Need a hand with some pretty simple woodworking...

[Fentonite]

I want to replace the wooden rub rails that go down each side of my Pinzgauer. These are meant to be sacrificed and replaced as needed, but I thought I'd use something nice, maybe oak. They're a little more than 10' long, which is causing me problems. My tiny old table saw, (in combination with my poor skills), just isn't ideal for ripping and shaping such a long piece of wood. Does anybody have a large table saw that would be more suited to this job? I'd be willing to pay someone to make these for me, or to just let me use their manly saw. thoughts?

[asmo]

Maybe over-kill, but Tim K does absolutely gorgeous woodwork.

[bside303]

a hand circular saw would be a better fit for a longer cut.

[gnihcraes]

you more than welcome to use my 10 inch craftsman... we should be able to get it done.

[Fentonite]

Maybe over-kill, but Tim K does absolutely gorgeous woodwork.

Not sure if this would even be worth his time...

a hand circular saw would be a better fit for a longer cut.

If the board was wider, I could see that. I need to rip a board to about 2" wide, and again to just over an inch thick. Then I need to miter two edges on more than 10' of essentially a 1"x2" board, with some degree of precision. While I'm sure some folks could do that with a skill saw, I know I can't.

[Fentonite]

you more than welcome to use my 10 inch craftsman... we should be able to get it done.

Thanks Kelly. My saw is a 10", but the table and fence just isn't big enough for me to make accurate cuts. Too much play in the angle due to the length of the board and small surface of fence/table. Just a little wiggle in the board, and the miter cuts really show off the lack of precision. I don't remember, does your saw have a big table/fence?

[68Charger]

Thanks Kelly. My saw is a 10", but the table and fence just isn't big enough for me to make accurate cuts. Too much play in the angle due to the length of the board and small surface of fence/table. Just a little wiggle in the board, and the miter cuts really show off the lack of precision. I don't remember, does your saw have a big table/fence?

What about using a roller/outfeed stand to support the length, or a couple of helpers to support it at the table height?

even a ladder with rungs at the proper height (or propped to the proper height) can be made to work...

[brutal]

You need to build guides to hold the wood against the table and fence with just enough play to allow feed...

A couple straight boards and some clamps might do the trick.

Use a longer straight board against your short fence to extend it as well. The melamine boards work well for that.

Go longer than you need if possible on your cut piece, and you can sacrifice the start/stop ends if they're a little wonky.


[ETA] added (and corrected) melamine. Had guns on the brain when I said melonite. lolz

[gnihcraes]

I think we could get it done with some setup/helpers.

[Fentonite]

Between the advice from 68Charger, brutal, and a PM from gnihcraes, I think I might be able to pull it off. Thanks! I'll update.