Panel cutter

[Jeff Johnson]

What are the thoughts about someday getting one of those panel cutters on a wall (like at Home Depot or Lowes) to allow easy rips of plywood for the space?  Might be a nice addition someday.

Maybe if we get a fully functional woodshop we can make bulk purchases of certain plywood that members buy per sheet for projects.  MDF seems to be a universal project material these days.

[Jason Brown]

Mdf is soooo dusty, but good for certain projects. I have been wanting
to build a panel saw for years. It's pretty easy to do I just don't
have the space. I like the idea of having a saw there though.

We do have the 4x8 CNC router, I've also considered adding an
interchangeable head that could do saw cuts.

Jason Brown

[Jeff Johnson]

Yes, very dusty, but stable.  I built the bottom of my stairs with mdf that I was able to mitre, sand, put drywall mud and paint it and it looks like a monolithic piece now.

I've played with the idea myself.  I was actuall thinking (at one point) of making one that hangs on the wall, but folds down onto a table and does the cut horizontally (flat).

A CNC would be cool, but would hate to wear out a spinning bit for a 96" straight cut, but I don't know enough about the hardware to know if that would be extreme or not.

If the space grows and there's room and budget, I think having some plywood available for people to purchase would cool for projects, but that's wayyyy down the line.

[Tim Youngblood]

Not sure they'll panel saw cut MDF for you at HD. Tis toxic. I've found a guide clamp and good blade works wonders.

[Jeff Johnson]

They have cut it for me in the past.  They have a dust collection system to take the dust out.