Cutting particleboard shelf

[pete6032]

I will be putting up some shelving in my closet. Plan to buy some particleboard shelf from a big box store and run it along two sides of the closet. Where the sides meet I plan to do a 45 degree cut in each board. What is the best way to make this cut? One board will be 8 feet long. Should I use a table saw, jig saw, circular saw?

 

[Greenman]

Why miter the corner at all? It's particle board in a closet. Butt one piece into the other with a couple dowels or a piece of aluminum channel.
If your dead set on a miter, your best bet is a circular saw with a guide.

 

[herm0016]

butt joint. and circular saw with a high tooth count blade.

 

[Lost_in_the_HTTP]

Wire shelving.

 

[NutBucket]

I don't like wire shelving but at least particle board with a laminate.

 

[Jimminy]

I'd use plywood. Particle board will dissolve if it ever gets wet.

 

[Greenman]

I don't like wire shelving but at least particle board with a laminate.

I'm not a fan of wire shelving either, but it's cheap, fast, and easy.

 

[Greenman]

I'd use plywood. Particle board will dissolve if it ever gets wet.

Seems to me that if your shelves are getting wet you have a lot more to worry about than cheap material.

 

[Red Squirrel]

Circular saw would be the easiest way. Do it outside, it makes LOT of dust.

 

[jmagg]

Home Depot will cut rips on sheet goods for a buck apiece.