Hello,
I am a newbie here but I have learned a lot from the folks on this forum. I am homesteading and building a loft ladder for my workshop and I need to make several plunge cuts with my circular saw. The design uses 2x12 DF stringers with 2x6 DF treads housed at 5/16". I've got quite a few hours into the stringers (dados are done, treads are dry fit) and the cutout for the railings are the last step. I've got a 1 3/8" forstner bit ready to go for the initial holes and then I will plunge cut the tangent/parallel lines in between. I've got quite a few hours into the stringers (I'm pretty pleased with my result) and I'm just nervous about the plunge cut with the circular saw. I don't want it to miss the line and I definitely don't want to have the saw kick back and hurt me or damage the work piece. It's a nice Milwaukee 8 1/4" cordless (top of the line) and I just want a good result. Originally, I had an idea that I could scribe a perpendicular line and tilt the front of the plate onto that line but I had a better idea... I'm not a pro and I don't have a lot of tools so I just want to get this right without overthinking it. I thought maybe I could make a jig to keep the saw right on the line. I have attached a couple drawings of my idea. Does anyone here think this is a bad idea?
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