Adjust your saw blade depth.
Cutting plywood floor with circular saw.
When you cut plywood with a circular saw then.
Other considerations are the ability to cut straight lines.
How to cut plywood.
When cutting plywood with a circular saw you have to know a few things also.
A circular saw is ideal for plunge cutting a hole into the middle of a plywood sheet.
When cross cutting plywood with a circular saw flip the good side over so that it s on the bottom.
Most tear out will occur on the top of the cut when using a circular saw so whatever tear out you encounter should be on the bad side if you flip it upside down.
Adjust your circular saw cutting depth to be just below the material.
However this is a potentially dangerous technique if not done properly.
Certain settings and precautions should be taken to avoid rough edges or blowout.
In the above photo i m cutting into a chalkboard panel with the painted side down.
I do about 1 4 so for ripping 3 4 thick plywood i set my blade to about 1 depth.
We recommend using at least 80 tooth blade and for best performance we recommend this 140 tooth dewalt blade.
Since this circular saw cutting jig gets placed up against the cut line it makes it much faster than other cutting guides that require you to offset the guide some distance.
If you have to cut with the good finished side up reduce potential scratches by taping the bottom of the saw base photo 1.
Circular saws can be tricky to handle on plywood.
Make certain the edge of the insert on either side is flush with the base plate edge.
Start by marking the outline of the square or rectangular hole onto the plywood sheet.
As with the table saw the blade must be appropriate for cutting plywood.
To make a zeroclearance base cut a scrap piece of 1 4 hardboard to match the size of the saw s base plate.
Spike carlsen an editor for the family handyman will show you how to cut construction grade plywood and finish grade plywood with a circular saw in our video tutorial.
How to cut plywood with circular saw.
Specially designed to cut through masonry materials for prolonged periods the masonry wall saw typically resembles a standard circular saw.
Then retract the saw blade above the base and attach the zeroclearance plate using double face tape or screws if the base has mounting holes.