I'm alright with releasing some grant money to buy a panel saw kit. I can see this being very useful.
Can we possibly consense on buying this this Tuesday: http://panelsawsrus.com/products/ All it is is the kit for the frame. Once that is assembled, we can design the actual panel saw to not take up as much space, perhaps a collapsible one. If we still have open concerns about the floor space it uses, I'd also like to mention that we have *four* bandsaws. Four. And a pantograph. And a massive lathe. Certainly we can get rid of some of those things and clean up the machine shop by a lot. For reference, here is the footprint of the kit's suggested design: http://panelsawsrus.com/gallery/psru-youtube-image/ Looks pretty skinny, probably as much as our current plywood rack. 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. > > 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
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