How to cut this glulam at 45 degrees

[MathiasS]

With the right tools, it will be easy.

 

[mycke_nu]

Sniffed chemtrails today?

 

[dsub]

I know that, for example, Bauhaus has sturdy wall-mounted saws for cutting countertops and similar items. I think they could handle your beam as well. It costs around fifty or a hundred kronor per cut, but it might be worth it.

 

[corre]

They are usually just adapted for discs. Often there's a TS55 in the jig.

 

[MathiasS]

Sniffed chemtrails today?

Who knows, many flyby's over the property today.

 

[yxet]

I would also go freehand with a regular handsaw (new, of course, and not a 30 kr saw). Draw carefully and saw with the beam on its edge. That makes it easiest to get a good cut.

 

[cecar33]

suggestions for saws, http://www.byggaren.se/uploads/fogsvanstestet-byggaren-6.pdf

 

[elmont]

And when the average goes a little too high, you can buy a new beam, you do get better when you've practiced a few times

 

[DANNE_K_]

By chance, I just saw this clip https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWrVpHsmKGo and immediately thought of this thread

 

[pbengtsson]

How did it go?

 

[Mikael_L]

Ahh, I haven't done anything yet. After all, I'm leaning heavily towards cutting with the plunge saw from both sides and then manually removing the middle part. But I haven't completely decided. Sure, other fantastic suggestions came up here, but they either seem to require a skill from me that doesn't exist, or to spend a lot of time building jigs, etc.

The advantage of plunge saw + manual is that I already have all the things and can start right away the day I summon the courage.

 

[Drosen]

I would have cut from 4 sides with the plunge saw and then taken the core with a handsaw. That way, you can follow up with the ruler and make the cuts meet in the center. Then you can sand or plane down the core if you cut at an angle with the handsaw.

 

[pbengtsson]

I had cut with a handsaw, it's not that hard; the alternative is to wait out the beam, then the piece will naturally fall off in a perfect 45-degree angle, somewhat like windfalls. I don't know which will be faster in this case
Why is it important for the cut to be perfect?

 

[Helioz]

[video=youtube;w6BBKFZjRh4]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6BBKFZjRh4[/video]

 

[jerk]

It is possible to achieve quite good cuts with an electric chainsaw as well.