Knock-Down Sheet Cutting Table

[wizer]

Ok so this is barely a project, but seeing as I have been talking about the EZ system on here lately, I thought I'd show you.

I have been trying to think of a simple way to cut down sheet goods and a guide rail system was the solution I came up with. To aid me, I needed a surface to cut sheets on. It had to be collapsible and easy to store away. I did quite a bit of googleing and came up with something which I thought would solve the problem:



I started butchering timber to make the above. Soon into cutting all those complex angles, I realised I was over complicating things.

In the garage I had 2 steel trestles that I picked up cheap at Lidl a couple of years ago. The answer was simple:







And the whole thing is stored like this:





Job Done.

[dom]

That'll do the job Wizer, very neat.

[jfc]

Nice idea , i normall use two bits of 4x2 along the 8 ft . Might have to make myself one of those .

[mailee]

What a great idea, I shall nick that.........with permission of course. ;D

[wizer]

nick away.

2x4's on the floor or on a trestle works just fine. But if you have to make rip cuts along the 8fit, you had to muck about with aligning the 2x4 along the cut. Housing the timber onto the trestles just helps tie it all in and make it a bit more secure. This is one of those things that you do and wonder why on earth you didn't do it years ago. The amount of time this would have saved me over the past few years would have been huge.

I may invest in a few sheets of polystyrene to save the timber. I may not.

[paulchapman]

Great idea, Wizer I have some of those Lidl trestles, so might also pinch your idea. I know some people use polystyrene as a sacrificial base, but don't the bits fly everywhere and create a lot of mess

Cheers

Paul

[wizer]

I'd love a couple more of those trestles actually, am hoping they come up again.

I guess you would create no more mess than if cutting into timber? I don't think I'm going to go down the poly route, mainly due to storage. Setting the blade depth with the EZ should be easier to guess than on a saw board, so the timber should last a bit longer.

[andee]

Rather than use polystyrene you should use that compressed foam insulation panel with the foil covering available from Travis Perkins etc. Works a treat.

Andy

[sainty]

Hi

Heres my version.









I think in need a bigger workshop, or smaller projects.

Just out of interest, that mess is a WIP of 12 stands/display units for a bathroom retailer display.

[pj]

I used to use polystyrene but found it hard to store when not in use. As you say Paul, there was white balls everywhere. I now just use 2 half sheets of 18mm mdf on the floor and the vacuum seems to catch most of the dust, mind you, it can be very hard on the knees/back if there is a lot to do.
Wizer, with a sheet of mdf on top it would also double as a great makeshift Christmas table. ;D

[jfc]

With all these frames i see the start of a wall saw

[wizer]

Need a wall to put it on tho