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Speed Square Mastery: Stop Using It Wrong

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The speed square can also be used as a saw guide to make straight cuts with a circular saw. Position the fence of the Milwaukee speed square firmly against the edge of the wood, aligning it with your desired cut line. Then, rest the base of the circular saw against the square's edge and push the saw through the wood, maintaining contact with the speed square to ensure a perfectly straight cut. The presenter mentions that some prefer to push the square while cutting, but he prefers pulling it towards him for better control. Safety is paramount when operating power tools.

Goal: Achieve straight cuts with a circular saw

Tools and materials

  • Milwaukee Circular Saw — Making straight cuts in wood
  • Milwaukee Speed Square Milwaukee — Guiding the circular saw for straight cuts
  • Wood Block — The material to be cut

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of the speed square is for like layout and design type stuff. It finds perfect 90s either this way or it finds perfect [snorts] 90s this way and you could screw it together and you'd have a perfect 90. So another use of a speed square is a saw guide. So you can take your circular saw like this, put it right up against your speed square and cut.

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