Typical crappy lumber at Lowes or Home Depot. Problem, 1 x 4 x 8 warped. I need to get it to 2-3/4″ wide, and straight.
I have a joiner a router and a table saw that I can use. My table saw is a very old direct drive saw. (junk) But it will do.
What can you recommend.
Edited 4/16/2003 4:14:27 PM ET by Dawg
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Take it back.
Ditch
Fasten the warped board to a piece of plywood that has a good straight edge. Run the good edge against your table saw fence cutting through both the plywood and the warped board. A couple of passes and you will have a straight edge on the warped board. Remove the board from the ply and cut to width using the now straight edge. Good luck
Beyond that draw a straight line thru the inner part of the curve. Cut off the points freehand using the tablesaw. Run it over the jointer to get a straight edge. Now flip the board and use your new straight edge against the fence of the TS and cut off the hump. Flip it and recut your straight edge. RPN.
Dawg,
1x4x8 is cheap I'm assuming pine or pop. but even oak isnt that expensive
forget trying to get the old piece straight, go to either a real lumber yard and get new, or go back to lowes/hd and pick through until you find a straight one.
If you can't find a straigh 1x4 go with a 1x6 and rip that down.
Run the edge through the jointer to get a nice flat, square, even surface to start with
Then rip it down on your table saw.
If your table saw is less then accurate rip it a bit wider and run the cut edge through the jointer to get it down to your desired width.
I agree with Cag and the Boss. A board warps because of internal stresses among other things and messing around trying to save a 1 X 4 is likely to result in frustration, undesired results or, worst of all, a painful accident with your table saw.
Take it back!
All great advice. I will take everyones advice. I will have to stop buying that crap for good projects. It's only good for framing. I will take it back and get the 1 x 6, that will give me more wood to work with. Definitely a safer bet.
Thanks.
Do you need the board to be the full 8' long? If not, cut it into shorter sections then straighten the edge on a jointer.
If you need the full 8' straight, I'd bet you're out of luck. The curvature of the board will change a bit every time you rmove some material.
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When I just can't avoid using a cull board and it's wide enough to rip down I snap a line from corner to corner on the crowned edge and rip it w/my circular saw.Now I have a straight edge to register a fence on.Saved me many a trip when the job was almost finished,lumber stack was dwindling,and trying to finish before dark.
Mike