Panel Sawz

[Ryan from Ohio]

Im sure some of you might of had the joy of seeing a panel saw in use at a home improvement store. I know Ive been wanting one for a few years now. I just cant pay $500 for a used beat up one, its just to much.

Found this while searching today:



http://www.versatool.com/shopmight.htm
http://www.versatool.com/shopmight-accessories.htm

They want $500 plus shipping for it, no saw. Im betting I could buy the extruded aluminum and build it myself for half that. I would have to drive up to my old work to do some machining, but still is cheaper than what they are asking.

I could just buy the two rails and make my own carriage and mount it on a wood base also...

Just thought I would post up this option for anyone else who may be interested. If I build one may as well make enough parts for 2 while Im set up.

[ZeroAccess]

That'd be easy to make.
Grab a welder and get some angle iron..
Die Grinder to help shape it..
I've never used one but just from the pictures doesn't look hard at all

[Ryan from Ohio]

No its not hard to operate. It makes cutting wood panels for sub boxes mega easy and fast.

Right now to cut the wood for a sub box the way I do it, it can take me up to 2hours worth of fiddling around/cutting.

With a saw like this. I could literally have all the pieces cut inside 15 minutes.

I just found the 80/20 outlet store on E Bay where I cn buy this aluminum for less. Most of it is used, but I dont care. Dont need it to be pretty- just to work. Bonus is the 80/20 place i not even 3 hours away, so shipping should be reasonable!

Im going to work on a design of the frame work over the next few days and get the stuff ordered!

[Ryan from Ohio]

Ok back to this!

Since I now have 3D design capabilities once again, I can get this moving.

80/20 has a TON of extruded aluminum for cheap on E Bay... My thing is I need something light enough I can move around. Since I live up stairs and have a downstairs basement, I need to be able to move it around.