Cutting plywood on table saw good side up or down. As the photo proves you dont need fancy equipment or a huge saw table either. Your plywood should be oriented so that the blade exits the wood on the good face. Part 5 of 5. Cutting down plywood to a perfect shape is a bit complicated.
Who wants to flop those big sheets onto a table saw. A comprehensive table saw series for woodworkers click show more below for links notes links to tools seen in video clicking on these links helps support us at no cost to you. You put the good side down. Cutting plywood sheets on your tablesaw is possible if you support the sheet well throughout the cut.
But people often start cutting without knowing the process in detail. To get a clean and smooth cut from a table saw you need to invest in the right blade the one with a high tooth count. On the table saw with the good face up. Its much easier to take the tool to the work in this case instead of the work to a tool.
So for a circular saw and miter saw make your cuts with the good face down. So how to cutting plywood with a table saw. When working with 34 plywood i break it down outside my shop with a circular saw. Cutting plywood can be tricky.
Buying a blade with 80 tpi plywood blades is of a great deal as they are the best. The following are tips on how to cut plywood with a table saw choose the right type of saw blade. In some cases especially on quality plywood what will have a show side i make every cut two times. If you noticed a circular saws blade cuts up through the wood to the base of the saw.
The blade will cut clean into the wood rather that away fron the wood. However using table saws is one of the best methods of cutting plywood. Splintering can occur especially if your blade is not quite perfectly sharp.