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Prepare and Cut Lumber for the Base

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What happens here

The creator introduces the project, stating the goal is to build an affordable playground for about $600. He plans to construct a pyramid-shaped structure. He demonstrates how he will 'dummy out' the triangular base first by overlapping the lumber pieces to determine the angles for cutting. He uses a measuring tape and then cuts the ends of the 4x4 posts to the determined angles using a Ryobi circular saw on sawhorses. The excess pieces are saved as templates for subsequent cuts.

Goal: Cut the primary lumber pieces for the base of the pyramid structure.

Tools and materials

  • 4x4 Lumber Posts — Main structural components for the pyramid's base and uprights
  • Measuring Tape — Measuring dimensions and angles
  • Pencil — Marking cut lines
  • Ryobi HP Circular Saw Ryobi — Cutting lumber to precise angles for the base
  • Sawhorses — Supporting lumber during cutting
  • Speed Square — Marking cut lines and angles

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the weather that we throw at it so we're going for this pyramid shape uh playground here I'm not that great with math so I'm gonna dummy it out first to find my angle here I'm just overlapping them I'll cut a scrap piece off so they'll have something to secure from each side evenly and then at that point we could start raising the structures up let's get to cutting [Music] now the only reason I'm cutting them all down six inches well because I need one block and I'm not going to have this thing be all side sitting like a low rider got our angles figured out let's start cutting them [Music] beautiful part about awkward Cuts you now have a template [Music] foreign [Music] all four pieces are cut to what angle uh whatever angle this is I don't know use the HP series from Ryobi it did not bite on me once didn't bog down finally a miter saw that's affordable that's very powerful go pick one up you'll like it

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