When an assistant was asked to cut a cement backer board with a wave to the saws, he picked a short handsaw instead of the circular saw with a dry diamond blade for the job.
Now that the handsaw has retired from woodworking, inspiration from reading on jigs and fixtures gave the idea that it could be partially reincarnated for another use, unlike the assistant.
Instead of having a separate handle protruding from various jigs and push blocks, it would be nice if there was a handle which could move from one to another, making the custom fixtures easier to store.
For example, the saw blade could be shortened, cut at an angle and drilled with holes that could accomodate fasteners securing it to a fixture with a slit bloc featuring matching holes for fasteners.
What I'm wondering about is the attaching hardware. Nuts, tee nuts and bolts would fly.So would tight, short-throw, round bolts mounted on the fixture. A bullet catch could be used as an allignment device for other holes accomodating more reliable fasteners. Any other ideas along this line or for fasteners (quick-release would be good) or other roles for the compromised saw?
Regards,
Edward Hennessey