
Originally Posted by
kyle6185
Hey Kraken, when I worked construction it was mostly with aluminum, however the cut concepts were the same, never trust beam sizes, always measure and then adjust. Everything was always changing from the blue prints as the beam sizes were slightly different. You always want to take your over all constructed length and subtract the lengths you can not change and make your cut based upon that size. Another word of advice, always make sure your saw is square before you start cutting. As another rule of thumb, I always cut the edge just to make sure when i pull my tape, It is not pulling from an edge that is fractions of an inch too long or too short. Those fractions add up to an uneven fit.