Comments on: Pro-Cut Portable Saw Guide http://toolmonger.com/2006/05/24/pro-cut-portable-saw-guide/ All tools. All the time. Your source for news, information, and reviews of hand tools, power tools, and tools of all kinds. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:10:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Jason http://toolmonger.com/2006/05/24/pro-cut-portable-saw-guide/#comment-421 Jason Tue, 01 Aug 2006 16:50:25 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2006/05/24/pro-cut-portable-saw-guide/#comment-421 I use a cheap caliper to measure the distance between the saw's blade and guide edge. Then I mark the wood where I want the cut, lay out my saw guide, flipping the caliper over to get the offset between my mark and the saw guide. If you're careful you can get spot-on measurements that account for the exact kerf of your blade. The system works fairly well, but takes a small amount of fiddling. I think it would work better if I had a better saw guide (I just use the cheapo straight aluminum guides). I use a cheap caliper to measure the distance between the saw’s blade and guide edge. Then I mark the wood where I want the cut, lay out my saw guide, flipping the caliper over to get the offset between my mark and the saw guide. If you’re careful you can get spot-on measurements that account for the exact kerf of your blade.

The system works fairly well, but takes a small amount of fiddling. I think it would work better if I had a better saw guide (I just use the cheapo straight aluminum guides).

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