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Post by jfc on Mar 24, 2008 15:46:52 GMT
Lifting it off or moving it up and then back down , you still have to move it so moving it up is easier isnt it  Anyway i have extended all the outriggers and removed the brushes i was using opting for waxing the timber instead . It's still racking a little but works alot better and is useable  The main problem with the outriggers is they are restricting how low i can cut but then as said above adding some dowels or a higher base is easy to do . |
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Post by engineerone on Mar 24, 2008 16:34:05 GMT
frankly jason being a lazy sod, i'd rather move the big boards as infrequently as possible to taking the rail off and then replacing the board seems to me to be the simplest and less nackering. whatever you do will be a pain in the ar*e. one of the things to note about the trade ones is they all seem to have the actually saw mount in the vertical plane, and you can then turn the blade through 90 degrees to get horizontal cuts. since it would mean only having a 1400 rail, might this not be the better way to go??? paul  |
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Post by jfc on Mar 24, 2008 17:39:43 GMT
I agree it is going to be a better way but also cost far more and take alot longer to make and a lot harder to get right . Also how many people with the shop notes have gone to the hassle of making one ? I have the shop notes myself and just dont have the time to make it like that . Has anyone costed up the materials for the shop notes version ? At the end of the day this version has given me the chance to cut boards in my workshop and it would normally be major hassle to do that . ok it's far from spot on but it works and will be used for trade use . Its actually easier to use than having the board flat as you dont have to walk around the board I think wheels will stop the racking but i also spoke to Andy today and we had both been looking at the legacy . Since i have upgraded my legacy i have the spare thingymajigs ;D so i will give Roger a call tomorrow and get a price for two legacy rails to fit to the sides . |
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Post by Keith on Mar 24, 2008 18:50:10 GMT
How about not bothering with a rail at all?
If you have a number of template boards made from 2x1 and 6mm ply of various widths, you could stack them against the panel and run the saw on the top edge. A bit of a fiddle but at least it would be square.
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Post by colincott on Mar 24, 2008 22:19:19 GMT
to ensure accuracy. and thus ends up moving a lot of boards  i know a recent task screwed that up royally by trying to get all the cuts on one board before moving to the next, and thus we ended up with 2-3mm errors paul I dont with the EZ  |
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Post by engineerone on Mar 24, 2008 23:18:40 GMT
show off  paul |
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Post by jfc on Mar 24, 2008 23:34:34 GMT
I dont with a bit of wood clamped on  |
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Post by jfc on Mar 25, 2008 17:27:22 GMT
It also makes a supurb clamping rack   |
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Post by engineerone on Mar 25, 2008 20:43:54 GMT
now i understand why you made it, ;D the wall saw is just an excuse to divert our attention nice work though mate paul |
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Post by jfc on Mar 26, 2008 21:23:02 GMT
It's actually full of windows all glueing up over night , it's a serously handy rack ! Like i said i may kit the rest of the build area out like this just for clamp ups . On another note i found some wheels today and have them on order , should have them tomorrow sometime .
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The main problem with the outriggers is they are restricting how low i can cut but then as said above adding some dowels or a higher base is easy to do .
i know a recent task screwed that up royally by trying to get all the cuts on one board before moving to the next, and thus we ended up with 2-3mm errors 
