Shop Notes Vol. 15, Issue 88

[sacherjj]

Joe,
Would you mind posting pictures of this grid table you are referencing? Or email them to me?

I ripped 3/4" plywood to 3-1/2". Then I gang cut the dados to make the grid fit together. I used brass woodscrews in case I cut too deep and ran into the screw. The legs were $10-12 at Menards.

[25]

Nice, definetly more work than I have seen put into one of these.

[Thom2]

Nice, definetly more work than I have seen put into one of these.

Makes mine look like crap



but I used no hardware, everything is slip fit and I knock it all apart and stand the pieces in the corner when it's not in use. When it gets tore up, takes about a half hour to make a new one. Probably the single best thing I ever did for my shop.

[sacherjj]

Nice, definetly more work than I have seen put into one of these.

It wasn't too much work, just a night in the shop. I like the somewhat stiff frame. It also has enough area that the plywood just stays put on the table when cut.

[mschrank]

Those grids are sweet, but I get by with just two 2 x 4's notched in the center. They slip together and form an "X", which I put on top of a couple of sawhorses.

Not fancy, but takes up very little room and goes together & knocks down quick.

[Pappy]

Mine finaly got here yesterday. Haven't even looked at it yet.

[LinuxRandal]

I get a lot of use out of my panel saw, and storage space is not an issue. I keep it at Home Depot.

My saw operator isn't exactly the sharpest chisel in the drawer, though.


Regards,
Tom

Your lucky, I have a couple of people I know up at ours, and the most teeth they keep on theirs is 24, although normally 18. Not a pretty panel saw, and no wonder they rarely have people requesting it's use.

[Tom Miller]

...the most teeth they keep on theirs is 24, although normally 18.

Oh, teeth on the saw! I thought you meant.... But, that's a whole 'nuther issue!

I wonder how unethical it would be to take a blade from the tool section, and just hand it to the guy and say, "Here, put this on." (Hmmm, that might not be a bad idea....)

Regards,
Tom

[bigsteel15]

Not a pretty panel saw, and no wonder they rarely have people requesting it's use.

I suppose we are fairly lucky up here. The oldest HD that I use is 6 years old.
I'm looking forward to see what equipment they will have at the new one in September...2 blocks from my house.

[25]

I suppose we are fairly lucky up here. The oldest HD that I use is 6 years old.
I'm looking forward to see what equipment they will have at the new one in September...2 blocks from my house.

Thats just dangerous.

[ironhat]

I suppose we are fairly lucky up here. The oldest HD that I use is 6 years old. <snip>

Which probably makes the blade on the panel saw *7* yrs old - LOL!

[vaking]

I follow the same method as Tom - keep my panel saw at HD. Dealing with the cut quality is easy - I always allow extra 1/4" when naming my dimensions. I can always fix it later on BT. Given that I live in a basement with narrow twisted staircase I would not be able to get a full sheet of ply down there anyway.

[Scottydont]

I don't see ever building one. My 3.5" high plywood grid table with folding legs and a good sawboard is easier. I can pull the plywood out of the back of the truck onto the table and cut it up. Much easier that trying to load into a panel saw.

It looks cool but I wouldn't concider building one. Ditto on Toms (Sacherjj's) setup but with an allinoneclamp saw guide. I don't have to make second cuts on the table saw. It's the only way to fly.

[sacherjj]

I have a piece of junk Skil saw (I think it was $40, before I really started getting into woodworking.) With a good diablo blade on it, my circular saw cut is the final cut. Although I don't have a fancy saw guide, just a standard saw board.

[jgrobler]

I wonder how unethical it would be to take a blade from the tool section, and just hand it to the guy and say, "Here, put this on." (Hmmm, that might not be a bad idea....)

I needed some melamine sheets to cut down a while ago, and the Borg wouldn't cut it, they only do ply and MDF. So I asked about me buying a blade, and them using that blade, and they wouldn't do it, said the saw may only be adjusted by the company that services the machine.

I ended up buying from a much more friendly and helpful lumber yard. Haven't bought sheetgoods from Borg since.

Johan