Panel Saw Plans??

[Bay Area Dave]

hmmm... a good circular saw alone, costs more than $100. How are you gonna manage this spectacular feat?

dave

Cable Tech wrote:

[Bay Area Dave]

oh, and your labor is worth ZILCH? :)

dave

Cable Tech wrote:

[Doug Miller]

Probably is. Since he expects us to do his research for him, he apparently figures _our_ time isn't worth anything either.

Clue for the OP: search old posts in this ng on Google Groups.

-- Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)

How come we choose from just two people to run for president and 50 for Miss America?

[Larry C in Auburn, WA]

There was a good plan for one in Shop Notes several years ago that is probably exactly what you're looking for. Well, I'm 90% sure it was Shop Notes, but maybe it was WoodSmith. Check the Shop Notes site and you should be able to find it.

[D.Mo]

ShopNotes

[Cable Tech]

Anyone have any detailed plans to build a Panel Saw. I don't feel like shelling out over 1,000 dollars on something I could probably build for less than $100.

[Tom Kohlman]

Rockler sells a set of plans for $3.95 and they have hardware kits also. Go to Rockler.com and type panel saw into the search window.

[<getsmelove]

The one at Rockler with the plan and hardware kit will still cost $300. Just make one.

Platform: Build the wood frame/platform. Make sure it's square. You could eyeball the one at Rockler

or make a torsion box style platform like this one or this one Then bolt one something like this. Make sure it's square. Stick a self-adhesive rule across it. Make sure it's square. 're done. The guide and the rule will be about $75. Plus the wood (dig for straight 2x4s). Probably as close to a $100 panel saw as you could possibly get.

You could hang it on a wall, make easel-type legs, or if your ceiling is not too high (like in my garage shop) put a couple of door hinges on it and hang it from the joists (use piece of rope, a pulley, and make a catch for it, mine comes down like pulling down an attic staircase).

[<getsmelove]

Better yet.

Save $70 for the guide and make one out of a piece of hardboard and a piece of 1x4 MDF.

Then you will come in way under $100.

> Rule: Stick a self-adhesive rule across it. Make sure it's square. >

> You're done. The guide and the rule will be about $75. Plus the wood (dig

[Cable Tech]

Thanks for you guys that helped out. As for Doug and Dave, I searched on Google under asshole and your names popped up first....lol