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Dave H (MI)

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Having a hard time tying this one to tractors but we all have tools and this is kind of a cool thing. I hate cutting big sheets of plywood and have gotten a lot of use out of this since I pulled it home a couple weeks back. This is the only one of these I have seen at auction in many years sales. You have to have the room for it...pretty big tool. I have no idea who makes it. Haven't found a tag yet. If it is on the bottom of the thing I may never find it. Anyway, it's pretty cool. Store it out of the way and roll it out when needed, lock the casters and you are good to go. Very accurate guides, etc.
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Never knew anyone who had one but all the lumberyards up here use them. Pretty handy for a customer who wants a 4x8 sheet of plywood etc cut into whatever widths or lengths. Not sure if they are as accurate as a good cabinet maker's table saw but I suspect they are pretty good. And yes, cutting plywood with a hand held saw isn't much fun nor is it accurate.
 
You are a very lucky handyman. If an outfit does a lot of home repair, roofing, or finishing they might have one. Big box stores must have one. If they are set up correctly They are very accurate. Local deport store if I measure correctly, give them the exact dimensions, the cut sheet will pop into the opening. Can we ask how much? In my next life I want one of those.
 
I'm not a carpenter of or a builder,but wouldn't' some kind of long bar clamp work for that? Just guide the saw along the clamp? Does anybody make something like that?
 
RRL ..... I think a lot of guys use your method, I have too but the hand held saws (we always call them Skil saws up here, one of those things like Kleenex brand, etc) and a clamp-on fence works OK but the saw can have a tendency to wander away from the fence if you don't really bear down on what you're doing, at least that was my experience.
 
Its not quite a clamp, but I have a Festool track saw that works very well for cutting up plywood. The only downside, since it is German, it all the markings are in mm instead of inches. The blade is also a weird size.
 
I can cut a fair line freehand but that is only half the battle. Positioning and handling so you can cut comfortably and safely are my big issues. This thing makes my life easier. Of course it IS 7 ft tall and about 12 ft wide. Takes up some wall space!
 
The biggest advantage to panel saws is they allow you to make lots of cuts in a short period of time. They're most accurate when anchored to a wall. Back in the day a local mom and pop lumber yard used to let us use their panel saw that was set up in their warehouse. It sure was handy.
They're not really accurate enough for cabinet work. I'd like to have one but they take up a lot of real estate.
 
Pops is right- not accurate enough for cabinet work. When I first started doing woodworking, I had a crappy $99 Craftsman special table saw. Trying to cut a sheet of plywood was dangerous on that POS! Bought a kit of parts from some woodworking magazine that came with plans and I built a panel saw. Worked okay. Saw could be remounted to make rip cuts. When I got a good table saw, I basically quit using the panel saw. It took up space in my small workshop for far too long before I finally cut it up.

They have their place- glad it's working out for you!
 
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