Table Saw for Steel or... How To Make Hot Pants

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This is an idea that I have had kicking around in my head for a while now but faced with the task of making four new sets of steel blade clamps for my four new chevalets, I decided now was the time. It is really no more than a mini grinder equipped with a cut off disc to which I have added an adjustable reference surface and a sled. It works like a hot (literally) damn.

I cut all these pieces in about a half hour. They would have taken me all day (and nearly killed me) with a hacksaw.



These are the new clamps. You can see the "how to" in this blog.



I designed as I built and the whole process took less than two hours. The best part is I used all stuff that was already around the shop ….. free!

Thanks for looking

Paul

The early bird gets the worm but its the second mouse that gets the cheese.

I still cut metal with my Milwaukee 5” cordless circular saw with a metal-cutting blade popped into it. Works great on annealed 3/32 O-1 steel, as long as I can find a way to hold the steel, usually by screwing it to a piece of pine and clamping that to my bench.

The idea of making a small table saw out of it has some appeal…

May you have the day you deserve!

Hot pants, haha! I burnt a hole in my jeans cutting saw plate with an angle grinder. 😯

"Duck and Bob would be out doin some farming with funny hats on." chrisstef

I’ve done that cutting with oxy-acetylene but not grinding ……. yet … 🤣

The early bird gets the worm but its the second mouse that gets the cheese.

Have a pic of the set up Paul?
Nothing better than slag falling inside your boot while cutting with a oxy act torch just grin and bear it
There are better pics in the project post of the same name.
On the slag in the boot topic…. Been there , done that!  Owwwww! F***!!!!

https://craftisian.com/projects/2257-table-saw-for-steel-or-how-to-make-hot-pants/pictures#picture_6495

The early bird gets the worm but its the second mouse that gets the cheese.

Is there a way to advance the grinder when the blade wears? That’s a much better way to keep your fingers from getting cut. 
Yes. The table is hinged. As the disc wears you can lower it.

The early bird gets the worm but its the second mouse that gets the cheese.

I see the slotted holes to raise and lower it. Real nice design
Thanks.

The early bird gets the worm but its the second mouse that gets the cheese.