Is it possible to resaw a 200x50mm board to make 2 200x25?

Question

so for a bit of contxt, ive been designing a desk for myself but when it came time to buy the materials i couldnt find a full size plyboard that was either within my price range and that fitted my size, what i did find was a couple of recycled  200x50mm boards that are in my price range, but the thickness is a bit mych and it would be more efficient to divide them and make more planks, but i dont know if there is a thickness that it need to be to be able to cut it or if its too thin.

JoeAzza · Answer

Hi @diego

may I suggest an alternative, is to use a band saw to cut the timber into two.

as @Dave-1  said you would lose the thickness of the blade, reducing the timber thickness, maybe the Mens shed can assist you as @EricL

suggested.

Dave-1 · Answer

Good Eveing @diego

Nice table design 🙂 and think It will look pretty sweet when you finish it.

Thats a decent sized blade you will need to use to cut that perfectly straight, and cutting half then flipping is problematic 🙂 (Ive been modding a table into a small snooker table and tring to get cuts to line up without a table saw... shaking my head)

Also it wont be 25mm thick, it will be less and possibly two different lesses depending on your equipment and yourself. If you dont have a saw that can cut to that depth you could always cut the 200mm down the center and then half again so you end up with (from the 200 by 50mm) 2 of 100mm by 50mm and then 4 of 100mm by the 25mm you want. I like @EricL 's idea of a mens shed if you dont have acess to a cutting saw (maybe you have one at work? 🙂 )

Do you have access to a plainer? Because that would work with slightly uneven cuts.

Dave

DIY4Knuckleheds · Answer

As Eric mentioned, you could use a table saw but it would need to be a big machine with a big blade to do it. Most regular portable table saws like most of us have will cut up to a max depth of approx 85-90mm which means that even if you run the board through the saw on both sides it will still be about 25mm shy of being cut all the way through.

The idea from Eric of contacting your local mens shed is a great idea...good luck with it 👍