Timeline for Efficiently flush-rip cut thick rafter tail
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| Oct 25, 2022 at 17:14 | comment | added | Kurt Granroth | The beam is notably thicker than the others because it is one of four hip rafters, which may or may not be comically oversized. The entire point load is resting on the corner of the house and everything afterwards is just tails. Yeah, the true answer to this is definitely "cut before installation" but the architectural and structural plans were too different for me to properly visualize this until it got to this point. | |
| Oct 25, 2022 at 17:10 | vote | accept | Kurt Granroth | ||
| Oct 24, 2022 at 11:19 | comment | added | crip659 | @Ecnerwal That is almost an answer. These days handsaws are almost not thought of anymore, but should be perfect for that work. | |
| Oct 24, 2022 at 0:23 | comment | added | Ecnerwal | If not planned ahead and cut before installing (or at least before installing the obstacles around it) a good sharp rip-tooth handsaw works wonders in terms of fitting where power tools don't like to go (andboth the sharp detail and the rip-tooth detail help with cutting fast, if the only handsaws you've met are dull and rusty and don't work well.) | |
| Oct 24, 2022 at 0:09 | answer | added | Kyle | timeline score: 3 | |
| Oct 23, 2022 at 23:57 | comment | added | FreeMan | Was that beam deeper because the extra strength was needed, or did someone just use whatever was handy? (That's an expensive left over!) I think the answer is - cut it before you install it. Otherwise, you spend an hour hacking at it afterwards. | |
| Oct 23, 2022 at 23:51 | comment | added | crip659 | Question is why that one is so much deeper than the others. Measure twice and cut once is good to know. Can get long(10, 12 inch) blades for reciprocating saw. | |
| Oct 23, 2022 at 23:42 | history | asked | Kurt Granroth | CC BY-SA 4.0 |