How to trim a door to size without splintering

If you are needing to trim off the bottom of your door because it’s dragging on the carpet or new flooring then this guide is a must have (and cheap) piece of equipment for your workshop.
Why? Because using a power saw leaves a door splintered. Using this saw guide stops your circular saw blade tearing at the grains of your door leaving a smooth straight finish.
This video shows you how to easily build a saw guide, so you can clamp and cut, this door cutting guide or panel cutting jig makes it easy to cut exactly on your measurements like a tracksaw.
This guide is also used by woodworkers when they cut panelling timber like plywood and MDF leaving a clean saw cut.Not everyone owns a professional sized table saw or expensive tracksaw - so this DIY cutting jig is an essential tool, I wish I had discovered it earlier.
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Power Saw or Circular Saw.
(US and Aust) 'Skil saw' - the brand my Dad would choose is amzn.to/3zbxUaF
(UK) amzn.to/3xWSI46
6mm 1200 x 900mm standard MDF ($10) and a cheap wood glue - any PVA will do.
Irwin Quick-grip mini clamp set - these are so handy!
amzn.to/37Qjvo2 or (US) ebay.us/B1P0uG or (AU) ebay.us/dKDdOb
(AU) Stanley Tylon Tape Measure, 8 Meter Size amzn.to/3mkF9t7
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[@iamBenRod]

Love it, saved me from buying a 90 inch aluminum saw guide for $100+ to cut an 80 inch long door. Thanks M8.

[@InspireDIY]

That’s awesome Ben, I’ve used mine several times since this video for shelves and the like, very handy to have! Cheers for the comment. 👍Kent

[@edutanjr]

Awesome!!! 🎉Please make one about replacing the bathroom sink faucet.

[@InspireDIY]

Hey Edutanjr, maybe this will help you out?
It's easy to replace your kitchen tap DIY
th-cam.com/video/kbnGoxP1i2o/w-d-xo.html
Cheers, Kent

[@glenwhitten5888]

This is straight genius. Thank you so much!! I was able to trim 1/8” from the door with no issues. Made ours from PVC but it worked perfectly.

[@InspireDIY]

hmm PVC! that's a great idea. thanks Glen, Kent

[@M4RT1980]

Thanks for the tips. Two doors successfully trimmed

[@InspireDIY]

Hey that’s awesome M4RT👍cheers for letting me know mate. Kent

[@realisticrenovating]

This is a great hack for nice and cheap! I like the tip at the end to hang it up too.. deffo gonna get one of these done up 👌👍👏😎

[@InspireDIY]

It'll go perfectly in the new Doris shed👌

[@ajaxord]

When did you cut the guide piece for the 170 mm cut at 1:36?

[@InspireDIY]

Hey mate, it’s just a straight piece of scrap that I had. You don’t even need a guide for this cut, even do it by eye on a pencil line is ok because it’s the ‘factory edge’ on the other side of this 170mm piece that we are needing . Hope that makes sense👍Kent

[@joerosales8755]

😃👍💯

[@InspireDIY]

Thanks Joe👊☺️