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on the Table saw a 40 tooth combo blade will work
On a circular saw 24 tooth like a freud diablo works well
expect to do some edge clean up either way you will not get perfect cuts
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$8 door you can hardly go wrong. I personally think it's gonna look like &%$& with an inch off each side, but hey it's your door.
Circular saw with a straight edge if alone, with help on a TS with the rip fence like Mac suggested. Either way all hardware off before cutting.
It's a rip cut so 24 tooth with a flat grind would be my choice. But for an 8 dollar door I wouldn't buy it if I didn't have it. Painters tape to both sides of the door, or on top, and lay the door on pink foam board to cut it. I'd use either a ripper, or a combo, but not a high tooth count blade.
You will need to re-mortise for door hardware, and the cut wood will be paler than what you are looking at now, so you might want to consider a finish. I'd go paint, because you won't get the old to match the edges.
My biggest concern would be is, what kind of joint is it held together with? It could be tongue n groove, M&T, half lap, or a doweled butt joint. Depending on the penetration taking off 1" could make for a wobbly door. Take a picture real close of the edge/corner of the door, one corner or the other.
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I dont know the frame you are putting the door in, and how tight the door will be to the frame, but usually the lock set side of the door has a slight bevel on it.
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Seeing the door in question, I would definitely lean toward the table saw. With some auxiliary infeed/outfeed support, that should be a pretty easy cut to make. Now, with 1" trimmed off of each side, the stiles may end up looking a little too narrow, but other than disassemble the door and recut the rails, there isn't much you can do about that.
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Thank you all for some great ideas & tips.
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I agree about the bevel on the lock side of the door. All decent doors have this.
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(02-06-2017, 09:31 PM)JTTHECLOCKMAN Wrote: I agree about the bevel on the lock side of the door. All decent doors have this.
It is 3 degrees FYI and the only way a door margin can be properly set is with a bevel or a stepped face ( steel doors are a good example)
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Have you thought about disassemble the door a trimming the cross rails instead? that way the proportions of the rail and stiles would be maintained. It would also allow you to trim the panels too. you will also have to mortise the hinges if just taking off a 1/2" on each side. Dan
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Put a 24 tpi blade in a hand held circular saw. Clamp a straight edge set back for the cut. This being a rip cut too many teeth makes the blade get hot and may wobble.
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