Panel Saw

I read that you can use a sheet of foam core insulation board. Set in on the floor or driveway, put your plywood on top of it and cut away. Be sure the saw will not cut through the foam board, just into it. This board is inexpensive and you can crawl on it, on your plywood. This would work until you can build a panel saw and shop to fit it in. :)

-- Berta in NC

Danny,

Another option for cutting plywood is to build a 4×8 frame from 2×4 material. Set this on two sawhorses or other level surface (garage floor) and cut your plywood. If you set your blade depth to no more than 1/4” deeper than the plywood this frame will last for years and with intermediate supports in the 4×8 frame all of your cuts will be supported.

As far as question #2 goes I am not sure what you are going for. Here is a project that Steve Korz posted. I am not sure if something like this is what you are interested in or not.
Hope it helps.

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Actually, quite like that. The only difference would be it would rest up against a wall and the outside would be a panel saw. 2×4s and such would be on the shelves that would be in the center and have a small section up against the wall that would store panels. Basic idea, though…

~DB

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Here is an idea:

http://www.shopnotes.com/plans/panel-saw/

Dan, I was given a book that someone picked up for me at a thrift store, just a few days ago, and it’s got a VERY simple panel saw in it, however, it’s just a picture and it talks about the usefulness of having one, no plans, just the drawing. If’ you’d like, I’ll scan it and send it up for you. From the looks of it, you could build it for fass less than $100, and uses a window sash for the counter weight.

Clearly you could just make a custom storage unit attached to it, to your liking.

-- Respect your shop tools and they will respect you - Ric

Woodworking author Nick Engler has a short video clip on this very subject;

http://www.shopsmithacademy.com/SS_Archives/SS112/SS112_Busting_Up_Plywood.htm

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