I think a lot of people have problems with circular saws as they tend to use them one handed. When they kick, its a lot easier to control them when you have them held properly.
Think about where you are standing, where the saw is going to go if it does kick back etc
Complacency is a big factor in accidents
I learned my less on with powertools when i plugged a brand new out of the box 4inch belt sander in.
Plugged it in and turned the socket on. The ****er shot across the roof to full extent of the cable before crabbing sideways in a perfect arc.
It came out of the box with the trigger latched on!
Right, I haven't bought a circular saw yet, or any other power tools.
I did have the wood delivered. Then my natural impatience took over and I decided to see what I could do with the only saw I have, a 300mm tenon saw.
Armed with a couple of clamps from Wilko and a long piece of scrap, I measured about 6 times and went for it.
It takes bloody ages to get through but I went slow and didn't cock it up. I've managed to scrape some paint off the floor and the ceiling as they're such a tight fit. They're also a pig to handle on your own.
The problem I have now is that I can't just whack them all up. I bought massive plugs designed for breezeblocks but the blocks are so soft that the plugs go in tight and then just spin loose. I decided to glue the first lot in with some Sikaflex (the only thing I had to hand) and that's done the trick. The first board pulled nice and tight to the wall and feels solid. The second lot of plugs are in and drying now.
I'll just cut one board a day after work then glue the next batch of plugs in. I'm not on a deadline so I'm not bothered. There's also little to no chance of losing my fingers.
Tomorrow night I'll be slicing board number 3, lining it up, drilling some 'oles and gluing in the 3rd set of plugs.
Looks great. Nice one 😀👍
Handsaws eh? Whatever next...
I know, it might actually do me some good! I was sweating buckets on each board. 4 more to go. Oh, and I have a door frame to negotiate. Not thinking about that yet.
I did my shed earlier lockdown, same OSB method and cut with circular saw, at first with a guide then freehand no worries. Built a frame from 2x4 to attach them, makes it simple to fix stuff too. Given that yours is directly against the wall won't you have the annoyance of drilling into the wall as well everytime you affix things?
Have you accounted for expansion?
18mm OSB is £16.85
18mm Shuttering ply is £16.80.
Handy. Entirely the wrong end of the country though and won't deliver. Prices round me (outside of the big sheds) seem to be 35 a sheet for OSB and 40 for ply.