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Default Save time cutting plywood

Another variable for the mix:

It is likely that the table saw has more torque than the circular saw and
can actually make the deep cut relatively quickly. The circular saw may
require a much slower feed rate to accomplish the cut.

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On Wednesday, May 19, 2021 at 11:15:16 PM UTC-5, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
A little trick that will save lots of time when you have more than one
sheet to cut

https://imgur.com/gallery/9Bz6KYk


Guessing that is a 10" table saw he is using. So it has about a 4" depth of
cut. 5 sheets of 3/4" plywood. A 7.25" circular saw has about a 2.5" depth
of cut. 3 sheets of 3/4" plywood. So he is able to cut 2 more sheets with
the upside down table saw than if he used a common circular saw. It is an
improvement in productivity. But enough to warrant the extra effort? Looks
like the stack of plywood he is cutting is about 3 feet tall. About 50
sheets. So it will be 10 passes with his upside down table saw compared to
17 passes with a circular saw. Worth it? Its easier to push a circular saw
than an upside down table saw. So I bet the effort and time used for 10
upside down table saw passes will be more than the 17 circular saw passes.
So in the end its a negative from a labor, production, perspective.

This chap needs to use his obvious and vastly superior mind to invent a new
and better way to cut plywood.