The price difference for the heavy duty panel saws mostly looks to be quick: change fittings for the saw mount, crosscut capacity, extended length, and various cutting guides like lasers and mid-bed clamps. There are a few kits and add-ons that allow for miter cuts but most panel saws seem to be limited to cross- and rip-cuts.
If we want to do complicated cuts perhaps something like a shop-bot is something we should be considering. Some of the kits do offer router mounts but I don't know if their rails are designed for 2-axis motion. -Andrew L On Wed, Apr 2, 2014 at 7:37 AM, Torrie Fischer <[email protected]>wrote: > On Wednesday, April 02, 2014 02:21:17 a l wrote: > > Well the lumber yard quality ones do start at 3-5k. But they have long > > beds/arms and can do off angles. The cheap kits are limited to 90* cuts > for > > the most part and don't have as good of bearings or dust collection > options. > > If I understand correctly, to get non-square cuts, the saw itself usually > rotates? > > I wonder if we could rotate the wood instead by having a ramp of sorts that > can be clamped down at various angles. > > > > > I think there's a balance to be struck, some of the wood working forums > > suggest buying a kit for the bearings and rails since a bunch of the > plans > > for sale rely on u bolts and emt conduit which may not hold tolerances if > > someone is ripping the length of a sheet of plywood. > > > > Regards, > > Andrew L > > > > On Apr 2, 2014 12:19 AM, "Torrie Fischer" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > On Tuesday, April 01, 2014 21:25:42 a l wrote: > > > > Before I had to leave the meeting early there was discussion about > how > > > > to > > > > retrofit the machine shop to limit dust &c. In that discussion the > topic > > > > > > of > > > > > > > plywood/large format wood handling came up and a panel saw like what > > > > > > lumber > > > > > > > yards have was suggested. New/Used ones apparently cost thousands of > > > > dollars so I sought out a DIY solution. > > > > I've found a few kits that come in varying degrees of fully assembled > > > > > > with > > > > > > > prices between ~$300-$1000. There are also a few designs for sale > from > > > > backissues of woodworking magazines($10/issue). Given enough time > > > > staring > > > > at the ones at the home improvement store and pictures online we > could > > > > probably make our own without buying plans. Or should we save our > time > > > > > > and > > > > > > > just buy a kit? > > > > At any rate I think it's a viable solution. > > > > > > I did think it was a bit odd to hear that one would cost $5k. > > > > > > Shouldn't be too hard to build one using some rails a saw mount and > frame. > > > We're all about building stuff like that anyways, so its odd that we'd > > > think > > > to buy one. > > > > > > > http://panelsawsrus.com/ > > > > > http://www.ebay.com/itm/DIY-Sliding-Panel-Saw-Hardware-Kit-/281191079778 > > > > > > > http://www.widgetworksunlimited.com/Panel_Saw_DIY_Frame_Kit_p/ww-panel_saw > > > -d> > > > > iy.htm > > > > > > > http://www.woodcraft.com/Product/2082569/33113/Safety-Speed-Cut-Panel-Pro-> > > 2 > > > > > > > -Saw-Model-PRO2K.aspx http://plansnow.com/dn3099.html > > > > > > > http://www.finewoodworking.com/workshop/tip/build-your-own-panel-saw.aspx > > > > > > > http://www.rockler.com/woodworking/Panel-Saw-Kit > > > > > > > > If someone is vehemently against spending the cash and spare circular > > > > saw > > > > on one we could also situate the table saw near the garage door-side > of > > > > > > the > > > > > > > shop and just open the planned( they are planned aren't they?) double > > > > doors and put an outfeed table in the hallway when we need to make > big > > > > cuts. > > > > > > > > happy hacking! > > > > Andrew L > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Discuss mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > https://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > https://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss >
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