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Just in case you didn't know you can use a stack of stock 16's for cutting large plywood :)

Needed to cut this plywood to put in new sub floor. Lots more pics of actual work if anyone wants to see at end in slide show.
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My issue was that this portable table saw was too short even with extenders and no helper around so...I spy a stack of non sport B5 16's :)
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Big Important Part!!!! Don't forget real eye protection!!!!!

Before
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After
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1st Cut...yes I moved the Avant out so not to get any dust or chips on it...LOL I love her :)
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2nd cut plywood getting smaller :)
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Well at least I found a use for them....
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Why are you all dressed up to cut plywood? Collared shirt?????

Just rushed back from work meeting and just went right into it. I get in trouble all the time

from my wife as I ruin all my clothes working on my cars or the house. I just can't slow down enough to change clothes...big time OCD. Maybe someday I will learn :)

Yet you find time to take pictures of yourself cutting plywood.

Yep....I'm not going to say I'm one without major issues....plus just a phone cam and my pics

get emailed directly to my flicker account so actually easier than changing clothes to get pics up but I'm not even about to debate that as I know I should be doing this. At least I stopped wearing my muddy boots in or covering them up when I go into the house between getting stuff :-)

cool, i'll check out the actual work pics later.

home improvement has taken priority from the A4 recently.

Thumbs down on glue-lam for sub-floor or any other application. It has horrible stability, especially where tile/wood flooring is concerned and does not do well with moisture. If your planning on the afore mentioned types of flooring , you might consider something more robust. Nice table saw. Wish we had that much space left in the garage here.
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I've never had any problem with OSB, just slap on some backerboad...

biggest moisture problem with stability is in new construction and the boards get wet, otherwise its virtually identical to regular plywood as long as its installed properly.

Worked great in my bathroom.

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2nd....agreed...nice work there too!!!!

I've got 3 vapor barriers in already and they are totally sealed all around, each one. Plus the scraps of bamboo that have spent 2 years out in the summer/winter still look almost new...plus I've got some tricks up my sleeves on how I'm installing it in the bathroom. Different from how I put it in in the rest of house.

The bamboo I have wears like IRON...or at least the stuff I have does. At first I held off as I didn't think it could be used in a bathroom or kitchen. And with some softer types that are not "carbonized" I think you cannot get away with it. This whole deal will be fine, very confident. I'll share my secrets and post pics with a real cam when I'm in the middle of that part of install the planks. BTW, those planks there in the pic were just to get an idea of what it will look like extending the floor in w/o a transition piece.

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It has awful integrity compared to say, 3/4 sheets of interior or exterior(depending on the app) grade ply. This is when you want a floor that does not move or bounce. We would not even use that type osb on the exterior of the cottage we built the other summer.
I glue, pre-drill, and counter sink ceramic coated screws on the 3/4 thick sheets of ply. Yes, there is a slightly higher cost, but the results, especially over time pay for themselves.
My parents bought a new place not long ago, and the quality of new construction is abissmal(to say the least). I've had to fix alot of serious issues(pipes not insulated, siding not caulked or painted effectively, wood not treated,windows not caulked,etc.) with the place since they've been in it.
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