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Converting Pitch to Chop Saw Degrees

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What happens here

To convert a roof pitch (e.g., a 4/12 pitch) to a specific degree setting for a chop saw, first use the speed square to find the degree equivalent of the pitch. Align the speed square's pivot point on the edge of the board and rotate it until the 'Common' scale reads the desired pitch (e.g., '4' for a 4/12 pitch). Then, read the corresponding number on the 'Degrees' scale. For a 4/12 pitch, this typically corresponds to approximately 19 degrees. Set your chop saw's miter angle to this degree (19 degrees), and make your cut. This allows for quick and accurate repetitive cuts without needing to mark each board individually.

Goal: Accurately set a chop saw angle based on a given pitch measurement.

Tools and materials

  • Chop Saw — Making precise angled cuts based on the converted degree
  • Pencil M.L. Gordon Company — Marking the initial pitch line
  • Safety Glasses — Protecting eyes during chop saw operation
  • Speed Square — Reading the degree equivalent of a pitch
  • Wooden Board — The material to be cut to a specific angle

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4-12 cut to a degree in a chop saw to save these guys little time so if they're gonna be cutting on a chop saw you're gonna be cutting a bunch of them you know you don't want to mark everyone with a speed square right so we're at 412 so we've got a pivot point let's go we get we're using Oh common for 12 its pivot marks his angle is using the common and our degree now is that 15 16 17 18 19 degrees 19 degrees okay so then we're gonna come over to the chop saw so we're gonna set the chop saw up this match our line alright let's test it so you can see that word right there yep so converting it over just follow your line through whatever now we made it like I said we made it a 4-12 you just follow the read the degree sign on the bottom mm-hmm the speed squared which gave us out of 19 and then we said that way you can just cut all your rafters at one time your Y end with the chop saw instead of using a speed square on everyone right so you don't have to go through the math once you get the math set up once you just you can use it over and over again you'll convert the math over to your piece of equipment and save yourself a lot of time right yep yep perfect all right is there anything else you want to cover with this thing Frankie that's what I use right same thing yeah yep so with that being said I think our video is done because we've covered the basics not how to do a 90 degree how to do a 45 howdy rip stock with it how to convert it over to degrees from you know your Commons right how to also use it as a protractor and then how to convert from how to cheat and use the numbers that you get on your speed square to your chop saw so that you don't have to keep doing the math every single time and to rip down your boards with your quarter inch increments yep yep that's it so there's probably a couple of things that we didn't cover in this video put it put it in the comments down below we'd love to hear from you guys this is the basics from Frankie and I we got a lot of more work to do so we're gonna let you guys go do what you're doing and check out these other two videos here and do me a favor hit the subscribe button and the bell notification and that's all we got for today god bless go get them oh and videos you gotta hit the bell notification or juice what's that where are they that's why I want to be I mean I walking this up every night it's it's up in the you know every time you watch the video you should push that no I just once Oh

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