Making a Much Easier Way to Break Down Plywood

I made what I think is a much simpler way to break down whole sheets of plywood
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[@ToddAndelin]

you got a good mix of tight engineering thinking w casual humor and stress free thinking... that combination is a gift.

[@ZGryphon]

Neato. I have no use for such a thing myself, being a huge coward who would no sooner own a table saw than a live crocodile, but my father does a lot of woodworking, and I've seen him have similar struggles with plywood. As soon as this goes public I'll be pointing him at it. :)

[@buddyclem7328]

My dad has a similar aversion to power tools, but he does use a lot of hand tools. He still uses a reel mower on hills. I like power tools, but lots of things are better done by hand tools, like precise miter cuts.

[@ximono]

@@buddyclem7328 Reel mowers are awesome though! As long as you keep the blades sharp, as with anything that cuts.

[@v-dub1317]

Hahaa! That's hilarious, table saw/crocodile. :D I am on the opposite end of that spectrum, the more power tools the better.

[@andyfinck6652]

You're probably my favorite wood working guy to watch. Keep it up buddy

[@HaasGrotesk]

I've needed that thing in my life! Hate ripping plywood!

[@robertunderwood6788]

Love that super fancy push stick you have. No really, practical and gets the job done.

[@box0xB9]

I like the way you think - nice to have the quick detach feature.

[@b.r.3232]

Duude, I love your vids!! I'm definitely buying your plans. I've looked at a lot of diffetent ways to rip plywood and yours, hands-down are the best ones I have found, and not break the bank. Keep 'em coming, I really enjoy your vids!

[@ncot_tech]

I just be happy being able to transport that much sheet material home. The smaller cut pieces are so expensive in comparison.

[@alfredoibarra9825]

Home Depot rips for free.

[@locsipocsi1]

To Be Honest Robert. I think they are a great set of plans, I like them they are simple and easy to follow. what you said in your video is pretty much what you wrote. I love it Sir keep up the craziness

[@garrysmythe]

Brilliant video, great device, love your presenting manners, thanks for posting from Garry in the UK

[@gizmobowen]

I like you and your videos very much. Glad I found your channel.

[@geraldpolmateer3255]

One could make a large T square in which it has a thick leg or part of the leg where the saw cuts so that part of the square would not be cut off. It would have a leg that rests against the edge of the plywood and that leg would have a saw cut which is the distance from the edge of the blade to the edge of the saw base. To use it you would just lay the square across the plywood and locate the saw cut in the leg on the mark where you want to make a cut. That way you never have to worry about parallel bars and measuring.

[@PaulinesPastimes]

It IS magic, the whole thing. Brilliant.

[@xaxis1200]

This guy never fails to brighten my day! cheers buddy keep up the good work..i see those 500k subs coming soon!

[@gregmgm06]

Absolutely brilliant!!

[@tuoppi42]

Nice "how to basic" take on the assembly 5:55 Scheppach brand has handy circular saw guide system, there is a rubber strip edge that is cut with the saw traveling on a track on the guide. Next cut, just place the rubber edge to the marks and cut. Easy as that. Comes with price.

[@briansadler5460]

Dude I just found your videos. Been doing wood working for years. Was never able to have my own shop though. Recently that gas changed. I aquired a 12x20 bear shed that will now be my shop. First build will be the table saw cabinet you built in anouther video. As I have the exact same saw. Working on a very limited budget. Which im hoping this shop will change to a degree at least. Limited space is going to make this build be my second build after all my work benches, out feed table etc.... LOL. Really like your videos so far. Looking forward to seeing more, and supporting you on anouther level when my finacial situation improves. Thanks agian man.

[@radekconrad2213]

You are a GENIUS!

[@paulrowley71]

Superb solution. Very impressed with that. You’ll have to patent it.

[@trsdos80]

pure genius

[@Zogg1281]

Nice!! The track saw set up of my dreams.......... tonight....... because I this is the first time I've seen a track saw like this!! No more measuring, re-measuring, then cutting the piece to the wrong size becuase I had a maths brain fart 😥 Definitely one to make, thanks 👍👍👍👍

[@cletusrobinson]

Cool design!

[@nava1uni]

Very cool video and an innovative guide system.

[@dudelookatree]

12:45 a man who truly appreciates that he has made two smaller rectangles from a larger one

[@turb0b0ytim]

AWESOME. I have this exact type of system drawn up (and started)...This might be the inspiration I need to finish. AWESOME

[@derekhaley3416]

It's a beautiful thing

[@MarkSWilliams27]

I think this is a great idea. Possibly make the dovetailed parts wider? Or perhaps racking side to side is not really a problem. This is an A+ idea, my friend!

[@carolinadesign199]

Very nice idea bravo

[@bowlerhatman01]

This idea is great! My only improvement would be to modify the stop blocks so that there's only a single point in contact with the plywood edge. That way you could very easily cut angled lines as well, with reduced maths. Maybe also add some convenient markings to the main guide rail for positioning the measuring sticks, so you can use it as a sort of sine-bar-at-a-distance.

[@the_undead]

Lost you could use something like this to make angled cuts it would make the design vastly more complicated because unless you're going to pre measure the angle cuts you would have to have some way on the stump lock system to indicate angle which would be interesting

[@bowlerhatman01]

@@the_undead if you read the comment carefully, you'll see that you don't need to measure the angles. If you design it to work like a sine bar, you can just use a handy lookup table. Try googling sine bar

[@Siminfrance]

Very clever, and very nice. Looks like something I might give a try this week-end

[@mxfern854]

"Any inconvenience makes me not wanting to do it anymore" amen, preaching to the choir. Glad to know Im not the only one

[@tomhendrick5254]

Agreed. I would go further by saying I would try to consider re-designing what I'm making so I didn't have to suffer the inconvenience...

[@windhelmguard5295]

that's me. i'll gladly help friend and family with what they can't do by themselves, but by this point i expect that which does not require my abilities to already be done. like when i am asked to move heavy furniture, i expect that it has been emptied out, and the path to it's destination cleared, before i get there.

[@czrider3999]

Glad I'm not the only one that felt this way also. I feel the shame slowly fading away.

[@vikassm]

Amen to that 🤘

[@huejanus5505]

When i’m making something out of sheet goods, i usually take advantage of the 2 free cuts per sheet at the store. I have them overcut the pieces by 1/8-1/4”, makes manhandling the pieces much easier.

[@KFRogers263]

That's simple, but hot sauce. Good idea man!

[@dzee9481]

Robert this is great piece of equipment designed and developed. Awesome Job, plus safe to use. I have noticed you made your own riving knife for the table saw. That would be something I like you to put on here for those of us that do not have $1,500 to $8,000 table saws.

[@CeeJayThe13th]

He mentions it in the series of videos where he rebuilt his table saw. I'm pretty sure it's just a thin piece of hardwood glued into the zero clearance insert he made himself. Also, I'm pretty sure what he's got there is referred to as a "splitter" rather than a "riving knife/blade". I'm not totally clear on the difference but apparently is a difference. As far as the expensive table saw though, I've owned two different table saws. One was $100 and the other one was $400 and both came equipped with a riving knife.

[@1980JPA]

Great idea and great job on the build video 👍🏽. I am watching your woodworking channel progress and get better with every vid. I'm right here with you man, all the way. Keep up the good work.

[@handiman5001]

Great project -- love your new tool wall -- don't know if your system is any easier but it is Impressive

[@jakeqwaninne8502]

i love the shirt, i paint cars, and we never get to fix those, can you guess why, wait for it,,,,,,, every one that has come to our shop has totaled , so that shirt is 162.399 % correct. great video, your's is by far the easiest to understand, and the fewest parts, i've found with this kind of stuff, the less parts to fiddle with the better the results

[@ximono]

This is brilliant. Almost as brilliant as your t-shirts.

[@CeeJayThe13th]

I like how you refer to "cross cuts" and "rip cuts" on plywood 😂

[@klausdurr9432]

Genial and easy - Great

[@joedance14]

Love your design! Question: how are the parallel guides kept perpendicular to the circular saw guide?

[@NicholasRufa]

Nice job! I watched and liked some of your first videos and you're getting better at it all the time. Keep up the good work.

[@tinkeringwithelectronics]

Good job, thanks

[@jeffhallford5284]

Nicely done. Do you have any issue with it moving after using it several times? By that I mean sometimes one ends up reaching at awkward angles to cut across 4 foot sections. It can be hard to keep your cutting pressure straight. This is much easier to set up for certain. As a suggestion improve the accuracy, put the clamp end up against a stationary surface like the table saw fence. Use a square to set the stop blocks evenly. That method would actually allow you to only have on measuring tape. Great build. Thanks for sharing. Stay safe.

[@robm9772]

Dude that’s freaking genius. My only concern would be if the track slides back out toward the edge while cutting? Is the sandpaper enough to keep it from moving?

[@natemartin7697]

So I’m impressed, one question. As you are cutting the stop blocks keep the edge guide from sliding farther than the 30” but what keeps it from sliding the other direction? Towards the stop blocks? I see the sandpaper and that helps, but if u cut just a tad at an angle wouldn’t it push the stop blocks just a bit away from the end making one side like 30” and the other 29” and some change if it shifts at all as you cut? Just curious if I missed something that holds it the other direction

[@MikeTheSith200]

Love your videos! Just discovered your channel the other day. Keep it up! Also love that you use Ryobi!

[@Crewsy]

Sure. You release this video right after I made my own version of a zero clearance saw guide on the weekend so I could cut down 2 sheets of 3/4” birch plywood for door fronts on the pantry unit I made. Unfortunately mine requires me to line it up with pencil marks and clamp it down. I do still need to make a 4’ version to cross cut because my clamp on edge guide leaves much to be desired plus needing to add the offset which for me (DeWalt 6.5” cordless saw) is about 4 1/8” 😣

[@Warkive]

You may be better off cutting a very shallow dado for the measuring tape to recess into as that slide block is going to wear the markings on it pretty quickly, depending on use.

[@mightyconker3903]

lovely bench top. how do you clamp the work towards the centre?

[@Dingbat217]

Great idea, thanks a ton for sharing the video. Just one question, hoe did you make sure that the guide rail and clamp rain were absolutely paralel, if they are not then the two measuring sticks will be specific to the end and position they were measured against so if they move then the measurements will be off I think! It's a great idea though. :-)

[@sirBrouwer]

I think that you will find that with in the plan.

[@timmietimmins3780]

By far the easiest way to do that, I would say, is to clamp the measuring sticks and the track to a large square, and then apply glue and butt the dovetail sections up while the square was clamped in place. Really, though, this will be relatively insignificant. If you are cutting a 30 inch section, and your rail is out by 1 degree, that's FIVE THOU (for reference, a single layer of painters tape is more than that.). For reference, 1 degree out of square would be like having a 24 inch try square be HALF AN INCH off at the end. As in, so bad you could see it from across the room, probably. The reality is that it's just not that important and using whatever method comes to mind is probably fine.

[@Crewsy]

They become parallel to the cut edge once he ran the guide through the saw to cut the dovetail edge on it after he cut the zero clearance side with his circular saw.

[@Dingbat217]

@@Crewsy The edge on the guide became parallel with the centre guide strip but not necessarily with the edge of the rail that the measuring sticks references to as far as I can see? As long as the centre guide rail and the edge strip are absolutely parallel then the outcome should be also be parallel! :-)

[@alans1816]

@@Dingbat217 You can ensure everything is parallel by order of trimming. First cut the reference edge with circular saw against guide, then bevel rip to width on the tablesaw. As long as your primary guide was glued down straight, everything should be aligned.

[@amen_ra6926]

I was going to ask what keeps the guide from sliding but I got my question answered when I saw the sandpaper part. I missed that the first time I watched this. So with this particular one, you can't cut anything narrower than 16" if I understand it right?

[@finster101]

Clever design, I subscribed. I look forward to more of your builds and I will definitely buy a set of your plans. Also, just curious but what does your shirt say? (like 12:00+)

[@Maine307]

what is that glue roller??? thing?.. ps.. awesome video thank you !! keep it up !

[@AJAviator]

Great!

[@nicklarson801]

The ripping one doesn't really need arms that long. Just over half should be plenty, if you need it longer you can just cut from the other side.

[@marvinbleiberg4338]

I like your design a lot, but don't have the shop space to lay out a 4. X 8 sheet on a table. Any suggestions to modify your design, so I can set this up and use it, mounted up against a wall?

[@36736fps]

Nicely done. I like your ingenuity. But it seems like a lot of work to avoid measuring and marking and aligning with the marks. Makes sense only if you are cutting many parts of equal width. For repeated cuts you could make a single measuring stick similar to the 2 you made to mark the plywood. In fact I think I will do that.

[@magomat6756]

thats a good idea you should sell it

[@soberhippie]

Why did you make separate measuring thingies for each of the whatchamacallits? Couldn't you use the same two for both of them?

[@alexparker5892]

What's the pink foam stuff called ive tried googling half a dozen made up names for it but nothing comes up

[@scottgould294]

How long before some name brand manufacture starts to offer this commercially? ....

[@bryanpaton]

You have made something like the Kreg ACS?

[@draztiqmeshaz6226]

Does it hold still for you? I'd worry about pushing the sticks off the edge while trying too hard to maintain pressure against the fence.. I'm only 9 min in, maybe you'll address this

[@draztiqmeshaz6226]

Literally two minutes later - - "...self adhesive sandpaper..."

[@stuartosborne6263]

That's really clever, thankyou for sharing.

[@R2D2internet]

And what about the "echoey" audio caused by the metal walls? :(

[@tarstarkusz]

Oh, that's easy. Next week you can send him a check so he can buy some soundproofing material.

[@NavinBetamax]

@@tarstarkusz ......and, also another bigger Granite Top Work Bench !!! Lol !

[@juanj5681]

Thought he was going to line the walls with plywood

[@NavinBetamax]

@@juanj5681..... He is done with the plywood DIY.....and is progressing through Granite to Marble and Beyond !!!

[@tarstarkusz]

@@Ziraya0 I was actually being a smartass. Between KZbin commercials, embedded endorsement commercials and patreon begging, this channel has turned into a money grab. Now he is selling plans he made while WE were paying him! His viewers should have a major dibs on stuff like this. Just like you can't own anything you make at work (and sell it) when your employer is paying you, the same thing should apply to this. WE financed this project! I started following him way back when he was rebuilding the engine and transmission of his Soviet mobile and this was before he made youtubing his "job" In addition to dealing with all the shilling, the channel has become much less interesting. A lot of YTers do this. They start thinking they HAVE to do a video and so you get filler material, KZbin episodes that were only made because the KZbinr felt they had to make a video to "provide content"

[@rytissa]

Hey, maybe a dumb thought, but wouldn’t the tracks warp and lose their accuracy when/if the wood absorbs moisture/dries up? Or do you think that this effect would be insignificant for it’s aplication?

[@timmietimmins3780]

The tracks are made of plywood, which is quite dimensionally stable and already dry. It is not likely to be very vulnerable to climate. In addition, this is just not a very demanding application. If your stop rails bend right where they meet the track (most serious problem), moving the back end of the rails off by an inch (a pretty serious warp), your length stops are now off by 20 thou. That's a little over a 64th of an inch. there is no way those adhesive measuring tapes are applied that accurately in the first place, using that method.

[@Thirdbase9]

What if I need to make an angled cut?

[@BWEEZY8023]

Easier, quieter, better

[@Scodiddly]

Careful about doing woodworking and selling plans - you might have a big Canadian guy coming after you, waving a chainsaw made completely out of birch plywood.

[@MrBow54]

Get a Patent before some big company steals your idea

[@63DegreesNorth]

That's not going to work - There are countless examples of this type of ripping guide already in production and made by other DIYers. Nothing new here, at all.

[@Anonymouspock]

No, patents won't even stop that lol, they can just take them and you'll go broke fighting them. Intellectual property protects nobody but the rich and needs to be burned to the ground in its current incarnation because of it.

[@jakeqwaninne8502]

it would cost more to build than it's worth, and the legal shit that goes with it is a pain in the ass, besides, there are VERY similar things out there for sale already, kreg, incra, bora, etc, it's a stationary edge guide, the saw moves free of the guide , very nice though , this is a take on those, but it's what he needs at his shop, that's the important thing, we all build or modify tools to fit our specific shop, also , it gives us all something to talk about, and he got to make a video about it

[@jakeqwaninne8502]

i didn't know it , but festool actually makes the same design paralel guides, so does kreg, well, anyway, his are more fun , and cost a whole lot less

[@Tensquaremetreworkshop]

Just buy a track-saw. More accurate, better finish, tearout support, plunging, score cuts, etc etc.

[@alext8828]

What keeps the track from moving away if you press on it with the saw?

[@chingonbass]

looks like the toggles clamp everything together

[@alext8828]

@@chingonbass Ha! I watched again. 11:41 shows he put adhesive-backed sandpaper on the underside of the track to "keep it from sliding around". Thanks for your response. I had completely forgotten about this video. Pretty clever. Hard to follow, but pretty clever. PS, I like that baltic birch 1/4" ply. Looks like a good material for projects.

[@chingonbass]

@@alext8828 turns out I was wrong in my assessment. I'd just clamp it at the ends. I can never find that ply with a bazzilion layers at the home center.

[@alext8828]

@@chingonbass Yeah, that would work. Why not?

[@kwhp1507]

4”……. Story of my life

[@NotRealNamesAgain]

How are the surviving birbs?

[@StratOvation]

Very cool Robert! I wonder if anyone has 3D printed the smaller components to build your rail/track system? Seems like 3D printed components (or maybe even billet aluminum) would outlast the wood in a situation like this where repeated compression could deform the mating surfaces over time and become less accurate.

[@megaglowz8540]

The more things you make, the more tools you need. And the more tools you have, the more things you can make :) Wonderfull loop it is. Great video!!! Might have to make this one.

[@sirBrouwer]

and Ryobi is happy to sell them to him.

[@xplaur]

@@sirBrouwer and you can pay 5x more for the same kind shit, but in a different color....like yellow, or red....

[@sirBrouwer]

@@xplaur wait Ryobi has more colours than green?

[@TheDigigram]

@@sirBrouwer Well yes, Ryobi One is yellow, but they are owned by TTI, who also owns Milwaukee

[@TheDigigram]

Mind you, for the first time today I see that the Ryobi One is also green and not yellow, just a very light green lol

[@DawgsChamp88]

Absolutely freaking genius!!!!! Your creation is in my top 5 of absolute favorite videos I've ever seen on KZbin! This build is so perfect. When I get my workshop set up, I want to try and make this along with a bunch of other stuff. I don't have a table saw yet, but I have the other basic tools and should be able to create something like this. Thank you for your time in making this video and sharing with us this awesome problem solving creation. Thumbs up and new subscriber here. I like your videos. You are detailed enough and entertaining to watch. Your videos are long enough, but not overloaded with extra time and talking on and on like some video makers do. It feels like we're hanging out in your shop with you. PS: I love your shirt with the smart car that says Not Smart. That's hilarious and awesome.

[@dangkolache]

13:02 I love how your subconscious thinks your rails are like magic and your conscious self just found that to be preposterous

[@meltedplasticarmyguy]

But it is magic, the magic of human ingenuity.

[@undergod1987]

Well I almost miss those star trek sound effects from your table saw. You have some old recordings don't you? Maybe just dub it over.

[@rudolphguarnacci197]

That would make it a really boss vid

[@oooda231]

im so unmotivated to cut plywood i would PAY someone to make this for me

[@torchris1]

UNDER Dunn? More like NICELY DONE!

[@peterfitzpatrick7032]

... or "Dunn & dusty" 🙄😏

[@CharlesSmith-io9fp]

It's been proven throughout history, that a lazy person can develop the easiest, usually efficient way to complete a project. Bravo sir.

[@dpfreedman]

Nicely thought out and executed alternative to the $200, $300, and $400 commercial solutions from Seneca Festool, and Woodpeckers respectively.

[@MrPizzapuppy]

Ahh, the Festering Stool, home of the high end wood elves and carbohydrate foam dabblers alike. (AvE)

[@mikevisser563]

Kreg Accu-Cut track/sled, amazing and

[@andrewfergcorpcom]

You and Wesley Treat have some of the best sawing, screwing, and nailing editing...always brings a smile to my face.

[@kcapkcans]

yeah, but Steve1989's spoon taps are unequaled

[@MrArcher01]

Absolutely love this! I wish I had checked this out much sooner! It would've made a plywood project I did recently a much easier job. Thank you for all these ideas! You're helping an old man set up his first woodworking shop with a far better outcome than originally planned!

[@slowpoke101_]

gl with ur woodwork shop

[@christopherstewart5443]

Love this idea. One question, how the heck do you make this if you don't have a table saw? Also have you had any issues with slide back? i.e. the jig sliding back away from where the stop blocks go?

[@TheNottonight]

People who are lazy will always find a way to make it easier on them self. I think the same way you do. “I choose a lazy person to do a hard job. Because a lazy person will find an easy way to do it.” -Bill Gates

[@chrisskelhorn5727]

I still can't quite figure out how you get an 8 x 4 sheet of plywood in either a Trabant or a Wheego! :-O

[@Desmaad]

He has a pickup truck.

[@willemkossen]

If you burn it first, you put what remains in a bag. That way it fits easy

[@chrisskelhorn5727]

@@willemkossen Heh! :-)

[@sirBrouwer]

you don't put it in the car but on top of it. Then you sail your self back home.

[@xplaur]

That plywood is coming FROM the Traby!

[@bmay8818]

Great idea! Also, you should get a pair of Saw Buddies (I think that's the name). They're one-way wheels you mount on the table saw fence. They're conical, so they both keep the part sliding in only one direction and they also pull it against the fence. They're absolutely fantastic for cutting plywood! But this is still quite a clever setup you've made.

[@15909carlsmith]

...maybe this has already been suggested, if not... to deaden the echo in your shop, hang big 'furni-pads' (furniture pads used in moving to protect big furniture objects or appliances) on the walls... you won't need many; it's dependant on how large your shop is... heavy fabric curtains would work, too... btw, great video... 👍🏻

[@maxximumb]

Blankets tacked to a frame would help too. People are always throwing out old blankets.

[@awagentx]

When you talked about plans, I heard Norm Abram saying "To order a Home Video of the project you've just seen together with a measured drawing and materials list please send $4.95 to "Under Done #045" PO Box 1, Buss Dungeon USA 12345" lol (Note: This is a GOOD thing)

[@BrianWalshSF]

That was a measured "drawering"

[@JonesNate]

Comment should be pinned.

[@High-Tech-Redneck]

good job, and glad to see its not a Kregg, LOL........home made is best

[@ichikedai]

This is a great design, will be building this! Also you gained a new subscriber with your dry delivery of 'Ta-Da'.

[@deanford7407]

Excellent design! I would suggest that when you make the measurement to place the measuring tape turn the assembly over and measure on the flat side and not over the clamp rails. Then carry the measurement around to the top with a square.

[@atomicsmith]

I think you could also make a different set of measuring rails that would allow you to make accurate cuts under 16". This is a problem that has plagued me when I'm on site somewhere with a circular saw but no table saw.... Great Project!

[@dholmes3307]

You need a saw rip fence.

[@JoshuaSmith-hr1yx]

Of all the woodworking videos I've seen, this was perhaps the most useful one for me.

[@osgeld]

I already have the "homebrew saw track" but never thought of this, its brilliant!

[@phil2782]

Hey! You look alot like that aging wheels guy! I think you'd get along great with him and all his body doubles.

[@Kodykenway]

This project alone deserves a subscription. Genius idea.

[@twocvbloke]

With those sizes of plywood, you could build a set of wings for the trabant, though getting it up to speed for takeoff, well, that's a different problem... :P

[@Reisperbachtal]

The latter is a problem for another channel... Maybe bus engine swap would do it🤔