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I have been wanting to cross cut for a long time but I don't have a miter saw, so, I decided to make a user and budget friendly jig that everyone can access and that's the "circular saw cross cut jig" I hope you enjoy. If you want to, you can download my plans HERE.

I first cut down all of my plywood dimensions.

Then I drilled the holes on the 2x2s.

Be sure to countersink them as well.

Now I am attaching the back fence to the base and I am using a square (red arrow) to make sure it's square to the base although it's not necessary because it's the back fence.

Because the 2x2 I am using has a little bow to it, I am using a clamp to straighten out the wood and then screw it down to the base.

Then, I attached the front fence to the base and attached the riding rail to the 2x2 (front fence).

I tacked some pin nails to the riding rail to hold the fence rail in place. (The fence rail is the fence that rides against the circular saw)

Then I can cut off the excess riding rail.

The excess riding rail can be used as the fence rail.

Then I repeated the process and tack in the fence rail to the riding rail with some pin nails.

Then I lined the rails to the 2x2 using the circular saw to make sure I have the right amount of space for it to ride but enough space to run smoothly.

Then I attached the second riding rail to the 2x2.

Some paste wax will be good for sliding the saw around during cutting.

Here's an example of cutting some wood with the jig.

Finally, I have to put on my sticker of course.

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