Build Your Own Arcade Controls Forum
Main => Main Forum => Topic started by: Nacimroc on January 20, 2013, 08:39:30 pm
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So, I've seen the CNC machines but its a big cost and a lot of time. The saw boards are great and all, but I just figured a few people on here must have built their own panel saw like you see in the big DIY stores? Something like the one below.
(http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/1134/wwpanelsawdiy2.jpg)
(http://versatool.artisteer.net/files/PanelSaw1.jpg)
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Oh my. I have always wanted one of those
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It's got to be fairly cheap to make and stands up on wall at side of the garage so very handy for storage and cutting. I would love to build one with linear bearings running horizontally so that you move the saw left or right to the cut line instead of the board itself. $150-$200 all in for parts and a few hours to build? Stick a few cheap laser lights on it to give you guide lines and away you go.
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The one at my local Home Depot is able to cut along both axis. Up, down & Left, right.
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I would build one if I broke down plywood panels every day. for occasional use, build a sacrificial plywood cutting table and use with a regular circular saw and a straightedge guide/sawboard.
(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-TTZWnzdKyTc/UP1diFefC2I/AAAAAAAABdE/y43gyqc7g9U/s640/2012-04-09%252014.46.43.jpg)
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TopJimmy is pretty spot on there. For me, I'm building a CNC machine but I also decided I wanted a panel saw and I got lucky. A good friends dad works for Milwaukee Tool Company so I got a brand new panel saw for $300 with all the bells and whistles.
There's also a guy who will sell you kits to build your own:
http://panelsawsrus.com/products/ (http://panelsawsrus.com/products/)
The only thing I'm concerned about when building your own would be to make sure all of your measurements are off and that there is no drift/wobble when the saw is on.
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All the ones I seen to buy were $1500+. That DIY one is fine, but for $300 and having to build most of it yourself anyway, I reckon you could build a much much better one. With a guide rail at top and bottom for the whole thing to move left/right to the line before cutting. This would allow you to cut sideways also without moving the sheet. Similar to a CNC.
I just figured there would be a few plans/projects done where people tried it.
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Here is a site with downloadable plans. Looks like a real heavy duty unit. Uses a motor and belts not a separate circular saw.
http://woodgears.ca/reader/hector/panelsaw.html (http://woodgears.ca/reader/hector/panelsaw.html)
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His one is very nice and well built. This guys was exactly what I had in mind. Looks cheap ish to build (not including the Festool :o ) and does everything I would want. Skip to 4:48 for vertical cuts and switching cuts. (Would have to upgrade the way he measures and lines up the tool )
http://youtu.be/BAVJLgF9ejg?t=4m46s (http://youtu.be/BAVJLgF9ejg?t=4m46s)