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| Adam |  Panel SawAugust 1st, 2006 12:17 PM August 1, 2006 Panel Saw I found plans for building "The Ultimate Shop-Build Panel Saw" in volume 15, Issue 88 of the Shop Notes magazine. It will be on display until August 219th, 2006. So, if you're tired of trying to muscle a 4 by 8 sheet of ply onto your table saw or don't enjoy the "freedom" (of accuracy) using a hand circular saw, this may be the ticket for you. The Panel Saw's frame uses a combination of metal and wood components. The saw itself is literally any circular saw you provide and is held in with Jig maker's toggle clamps. So, the circular saw chosen for the Panel Saw setup can "leave" the setup with virtually no hassle for more general jobs. The saw pictured on the cover of the magazine is a Milwaukee, which few people would argue is a good saw. But, for convenience, and rapid cut set up, a Craftsman Professional Laser-cut saw may be just what the doctor ordered. What doctor would order a woodworking tool? I like to torment my Cardiologist with books or magazines, brought into the twice yearly office visits, that feature cutting tools on the cover. Itâs so much fun. "Is that a picture of something SHARP?" "Oh, yessss.... Itâs a Craftsman, 15 Amp, Professional Circular saw, featuring 24 tooth carbide, C3 rated, precision brazed, diamond ground teeth, to a precision formed blade blank, that has LASER cut anti-vibration release zones, a heat expansion buffer, and is coated with an anti-stick coating for easy cuts through green wood." "Is it sharp?" "Oh... wicked sharp. Goes through 2 by material, like a warm knife through butter. And, power..! Ar. Arr. ARR! Good tool! "You can NOT use that. You have thinned blood." "Really... Ya know, that is almost exactly what my Allergist said about owning a dog. After the last one died, we got TWO. A brother and sister Yellow Lab liter mates. They donât shed hardly no fur (white lie) and their slobber is completely inert (big time lie) to me." "Well, at least be careful." "Always. See, no nicks or shortness of digits after 40 years. The background on this is that the nice cardio-surgeon told me I would be needing to take blood thinners for the rest of my days, that consists of diluted Rat Poison. Too little will allow blood clots to form around your new metal heart valve and too much will send me the way of the rat. "Way of the rat?" "Yes. Youâll bleed into your brain and die." "That sounds painful." "You know, no one has ever told us how it felt. Hah hah!" Wasnât that funny! I love medical humor... If it wasnât ME doin the dieân. Look. Look. Hears a picture of how to sharpen a chisel. See all the razor sharp tools next to the sharpening shot? Their sharpness can be tested by "shaving some arm hair off". Iâve got my pocket knife on me. Want to see how sharp it is? Oh yaa.... I donât think either of us has a very good sense of humor. But, my sense of humor involves tools. So, I win! |
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