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Rip Leg Boards in Half

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DIY tomato cages

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What happens here

After cutting the boards to 54 inches, the creator uses a table saw to 'rip' (cut lengthwise) each board in half. He mentions his original boards are 1 and 5/8 inches wide, meaning they will be ripped into pieces approximately 13/16 inch wide. This step creates thinner, uniform strips for the cage's vertical components.

Goal: Create thinner, uniform strips for the cage legs.

Tools and materials

  • Push Stick/Block — Safely feeding wood through the table saw
  • Safety Glasses — Protecting eyes from sawdust and debris
  • Table Saw — Cutting boards lengthwise into narrower strips
  • Wooden Boards — Material to be ripped into leg pieces

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Stop buying flimsy tomato cages and build one that lasts. So, for your legs, go ahead and cut them down to 54 in. Once you have one of them cut, this one will make two legs. Now, I'm just going to rip these boards in half on the table saw. In my case, they're an inch and 5/8. Okay, now that I got all these boards cut, I'm just going to throw a 45 on the end here so they dig in the ground better. Now that we've finished up our legs, we're going to do our cross members. So,

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