Thanks
for this tool!
I read
the review from Woodworkers
Journal eZine, then
my local Rockler
had it on sale, too
easy.
I built
an extension to my
deck that was designed
by holding some string
until my wife thought
things looked right.
As a result it had
no right angles.
The cap of the handrail
was made of 2x6's
to match the existing.
Because of the odd
angles, where the
new met the old,
a gap occurred. A
contractor buddy
said he would have
ripped a 12 foot
2x8 to mate things
up. Kind of intimidating
until yesterday.
(I
thought while I was
doing this that it
should have been
photo documented,
but it wasn't, sorry)
I took
the old cap off and
traced it on top
of my new board.
I extended the angle
on the mating end
then drew the cut
line. All this is
done on a work table
with a 2x4 frame
top. I set the old
2x6 next to the new
2x8 on the table
and screwed them
to the table from
below w/3" deck
screws. With my saw
in the circular saw
trolley and the trolley
on the rail I placed
the raised blade
on the drawn cut
line at the wide
end, then clamped
the rail to the 2x6.
Moved down to the
end of the rail,
and clamped it after
putting the blade
on the drawn line.
Made several trial
passes down the length
to find rough spots
and make sure the
blade stayed on the
drawn line.
Cut
approximately 7 feet
then stopped the
saw. Repositioned
the rail using the
same technique of
placing the raised
blade on the drawn
line. Made test passes
to find rough spots,
put blade back in
original cut, started
it up and continued.
VERY
SWEET.
Looking
forward to getting
a trolley for my
router.
Thanks
Frank
Mackell
Indianapolis,
IN
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