On Friday, April 04, 2014 11:55:38 a l wrote: > My understanding was that the pantograph was not going to be a permanent > installation due to the difficulty and expense in finding collets/important > parts for it. > > A decent mill however should take it's place. > We should take an inventory of all of our tools and decide what we use and > don't use. It's just a good practice. > Having a dedicated panel saw may not be worth the 300-600 needed for a > decent kit but the support structure with done crude guides for a circular > saw might make more sense for our usage needs. > Like Chris asked earlier, how often would people use it if we had one?
+1 I'll be at the space this evening. I'll take an inventory of everything that is in the machine shop area and post that to the wiki. > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DmYLrxR0Y8&feature=youtube_gdata_player > > Regards, > Andrew L > > On Apr 4, 2014 9:08 AM, "Torrie Fischer" <tdfisc...@hackerbots.net> wrote: > > On Friday, April 04, 2014 03:55:47 Andrew Buczko wrote: > > > Torrie, That is not a "massive" lathe > > > > > > and for you to suggest getting rid of the pantograph and the lathe is an > > > insult. > > > > If you're not going to contribute to discussion, please don't post. > > > > > Also may I remind you that we are working on donating our "Extra" tools > > > > to > > > > > Canhax. > > > > > > I agree that we need to do something with the extra table saw, band saws > > > and the 30 or so circular saws. If Canhax is not ready for them then we > > > could sell them off. > > > > > > Andy > > > > > > On Thu, Apr 3, 2014 at 11:13 AM, Torrie Fischer > > > > <tdfisc...@hackerbots.net>wrote: > > > > I'm alright with releasing some grant money to buy a panel saw kit. I > > > > can > > > > > > see > > > > this being very useful. > > > > > > > > Can we possibly consense on buying this this Tuesday: > > > > > > > > http://panelsawsrus.com/products/ > > > > > > > > All it is is the kit for the frame. Once that is assembled, we can > > > > design > > > > > > the > > > > actual panel saw to not take up as much space, perhaps a collapsible > > > > one. > > > > > > If we still have open concerns about the floor space it uses, I'd also > > > > like to > > > > mention that we have *four* bandsaws. Four. And a pantograph. And a > > > > massive > > > > lathe. > > > > > > > > Certainly we can get rid of some of those things and clean up the > > > > machine > > > > > > shop > > > > by a lot. > > > > > > > > For reference, here is the footprint of the kit's suggested design: > > > > > > > > http://panelsawsrus.com/gallery/psru-youtube-image/ > > > > > > > > Looks pretty skinny, probably as much as our current plywood rack. > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, April 01, 2014 21:25:42 a l wrote: > > > > > Before I had to leave the meeting early there was discussion about > > > > how > > > > > > > to > > > > > retrofit the machine shop to limit dust &c. In that discussion the > > > > topic > > > > > > of > > > > > > > > > plywood/large format wood handling came up and a panel saw like what > > > > > > > > lumber > > > > > > > > > yards have was suggested. New/Used ones apparently cost thousands of > > > > > dollars so I sought out a DIY solution. > > > > > I've found a few kits that come in varying degrees of fully > > > > > assembled > > > > > > > > with > > > > > > > > > prices between ~$300-$1000. There are also a few designs for sale > > > > from > > > > > > > backissues of woodworking magazines($10/issue). Given enough time > > > > > staring > > > > > at the ones at the home improvement store and pictures online we > > > > could > > > > > > > probably make our own without buying plans. Or should we save our > > > > time > > > > > > and > > > > > > > > > just buy a kit? > > > > > At any rate I think it's a viable solution. > > > > > > > > > > http://panelsawsrus.com/ > > > > http://www.ebay.com/itm/DIY-Sliding-Panel-Saw-Hardware-Kit-/281191079778 > > > > > > http://www.widgetworksunlimited.com/Panel_Saw_DIY_Frame_Kit_p/ww-panel_saw > > > > > > -d> > > > > > > > > > iy.htm > > > > http://www.woodcraft.com/Product/2082569/33113/Safety-Speed-Cut-Panel-Pro-> > > > > > > > > > 2 > > > > > > > > -Saw-Model-PRO2K.aspx http://plansnow.com/dn3099.html > > > > http://www.finewoodworking.com/workshop/tip/build-your-own-panel-saw.aspx > > > > > > > http://www.rockler.com/woodworking/Panel-Saw-Kit > > > > > > > > > > If someone is vehemently against spending the cash and spare > > > > > circular > > > > > saw > > > > > on one we could also situate the table saw near the garage door-side > > > > of > > > > > > the > > > > > > > > > shop and just open the planned( they are planned aren't they?) > > > > > double > > > > > doors and put an outfeed table in the hallway when we need to make > > > > big > > > > > > > cuts. > > > > > > > > > > happy hacking! > > > > > Andrew L > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Discuss mailing list > > > > Discuss@synhak.org > > > > https://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Discuss mailing list > > Discuss@synhak.org > > https://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
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