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Trimming 3/4" off of 1" thick wood cheaply?
« on: March 01, 2009, 03:48:18 PM »
I think it is Pine, but it is really strong.
does such a cheap tool exist?

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Re: Trimming 3/4" off of 1" thick wood cheaply?
« Reply #1 on: March 01, 2009, 04:18:11 PM »
ummm. A saw?  ;)
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Re: Trimming 3/4" off of 1" thick wood cheaply?
« Reply #2 on: March 01, 2009, 04:46:45 PM »
Well a regular band saw isnt as precise as I would like and leaves the job really messy, is there another saw that will leave a precise clean cut, maybe some kind of bit I can put on my drill?
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Re: Trimming 3/4" off of 1" thick wood cheaply?
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Re: Trimming 3/4" off of 1" thick wood cheaply?
« Reply #5 on: March 01, 2009, 06:19:45 PM »
I think your only hope is the item msprague posted and some sandpaper or a power planer. You won't find a planer for much less than 200$ though.

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Re: Trimming 3/4" off of 1" thick wood cheaply?
« Reply #6 on: March 01, 2009, 06:44:51 PM »
Buying wood the right thickness is the cheapest way to do this

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Re: Trimming 3/4" off of 1" thick wood cheaply?
« Reply #7 on: March 01, 2009, 07:43:46 PM »
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Buying wood the right thickness is the cheapest way to do this

I think you misread my post... the thickness isn't the problem...

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I think your only hope is the item msprague posted and some sandpaper or a power planer. You won't find a planer for much less than 200$ though.

Thanks... anyone have any clue how to use that thing he posted?
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Re: Trimming 3/4" off of 1" thick wood cheaply?
« Reply #8 on: March 01, 2009, 07:49:29 PM »
Its just a plane...

you just push it across the surface that youre trimming and it planes maybe 0.5mm of wood off at a time

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Re: Trimming 3/4" off of 1" thick wood cheaply?
« Reply #9 on: March 01, 2009, 11:22:53 PM »
bandsaw with the blade horizontaly?
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Re: Trimming 3/4" off of 1" thick wood cheaply?
« Reply #10 on: March 02, 2009, 07:55:03 AM »
Do you happen to have a dremel with the router attachment? That would give a fairly clean cut.

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Re: Trimming 3/4" off of 1" thick wood cheaply?
« Reply #11 on: March 04, 2009, 04:18:08 PM »
save yourself time and money...
just buy new wood ;)
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Re: Trimming 3/4" off of 1" thick wood cheaply?
« Reply #12 on: March 04, 2009, 05:18:54 PM »
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Go buy some 1/4" plywood - it's simple, stronger and more rigid.
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Re: Trimming 3/4" off of 1" thick wood cheaply?
« Reply #13 on: March 04, 2009, 05:23:08 PM »
Hi,

Go buy some 1/4" plywood - it's simple, stronger and more rigid.


Ummm... plywood is a mixture of woods including pine, so i dont see how a thinner mixture of woods is gonna be stronger than a thicker wood with the same ingredient?
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Re: Trimming 3/4" off of 1" thick wood cheaply?
« Reply #14 on: March 04, 2009, 05:34:35 PM »
A lamination of materials (ie, plywood) is stronger than a single layer of the same material.

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Re: Trimming 3/4" off of 1" thick wood cheaply?
« Reply #15 on: March 04, 2009, 06:41:50 PM »
1/4" plywood is not as strong as a 3/4" board. Now that being said plywood is stronger than boards of the same thickness. Plywood is also cheaper and more versatile. Plywood also has a higher density which means it's heavier than a board of equal size.

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Re: Trimming 3/4" off of 1" thick wood cheaply?
« Reply #16 on: March 05, 2009, 01:16:28 AM »
Hi,

1/4" plywood is not as strong as a 3/4" board.[...]
Subject is "Trimming 3/4" off of 1" thick wood cheaply?".
Now if you've got 1" and remove 3/4", I'd say you get fairly close to 1/4" ;) and hence the 1/4" plywood recommendation.

I would never consider making a 'bot from regular board, but plywood is quite robust (or robot'st :D)
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Re: Trimming 3/4" off of 1" thick wood cheaply?
« Reply #17 on: March 05, 2009, 05:23:59 AM »
Hi,

1/4" plywood is not as strong as a 3/4" board.[...]
Subject is "Trimming 3/4" off of 1" thick wood cheaply?".
Now if you've got 1" and remove 3/4", I'd say you get fairly close to 1/4" ;) and hence the 1/4" plywood recommendation.

I would never consider making a 'bot from regular board, but plywood is quite robust (or robot'st :D)


I dont think you understand... I am not cutting it's thickness... I am trimming the length of it...
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Re: Trimming 3/4" off of 1" thick wood cheaply?
« Reply #18 on: March 05, 2009, 06:23:15 AM »
is there another saw that will leave a precise clean cut, maybe some kind of bit I can put on my drill?
Well, you can get cut-off accessories for Dremel tools and such, but those are only meant for small trimmings mostly, and as far as I know, they aren't normally big enough to cut through 1" thick wood (someone correct me if I'm wrong).

But If you're just trimming off the length, then just use a handsaw of some sort. It's simple and fast and can be accurate enough (just draw a line down the wood and cut along the line) :P

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Re: Trimming 3/4" off of 1" thick wood cheaply?
« Reply #19 on: March 05, 2009, 07:15:23 AM »
how wide is the wood?
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Re: Trimming 3/4" off of 1" thick wood cheaply?
« Reply #20 on: March 05, 2009, 09:57:09 AM »
Hi,

1/4" plywood is not as strong as a 3/4" board.[...]
Subject is "Trimming 3/4" off of 1" thick wood cheaply?".
Now if you've got 1" and remove 3/4", I'd say you get fairly close to 1/4" ;) and hence the 1/4" plywood recommendation.

I would never consider making a 'bot from regular board, but plywood is quite robust (or robot'st :D)


I dont think you understand... I am not cutting it's thickness... I am trimming the length of it...

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In this case I would use a circular saw:

and a guide clamped to you piece of wood. The sole plate of your saw will "slide" on the guide and you will get a very straight cut.
You could also use a jigsaw, but even with a guide it's harder to keep a straight line.

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Re: Trimming 3/4" off of 1" thick wood cheaply?
« Reply #21 on: March 05, 2009, 01:52:33 PM »
Hi,

1/4" plywood is not as strong as a 3/4" board.[...]
Subject is "Trimming 3/4" off of 1" thick wood cheaply?".
Now if you've got 1" and remove 3/4", I'd say you get fairly close to 1/4" ;) and hence the 1/4" plywood recommendation.

I would never consider making a 'bot from regular board, but plywood is quite robust (or robot'st :D)


I dont think you understand... I am not cutting it's thickness... I am trimming the length of it...

Haaaaaaaaaaaa

In this case I would use a circular saw:

and a guide clamped to you piece of wood. The sole plate of your saw will "slide" on the guide and you will get a very straight cut.
You could also use a jigsaw, but even with a guide it's harder to keep a straight line.

Chelmi.

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Re: Trimming 3/4" off of 1" thick wood cheaply?
« Reply #22 on: March 05, 2009, 02:20:35 PM »
$35 gets you a refurb ryobi. or you could use a metal saw from the dollar store or something
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Re: Trimming 3/4" off of 1" thick wood cheaply?
« Reply #23 on: March 05, 2009, 04:53:48 PM »
if i were you, i would simply take your project to your nearest hardware store and ask them to trim the 3/4" off.  At my local RONA, they charge only $1 per cut, no matter how large the cut is.  This is byfar the cheapest option yet... :)

edit: The tool you would want to use for trimming the baord would be a table saw.
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Re: Trimming 3/4" off of 1" thick wood cheaply?
« Reply #24 on: March 06, 2009, 06:09:10 AM »
Formulating your questions correctly is the fastest way to get a useable answer ;)

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Re: Trimming 3/4" off of 1" thick wood cheaply?
« Reply #25 on: March 06, 2009, 07:14:22 AM »
if it's length you're cutting, then just take a regular old saw and cut it off ;D
you can get one cheap at your local hardware store, for like 5-10 dollars
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