If the rafters are not up, put them side by side and make the cuts all
at once. They will line up better that way.
If you just cut the end cuts with a saw you can then use a chisel to
knock out larger chunks.
Having said that, around here (central Texas) purlins are just attached
to the top of the rafters and not cut in. Cutting into a 2x6 will give
you the strength of whatever material is still left, so that would make
your rafter strength equivalent to that of a 2x4.
You could also cut the purlins and nail them between the uncut rafters,
or just nail the purlins on top of the rafters and scab in 2x2's to run
on top of the rafters to make them the same height as the purlins.
Peace,
Pat
Thusly spake Obaa:
> Hi all,
> I have a set of 2x6 rafters (25) that I need to notch for some 2x2 purlins.
>There are 6 purlins per rafter, so a lot of notching....
> The only way I'm aware of to make these notches is to saw a number of closely
>spaced slots, then knock out the "fingers", and use a chisel to clean up the
>groove.
> Is there a better way to do this, given the number of notches required? I
>have just basic hand and power tools (circ saw, jigsaw, router); no table saw
>or anything else like that. Any ideas appreciated!
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