TS 75: Any pointers for sawing multiple sheets of plywood?

[Darl Bundren]

I recently purchased a TS 75, and I am planning on using it soon to break down sheets of 3/4" plywood for a project.  Any pointers on how to saw two sheets at a time?  I was thinking of screwing them together (they'll be screwed down eventually and I could use the same holes), but clamps seems like they might be easier. 

Thanks! 

 

[eddomak]

I recently purchased a TS 75, and I am planning on using it soon to break down sheets of 3/4" plywood for a project.  Any pointers on how to saw two sheets at a time?  I was thinking of screwing them together (they'll be screwed down eventually and I could use the same holes), but clamps seems like they might be easier. 

Thanks!

I have just used clamps and it has been fine for me. One thing to double check for thicker materials is that the blade is perpendicular to the base, and that you don't inadvertently apply any sideways pressure when advancing the saw along the track. I have found that with my TS55 sometimes I fell into those 2 errors, resulting in different sized pieces.

 

[ear3]

A few trigger clamps should do nicely, and this is one application where I would also secure the rail with clamps as well, rather than just relying on the friction strip.  Be conscious as well of any bowing in the sheets -- you would want to lay them on top of each other such that the bowing is consistent (rather than mirrored/opposite), so that there are no gaps that open up between them along the cut line.  Finally, if possible, you would want to have ample support underneath the sheets from a cut table.  I've done gang cutting using just sawhorses, so it's not absolutely necessary to secure full support, but every little bit helps in this operation.

 

[Holmz]

... (they'll be screwed down eventually and I could use the same holes)...

Maybe glue them together and then they are as one?

Or they could be a bit oversized and then screwed-n-glued with the screws outboard of the final cut?... Hence no remaining screws.

 

[cpw]

I've cut two 3/4" sheets at the same time.  I just line them up together on top of my torsion box table, and clamp the rail down (making a sandwich of the table, and two sheets, with the rail on top).  I provided enough stability that the neither the track nor plywood moves.

 

[jeh]

No screws should be necessary. I'd clamp the rail down and cut one edge and one end and then use that as starting point for the remainder of your cuts being careful not to separate the top and bottom boards. I believe I have done 3 sheets at once, but they may not have been 3/4".

 

[waho6o9]

I've used several clamps on the long side and a couple on the width and have had excellent results dimensioning

plywood sheets.  First I crosscut, then rip. It's very efficient.