Teardrops n Tiny Travel Trailers

Hi guys and gals, what do you think is the best way to cut pieces of 1/8 plywood? I have a tablesaw, a skilsaw, a jigsaw, a dremel, a utility knife, a sawzall and a crosscut handsaw at my disposal.

This stuff seems too floppy for any of my real saws and just a little too stiff for my boxcutter.

What has worked for you?

Ruth in Edmonds WA, trying to get a '65 shasta up on its lil feet for Weiser Idaho in mid-June-

Cuts nice with a builder's saw (Skil saw), router, or jig saw. If you cut it with a builder's saw, cut with the good face down. If you use a router, put two good faces together and cut both at once. (This would also work for a builder's saw.) If you use a jig saw, there's a really nice abrasive blade available in the DIY stores. Just has a ragged front edge and doesn't seem to chip at all.

I have been using a utility knife for most of the cuts. If possible I rough cut with the utility knife & then use the router to bearing trace the finish cut.

I used my ancient jig saw. Worked fine.

Joseph

Thanks for the tips guys. Seems like the jigsaw is the lucky winner. I will check out the abrasive type saw blade at my local orange box store on one of my 17 daily trips over there for stuff I forgot on my last trip.

bluebanjo wrote: I will check out the abrasive type saw blade at my local orange box store on one of my 17 daily trips over there for stuff I forgot on my last trip.

This man, my friends, is a natural-born treadrop builder!

And after just nine posts too!

Ruth,
I bought a collection of Jig saw blades some are for rough cut and some for super smooth. I would use the smooth for thinner wood and go slow.

Miriam

"This man, my friends, is a natural-born treadrop builder!

And after just nine posts too!"

Getting to be called a natural-born teardrop builder is a proud moment for me -- even if I are a girl

and even tho I am merely rehabbing a little Shasta, not building a tear



But the kicker is -- today somebody offered me a FREE 4x8 trailer frame that's been hanging around in their backyard. Heck, maybe I ought to come in out of the cold and build a tear after all. Meanwhile I am enjoying sharing my travails with you-all, including the 17 trips to the hardware megalomart.

Thanks guys/gals for the merriment.

Hello neighbor, you're just up the way from me. I'm just south of you, in Shoreline. I am glad that you brought up this question, because I have been trying to figure out how to cut the 1/8" ply without getting a ratty edge. I am thinking I might use my dozuki pull saw, at least then I'll get a little bit of a workout!

Good luck with the Shasta rebuild.
Amy

Amy, the only problem with your Dozuki is it is designed to cut nice straight lines...................that's okay if your teardrop is all straight lines.

Ruth I guess you have been bit. Never turn down a trailer, you never know when you will want an ultralite.


Miriam