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I keep seeing new guys skip the chalk line on long cuts and it drives me nuts
Back when I started, my boss in Tacoma would hand me the chalk box before I even touched the saw. Now I watch people try to cut a 16-foot sheet of plywood freehand with a circular saw, just following a pencil mark they can't even see halfway down. The line goes wavy, the cut is off by an eighth of an inch, and then the whole piece is junk. That chalk snap is a clear guide you can follow with your shoe, not just your eyes. I've seen more material wasted in the last two years from this one lazy step than I care to count. It takes ten seconds and saves a sixty-dollar sheet. Has anyone else had to reteach this basic step lately, or is it just me?
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wesleyl536mo ago
Maybe they just get a feel for the saw after a while, saves a step.
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rodriguez.felix6mo ago
Man, I feel this in my bones. Watched a kid last week try to split a 12-foot melamine panel with just a speed square and a prayer. The blade wandered off so bad we had to recut the whole thing, and that stuff ain't cheap. That snap line is the law for a reason.
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