Questions tagged [cutting]
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How do I hand saw in a straight line?
Whenever I use a hand saw, I find I keep subconsciously curving the cut, no matter how much I consciously try to compensate.
In this example in photos, to get this cut straight I kept rotating the ...
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What is the best way to cut receptacle holes when hanging drywall?
I will be installing drywall in a 10x10 room this weekend, walls only. I'm planning to use the longer sheets so there is only a single horizontal seam on each wall and install the top sheet first, ...
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Why is the cut using a jigsaw not a perfect straight line?
I attempted to test-cut a straight line using my new electric jigsaw. Therefore, I clamped a piece of scrap wood and used another piece as guide, marked the cut lines using a pencil and fitted the ...
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Can you cut electrical cables cleanly with an angle grinder?
I need to cut a very small damaged section of a welding machine grounding 16mm² cable to remake the connection, but I only have those smaller pliers which likely won't work for cutting it.
I was ...
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What is the right tool to cut a clothesline made of coated steel?
I have a clothesline that is made of 5-6 braided tiny steel wires that is coated with flexible plastic. I need to cut it to smaller segments, I tried using a cable cutter made of carbon steel but it ...
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Cutting larger pieces on table saw
As the photo shows, I want to cut some larger pieces of plywood.
The right edge is not straight, but even if I get it straight, I will not be able to easily cut it using the rip fence.
And the miter ...
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How can I cut a brick?
I need to cut a brick to a particular size to fit it in that area. I am not sure which tool I use or buy. I have asked several places, but they have expensive tools which I can't afford.
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Can you use a router like a saw to cut wood?
Can one use a router to cut wood in a similar way that a jigsaw would cut wood? What are the upsides and downsides of using a router to cut wood?
It seems simple enough, but then again, I've never ...
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How do I cut an arc in a pine board?
How can I cut the arc as shown in the photo?
I have a circular saw. I have a jig saw.
I thought I might calculate the center of the arcs circle and (using a line tied to my circular saw) cut the ...
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How to cut wood panel for angled ceiling?
I am adding wood paneling to the wall, as you can see above. Starting with the next panel in the coming row I will need to cut the left end to fit the angle of the ceiling. How to I determine the ...
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What tools do I need to make a straight cut in laminated chipboard?
It's 38mm thick.
Next week I will need to cut it along a straight line, and I would like the cut to be as straight and clean as possible.
What tools do I need to do this ?
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Can/Should I use an angle grinder with a blade for metals on PVC coated metal?
I have a large door frame that I want to break into smaller pieces so I can fit it into my car and take it to the dump. The frame is PVC, but has steel on the inside.
I've been trying to avoid an ...
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How to shorten a concrete pipe sticking from ground
In the garden I have an access shaft for underground rainwater tank. The shaft itself is a concrete pipe outer diameter 72cm and internal diameter 56cm. The wall thickness varies between 6 and 10 cm (...
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Tabletop saw stops midway through chipboard
I am new to woodworking and I tried my ''new'' secondhand table saw (General LR63420 Model D) today. It cut through the first few chipboard boards just fine but then had a lot of trouble going through ...
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Cutting stud in load bearing wall to create vent opening for cooktop hood
We are installing a wall mounted cooktop hood over a gas cooktop as part of our renos.
We have centered the cooktop along the kitchen wall but unfortunately that places the center line right in ...
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Cutting structural steel
I have a few 8-9m lengths of 200x100 rectangular hollow section (5mm) and 150x150 equal angle (10mm) sitting outside. These are to be used to maintain the strength of a brick wall which is having ...
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Is a special circular saw blade needed to cut plastic?
We purchased two portable air conditioners for our bedrooms. It include a plastic window kit that can be fitted for the window. I.e., this:
I need to trim off about 6 inches, which requires a ...
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Is a 6" Hole through a 10" Rim Joist ok?
I've got a question about venting through the rim joist. I'm building out my basement workshop and I'm going to install an exhaust fan. The exhaust fan needs an exhaust pipe. The most direct route is ...
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Cutting a curve through a thick timber without waste
I have a standard sleeper, cut down from its original 2400mm length to 1800mm, so it's current dimensions are L: 1800mm, W: 250mm, D: 125mm.
I want to make a curved cut through the shortest dimension (...
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Is it easy to shorten (cut) this ABS pipe and if yes, how?
I have an ABS standpipe coming out of the wall for the washer drain. I’d like to insert a wye (for condensate pump) and ideally I’d like to shorten the pipe such that the total length remains the same....
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How can I fit a board to walls intersecting at an obtuse angle? [duplicate]
I want to mount a board to the wall like in the image. It's currently rectangular, so I need to cut out the blue section.
How do I mark the board correctly before cutting?
It's not quite trivial, ...
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Cutting insulation of speaker wire without damaging inner wires
I bought some speaker wire and an adjustable auto-stripper. I don't remember the gauge of the wire, but I wanna say it's 16ga. It's got a pretty sturdy plastic outer insulation and the speaker wires ...
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When to use snap-off blade knife and when to use trapezoid blade knife?
I want to buy a utility knife, but I don't know what are the advantages of snap-off blade knife over trapezoid blade and vice versa.
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How do I cut this material to put in a coach light
I'd like to put in a coach light just like the one below on the other side of the garage. The garage isn't finished, so the wiring will be easy. But I'm not sure how to cut through this thick stone ...
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Is it a problem that a door installer cut out most of the trimmer studs?
My contractor cut the stud around the rough opening very aggressively to squeeze a wider door in, and I wonder how bad the damage is to the structure and what the consequences are.
Here are the ...
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What is the easiest way to cut a 2 inch groove in concrete?
I have a 5 foot wide concrete side-walk running next to my house. I want to cut a 2 inch groove from the wall to the yard in order to run a PVC irrigation pipe from the faucet on the wall to the trees....
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Can I safely use a straight (Type 1) metal cutoff wheel in angle grinder?
I have a Ridgid angle grinder and a metal cutoff wheel.
On page 7 of the manual it states:
Use ONLY Type 27 depressed center grinding wheels (such as the one provided with this product). NEVER ...
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What is my wall made of and how can I cut it without chipping?
While mounting a monitor on my wall I decided to add an outlet as well. While cutting through the wall (it is an exterior wall) I noticed the wall was thicker than just drywall. The main problem I had ...
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How can I cut a vinyl chair mat to shorten it?
I need to cut a few inches from this PVC chair mat (if this isn't PVC, can you tell me what material it is). How do I achieve this?
I though of using an acrylic knife; will it work? The line will be ...
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Techniques for Squarely Cutting the End of a PVC Pipe
I am replacing a floor drain which required me to saw off the old drain which was cemented to 4" schedule 40 PVC. I had limited room to do this (Please see the picture below; I had broken out the ...
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Difference between angle grinder and circular saw
From what I've read on google, angle grinders and (portable) circular saws appear to be quite similar. Aside from a circular saw being perhaps a bit larger and maybe having some supports on the bottom,...
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What's best to use in a sawzall to cut steel pipe?
So our new place came with an old antiquated huge satellite dish in the yard. Getting it down wasn't much trouble, but I'm stuck trying to figure out how to get the big steel post it sat on out of the ...
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Cutting out shapes inside cement board
I need to cut out a shape (rectangular opening) inside a cement board. Was wondering if it can be done with a jigsaw and a special blade once I have pilot holes drilled in each corner.
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Will cutting PVC pipe with a miter saw dull the blade?
I want to cut some 3" PVC with my miter saw and I'm wondering if this would dull my blade. I think its a 60 or 80 tooth Diablo blade.
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How to cut out a piece of a stud fully from an existing wall?
I'm not sure what tool to use or how to use it to most effectively cut out a chunk of a stud of an existing wall that already has exterior wall sheathing on it.
Things I've considered:
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How to I cut glass and marble tiles when they are on a mesh backing?
How do you cut combination marble and glass tiles when they are both on the same mesh backing? When I tried this, the tiles move and the glass shatters.
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Can I reinforce a beam by cutting the rotten part away and adding an extra piece instead?
So here is the thing... I had this beam under a metallic veneer and water crept in and rot it. What I found by removing the metallic veneer, was this:
In the middle of this rotten area, parts of the ...
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Can I install attic ladder perpendicular to joists?
I only have one area in old house on the 3rd floor where I can put a pull down attic ladder. That is a narrow hallway but the ladder would need to be installed perpendicular to joists. It is an old ...
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How to get rid of lot of thin long tree branches that have been cut off?
My house has a large garden. There are some small trees on the left and right sides. These are not much taller than a human. They have a whole lot of thin long branches that are curved in random ...
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Faux stone on a bedroom wall is blocking the vent
We recently moved into our new home and we are redoing some things that were done by the previous owner.
In the bedroom there is a wall that is covered with faux stones that average about 1 1/2 inches ...
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How do you make flush cuts to a precise depth?
I'm renovating a small shed that was built with 2x4 wall studs on top of 2x6 bottom plates, for some reason. I'm realizing that this will create a problem once I get to the drywall and flooring stages,...
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What is the correct router bit for cutting shapes out of plywood
I built my own small CNC router ( from a kit ) I'm going to be cutting some 1/4" plywood, basically just cutting shapes out of it, and I was wondering, what is the best router bit for simply making ...
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Best Technique to Achieve Perfect Cut-Outs in a 2x4
I am building a ladder similar to the one pictured. I want to cut hand-hold holes like the ones in the image.
I am horrible with a jig-saw, and I don't think I could ever get them looking as nice as ...
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Why isn't door casing mitered to meet base trim?
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Why are door trims at the floor not cut at 45° like everything else is? Is it a style thing, or is there a functional reason for it?
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I have noticed in many houses that the ...
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How to cut thick felt carpet pad?
We are installing carpeting and purchased felt pad for it. Using a utility knife, though, even changing the blades frequently, we are having a really hard time cutting it.
Is there a tool, technique,...
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Sealing a stained cutting board
I recently built a stovetop cover or "noodle board" using a hardwood so it can be used as a cutting surface. I stained it with minwax gel stain and from what i understand it should be food ...
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What is the best tool for cutting large lumber lengthwise?
I have 6 of 2.4m x 250mm x 125mm railroad sleepers (ties) and I want to cut them in half so they will be 2.4m x 250mm x 62.5mm
I'm looking for suggestions on the best tool to achieve this, I accurate ...
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How can I conceal poorly-fit floor boards around door jambs?
So the previous owner installed their own hardwood floors and there are no extra pieces left over. The cuts and installion around the door jambs are awful. There are significant gabs been the jambs ...
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How to treat the edge of OSB in a piece of furniture
There are lots of nice pictures on the internet of untreated OSB CNC-cut into chairs/tables/benches.
What can be done to the edge of the cut to have a clean surface with no strands and splinters? ...
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How to cut angled pipe for a segmented/lobster back bend?
I'm trying to create a segmented/lobster back bend out of some straight sections of 200mm diameter acrylic pipe, like so:
As you can see the bend is made from two types of parts: Part 1, which is a ...
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