Started cutting out the toe-boards
Started out the bottom straight section with my cut-off wheel then switched to my air body saw. The saw was working good until it shook itself apart – what do you expect from a Harbor Freight tool? I re-read the reviews and stopped when they commented that it shook itself apart. So now things are on hold until next weekend when I decide between a replacement saw from Northern Tool or Lowes. I am leaning towards Northern Tool as it has good reviews and is a little cheaper than Lowes.
What is left of the Harbor Freight junk:
Now for the moment of truth to see if my measurements were acceptable. I took the piece I cut out and it fits well within the piece I will be patching it with. So once I get it all cut out, I can trim my replacement piece to match what was cut out. You will notice that the inner piece is raised some which provides me with even more wiggle room!
I won’t be able to do anymore work on this until next weekend! Check back then!