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What do I do if my saw blade is spinning in the wrong direction?

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You can tell if it's spinning in the wrong direction if it's difficult to cut, there's lots of smoke, or fire. To fix, switch off and disconnect the saw, use a vendor's wrench to remove blade nut, remove and flip over the blade, then tighten the blade nut.

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How do I get the angles?

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If you're copying an existing saw-horse, use a sliding bevel tool, and a protractor -- from a table saw -- to capture and measure the angles. Or, if you use graph paper, you can quickly design your own, and measure the angles with an ordinary, draft-person's protractor.

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How do I get the correct angle?

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Whatever the breadth of your timber, measure down 2.1 times this distance. For instance, if your nominal 2x4 is in fact 48mmx95mm, measure down 48mmx2.1 = 101mm, then draw your angle to the opposite corner. This is approximately 25 degrees (x 2.1445 to be precisely accurate).

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I don't have a circle saw. Is there one with a regular old hand-held saw?

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You can build the same set of saw horses without using a circular saw. The directions are the same, just use your old hand saw to make the cuts.

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For the two 2x6x10', what cut measurements were used, and where on the 4 pieces of 1x3x10 were the cuts made?

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Cut for length 42" and height was cut at 36". Legs were cut at a 45 degree angle.

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