How can I make this cut?

[jmbfestool]

circular saw and a square is best option if you ask me. or line them up and cut the critical shoulder cut with plunge and then rest with norm circ.

I agree!I cant believe I forgot about the plunge depth limit on the kapex I hate it that it cant do large depths.  I would of gone with the chop saw(kapex) if you could get the depth stop because like I said you can clean your cut by moving the timber side to side while keeping the saw plunged down but because you cant I would like said above use guide rail to get the shoulders then normal circular saw and hammer chisel second quickest option!

JMB

 

[Deansocial]

24 cuts with plunge saw will leave 8mm sections to remove roughly so i think its far quicker than lugging each piece onto a chop saw and moving it about, just try and select timber without knots where you notch

 

[WarnerConstCo.]

I wouldn't cut them and mount them like that, we couldn't even get away with that around here.

Needs to be mounted to the framing with blocking.

I use PL premium and some GRK rss screws.  The only thing knocking them over is a car.

 

[jonny round boy]

I wouldn't cut them and mount them like that, we couldn't even get away with that around here.

Needs to be mounted to the framing with blocking.

I use PL premium and some GRK rss screws.  The only thing knocking them over is a car.

I haven't designed & built a lot of decks before, so I did a lot of research beforehand. This technique (notching the posts & mounting them on the outside of the deck) seems to be used a lot here in the UK. I even found that Wickes (a DIY/trade shed, a bit like Home Depot) show this method in their 'How To' leaflets.

The deck is built, we're just waiting on delivery of the posts, handrails & balusters. So it's definitely too late to change the design even if I wanted to.

Oh, and there's no vehicular access to the garden, so no danger of them being knocked over by a car... [tongue]