Larger width cuts help

[Walt Parr]

I am new to wood working and don't know the tips & tricks & tools yet.

I got the Kreg Jig system & the precision miter. I decided to 1st make the jeff devlin book shelf. Got all the wood and got started with doing the cuts and hit a snag right off the bat. I bought a Grizzly table saw and the fence only goes to 25 inches - the plans require 34 1/2 in cuts.

I looked at the Kreg rip tool, but that only goes to 24 in - I'm stuck, how do I make the larger cuts?

[Gary roofner]

What your saying is theoretically impossible . You loose and 1/8 inch on each cut so you can't get 4 12 inch pieces out of a 4ft wide piece of plywood the last piece would be 3/8 short. or they would be 11 7/8 each. His origanal question he wanted to cut a 34 1/2 just subtract 34 1/2 from 48 and cut the difference 13 1/2 but subtract 1/8 for blade width make it 13 3/8.
 
Michael Garrett said:

You have to rip the sheet into 4 12" wide x 96" long sections.  If you have a circular saw, you can cut the back.  have you watched the video on the bookcase?  He goes into detail how he makes his cuts.

[Michael Garrett]

They have to be trimed to size, and the edges cleaned up.  The 4 panels are stiil oversized, 12" was just a ruff cut.

[Kent Hogan]

Full sheets of plywood are 48" wide.  So if you need a 34 1/2"  use the rip-cut  set it to 13 1/2" minus blade

width.

[Walt Parr]

Thanks for all the tips. Got the ripping figured out, but going to need a circular to do the cross cuts. Next project will have to be a workbench I can see.

[dbest1a]

I have a workbench n its full of scrap wood n rc car parts. I have a rockwell jawhorse that i stuck some sizeable plywood in (lol) n that is the mitrt stand n the kreg jig is screwed to it.. Did u check craigslist for a circular saw?

[Ken Darga]

Walt,

You can use a circular saw to make rip and cross-cuts---

I do it frequently and use straight-edge guides--

make or buy the guides.

Walt Parr said:

Thanks for all the tips. Got the ripping figured out, but going to need a circular to do the cross cuts. Next project will have to be a workbench I can see.

[Walt Parr]

Just picked up a circular saw today so will go at it this weekend

dbest1a said:

How did everything work out.. ?

[dbest1a]

Just remember that when u make ur cuts the shelves and the back cover should be 33" or whatever measurement you decide to go with.. You will see why in the end when putting it alk together.

[james wilhelm]

Hi WALT, I do a lot of sheet cutting by my self , and I use a set of saw horses with 2x4s 5 foot long . You can set your saw to cut a little more then the sheet and if you cut through the 2x4s they can be replaced after a lot of cuts.  I use an  8 foot straight edge and be careful not to cut into the metal brackets on the saw horses !!! And remember safety first, hope this helps you , JIM