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Table Saw for Steel ...... or How to Make Hot Pants
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.
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.
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Funny thing, but how do you the cooling.
Great idea!
I use the heck out of my angle grinder, with a cut off wheel. Never thought of rigging up as a “table saw.”
How about a close up shot, or two, of how you mounted everything?
Keith "Shin" Schindler
I see that you’re as foolish as I am using that sparky fire thingy in your woodshop. ;-)
Losing fingers since 1969
Good idea Paul
woodworking classes, custom furniture maker
Shin, It’s pretty simple. The mini grinder mounts on a small sheet of 1/8" aluminium with a bolt through the plate into the threaded handle hole in the grinder. That is screwed to the base. The “table” is another aluminium plate attached with a hinge and the adjusting legs are fastened with thumb screws into insert nuts in the base.
Brian, Short of blasting the Sparks continuously into a pile of fine sawdust you would be hard pressed to get much of a fire going with these little sparks. I know it is possible but it is way within my “comfort zone”. :-)
Dutchy, There is no cooling. :-)
The early bird gets the worm but its the second mouse that gets the cheese.
pretty good idea
Wheaties
Great solution.
CHRIS, Charlottetown PEI Canada. Anytime you can repurpose, reuse, or recycle, everyone wins!
That is great, thank you for the idea Paul.
Jack
Great idea. I love sparks.
Jeff Vandenberg aka "Woodsconsin"
Nice fireworks!
Always full of ideas:)
Abbas, Castro Valley, CA
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