>"Glenna Rose" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> Moving away from all of that. Would masonite be a good choice for the
>> bottom "layer" of a circular saw guide for plywood?
[email protected] writes:
>
>
>Yes it would. Probably the best choice as it's thin, strong and stable.
Good! I called Parr Lumber today to be sure they had some and that they
would cut it, only they call it pressed hardboard. Either way I go,
masonite or hardboard, the store I go to calls it the other. No wonder I
never know for certain which to call it. It seemed prudent to look at it
before buying so a trip to the warehouse then back to the cash register.
Tomorrow, after all have gone home after dinner, I will make the guide,
two actually, one 4-feet and one 8-feet. I don't want to even think about
all the years I marked the cutting line, measured over for my guide,
clamped it in place and cut. I had two straight mahogany 1x2 pieces that
were marked all over "Straight Edge" so neither my ex or I would use them
for something else. Worked great, however, I didn't take great care with
them when I moved here to keep them absolutely straight. It's supposed to
be in the 20s at night and barely above freezing this next week so all my
garage work will need to be done tomorrow night and Sunday.
It will be nice to just set the guide down by the cutting line, clamp and
saw (and know it's in the right place!).
Sometimes we overlook the obvious.
It is 1/4", the 1/8" looked too thin, hope that was the right choice.
Is pressed hardboard and masonite the same thing or is it like scallions
and green onions, almost alike but different? (Or is masonite actually a
brand name?)
Glenna
"Glenna Rose" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> Good! I called Parr Lumber today to be sure they had some and that they
> would cut it, only they call it pressed hardboard. Either way I go,
> masonite or hardboard, the store I go to calls it the other. No wonder I
> never know for certain which to call it.
Masonite is the name of a company that makes pressed hardboard. They also
make a lot of others stuff too, like doors that are not pressed hardboard.
Masonite is a brand name for tempered hardboard. I don't think the Masonite
brand is still made but others have the same stuff.
"Glenna Rose" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> >"Glenna Rose" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> >> Moving away from all of that. Would masonite be a good choice for the
> >> bottom "layer" of a circular saw guide for plywood?
>
> [email protected] writes:
> >
> >
> >Yes it would. Probably the best choice as it's thin, strong and stable.
>
> Good! I called Parr Lumber today to be sure they had some and that they
> would cut it, only they call it pressed hardboard. Either way I go,
> masonite or hardboard, the store I go to calls it the other. No wonder I
> never know for certain which to call it. It seemed prudent to look at it
> before buying so a trip to the warehouse then back to the cash register.
> Tomorrow, after all have gone home after dinner, I will make the guide,
> two actually, one 4-feet and one 8-feet. I don't want to even think about
> all the years I marked the cutting line, measured over for my guide,
> clamped it in place and cut. I had two straight mahogany 1x2 pieces that
> were marked all over "Straight Edge" so neither my ex or I would use them
> for something else. Worked great, however, I didn't take great care with
> them when I moved here to keep them absolutely straight. It's supposed to
> be in the 20s at night and barely above freezing this next week so all my
> garage work will need to be done tomorrow night and Sunday.
>
> It will be nice to just set the guide down by the cutting line, clamp and
> saw (and know it's in the right place!).
>
> Sometimes we overlook the obvious.
>
> It is 1/4", the 1/8" looked too thin, hope that was the right choice.
>
> Is pressed hardboard and masonite the same thing or is it like scallions
> and green onions, almost alike but different? (Or is masonite actually a
> brand name?)
>
> Glenna
>
>