Comments on: How to Build a 2×4 Deck Rail on a Concrete Patio – Part 1 http://www.handymanhowto.com/2009/01/29/how-to-build-a-2x4-deck-rail-on-a-concrete-patio/ Home improvement, maintenance and repair projects. Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:34:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: How to Build a 2x4 Deck Rail on a Concrete Patio - Part 2 | HandymanHowto.com http://www.handymanhowto.com/2009/01/29/how-to-build-a-2x4-deck-rail-on-a-concrete-patio/#comment-1530 How to Build a 2x4 Deck Rail on a Concrete Patio - Part 2 | HandymanHowto.com Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:31:47 +0000 http://www.handymanhowto.com/?p=1308#comment-1530 [...] This project is continued from Part 1. [...] [...] This project is continued from Part 1. [...]

]]> By: Great project http://www.handymanhowto.com/2009/01/29/how-to-build-a-2x4-deck-rail-on-a-concrete-patio/#comment-465 Great project Fri, 15 May 2009 00:26:23 +0000 http://www.handymanhowto.com/?p=1308#comment-465 I totally agree about buying a mitre saw (chop saw). My only regret is not buying it sooner. You just can't come close to the accuracey and speed. For my light home usage I bought a cheaper Craftsman mitre saw that came with a few more options than your commercial grade Dewalt: Laser cutting guide - you always see where you will cut. Sliding arm - so you can make deep cuts like 2 x 8s. Attachment for a vacuum cleaner hose on the top of the blade guard. I was amazed at how much fine dust these powerful tools generate. So I hooked up the vac attachment to a shopvac. It catches about 70% of the saw dust. I think you would need a second vac hose and collection funnel mounted on the rear side of the cutting table to catch the remaining 30%. I also recommend wearing a mask in addition to goggles. Especially if cutting pressure treated or man made material. If you don't like masks you could use a fan to blow the toxic saw dust away and downwind from your face. This provides cooling at the same time - good in the Summer. I totally agree about buying a mitre saw (chop saw). My only regret is not buying it sooner. You just can’t come close to the accuracey and speed.
For my light home usage I bought a cheaper Craftsman mitre saw that came with a few more options than your commercial grade Dewalt:
Laser cutting guide – you always see where you will cut.
Sliding arm – so you can make deep cuts like 2 x 8s.
Attachment for a vacuum cleaner hose on the top of the blade guard.

I was amazed at how much fine dust these powerful tools generate. So I hooked up the vac attachment to a shopvac. It catches about 70% of the saw dust. I think you would need a second vac hose and collection funnel mounted on the rear side of the cutting table to catch the remaining 30%.
I also recommend wearing a mask in addition to goggles. Especially if cutting pressure treated or man made material. If you don’t like masks you could use a fan to blow the toxic saw dust away and downwind from your face. This provides cooling at the same time – good in the Summer.

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