How do I rip the board lengthwise?

[Mjärn]

I have bought a circular saw with a guide rail. I have encountered a problem right away that surely has a good solution, but I haven't figured it out yet. I hope you can help me!

On the far right, there is a planed board (22×95). Let's say I want to rip it lengthwise. How on earth do I place the guide rail then? No matter how I do it, the clamp gets in the way, or it becomes completely unstable. Ripping a sheet is no problem, because then you can just place the sheet between two sawhorses and rip it. But how do you rip this board on the right in the smoothest way?

 

[lakman]

I bought a circular saw with a rail. I've encountered a problem right away, which surely has a good solution, but I haven't figured it out yet. I hope you can help me!

On the far right is a planed board (22×95). Let's say I want to rip it lengthwise. How on earth do I place the rail then? No matter how I do it, the clamp gets in the way, or it becomes completely unstable. Ripping a sheet is no problem because you just place the sheet between two trestles and rip. But how do you rip this board on the right in the smoothest way?

It would be easier to rip it on a table saw instead, but if you don't have one, you can place a couple of scrap pieces of the same thickness as the material you want to rip (under the rail) so that it gets support.

Then you don't really need to clamp the rail, at least not with a Festool rail and the right technique, but I also use clamps sometimes.

 

[Bjolar85]

Hello. If you have another board of the same dimension, you can place it under the rail to stabilize and then get a scenario more like a disc. You can then use clamps to hold the two boards together into a "package." I do this from time to time.

 

[Mjärn]

Hello. If you have another piece of wood of the same dimension, you can place it under the rail to stabilize and then you'll have a scenario more like a board. Then you can use clamps to hold the two pieces of wood together into a "package." I do this from time to time.

But it can't be clamped that way because it then hits the circular saw.

 

[Mjärn]

It would be easier to split it on a table saw instead, but if you don't have one, you can place a couple of scrap pieces of the same thickness as the piece you want to split (under the rail) so that it gets support

Then you don't really need to clamp the rail, at least not with the Festool rail and the right technique, but I also use clamps sometimes

Looked at a table saw but they were too expensive so I bought this instead

 

[raveper]

I usually use the parallel fence when ripping boards.

 

[zarkov]

But you can't use clamps in that way because it will hit the circular saw

Are you using the right clamps?

 

[FredrikR]

Are you using the right clamps?

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With clamps like these, nothing ends up on top. 👍
A table saw is of course "easier" but it works with a track.

 

[Mjärn]

With clamps like these, nothing ends up on the top side. 👍
Table saw is of course "easier" but it works with a guide rail.

I asked for a table saw here, but everyone said I need to pay a fortune to get an okay table saw. Wasn't really up for that🙃

 

[Mjärn]

I usually use the parallel fence when ripping boards

Rarely ends up straight then😄

 

[Finndjävel]

I usually place the board over the edge of the table, or the surface in your case, and hold it with my hand. Cut halfway and then turn the board, hold it at the already cut end, and cut the rest.

Now I build for pay and can't spend time on anything extra time-consuming, but you can do the same with the clamp if you're inexperienced to avoid cutting your hand. Clamp the board end to the edge of the surface with the clamp, cut as far as possible, release and turn.

 

[boschkenta]

It is enough to have a longer board of the same thickness under the other side of the rail (parallel to the one you are going to saw) and saw carefully. Let the machine do the work and don't press it, but have a little light pressure on the rail with the other hand, and it should go well. I have split a lot this way, without clamps, for several years.

 

[FredrikR]

I asked for advice on a table saw here, but everyone said I have to pay a fortune to get an okay table saw. Wasn't too keen on that🙃

Buy the clamps @zarkov suggests, I have similar ones for my Bosch rails, they work very well.

 

[Workingclasshero]

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I fasten the plank in my woodworking vise and use the fence.
But only in a crisis when I have a table saw.

/W

 

[AndersS]

You use a circular saw with a parallel/side fence.