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I'm going to be building a bed here next weekend. I'm buying all the wood tomorrow (sunday) and I also want to buy a nice saw blade to make all the cuts? I'll be using MDF mostly probably I might use some birch ply or something too not sure going to decide when I go to buy the wood and see prices and what not. My question is what kind of saw blade should I get? How many teeth? So on. The saw I'll be using is a 10" I think. He said he has a 10" and a 7". I'm also going to see if they have some sort of straight edge clamp thing at the HD or Lowes whoever. Just in case your curious here are my sketchup's of the bed.
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For a good overall blade design, go with an ATB (Alternate Top Bevel). It's good for MDF and even better on plywood. Better check with your friend about the tools tho. The 10" might be a miter saw if it's not a table saw. The 7" (actually 7 1/4) would probably be a circular saw. The more teeth a blade has the smoother the cut it produces but needs more power in the machine. Carbide tipped is a must.
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No intentions to use the space under the bed for storage?
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My local HD has cabinet grade birch ply on sale for $25 a sheet. A little more expensive than MDF, but worth it IMO.
And I agree with Pete on the bottom. I'd find anther way to do the bracing so I could stuff more garbage under the bed. :lol:Comment
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Well I'm not THAT experienced with wood working so I wanted to keep it simple. As for the saws they are both circular saws as far as I know? It's probably going to need to be a 7" blade and thats about what I was looking for :B. I'll look into the birch ply 25 a sheet isn't too bad. I think I'd need like....3 sheets and a sheet of cheap Ply for the platform.Comment
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I've been using my circular saw with a 60 tooth Oldham (sp?) blade from HD. With a straight edge I get very smooth cuts and it tracks very straight, no gouges.Comment
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I like Matsushita carbide blades, available at True Value and others. They have a thinner cut than most, so the saw never bogs down, and they cut very clean.Comment
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dougie, if you are using circular saws, then you might need help with cutting a straight line? If so, and don't have any thing, you can make a very good straight edge out of scrap or part of your plywood sheets. If you google, "sawboard", you will find a very easily made jig to cut straight lines with the circular saw. I have one, it works great.
I think I would stay away from mdf if possible, depending on how you plan to use it. One, it is very heavy and dense material. Two, it doesn't take screws very well and three, if you plan to use it for one of the flat pieces, it does tend to sag over time.
Hope there is something here to give you a little help/make things a little easier.
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Yeah I was planning on getting a straight edge guide or making one.Comment
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