that we have heard about on this list, but the EZ > guide does have a couple of nice features like, built-in clamps, and being > made out of Aluminum. And, since my wife gave it to me as a Christmas > present, I have it and might as well use it, especially if it means I need > to buy another tool to use it more effectively. *GRIN* > > -- > Blue skies. > Dan Rossi > Carnegie Mellon University. > E-Mail: [email protected] > Tel: (412) 268-9081
