Making a Much Easier Way to Break Down Plywood
Added 2020-08-12 15:00:05 +0000 UTCThis is what I've been working on while the Wheego batteries have been charging up. A tool! And an idea that I was so proud of, I decided this was the perfect opportunity to try out making a set of plans. I'm posting the video for you all now. It'll go public once I finish, finalize, and post the plans up for sale. It'll be a couple of days until that happens.
The process behind making this video was quite a bit different than my normal. Normally, I would make or do something, and just explain my way through it as I go. That's basically what I did this time too, but there was a lot more preparation work to do. I first made a clamping prototype, then a first draft track, then the video. All the while I was trying to make the track thing as simple and repeatable as possible. I found it interesting how changing my mindset from entertainment to how-to changed the entire way I approached the project. It was all, and still will be, a fun little learning experience. If someone finds this idea useful, that's an added bonus!
Cheers!
Comments
That I really can understand! It sure must be a mess of calculations.
2020-08-24 04:29:08 +0000 UTCAs an American, I for one welcome our new metric overlords. I'm tired of this system of strange and mixed fractions.
Andy Clements
2020-08-24 03:43:19 +0000 UTCYes, I know that. Not to mention all the road signs.
2020-08-23 14:09:06 +0000 UTCYep...but it would really set the North American/US home shop/small shop metal machining industry in a real bind. Just think of all the gears and lead screws that would have to be changed...never mind all the tooling and measuring devices....Whew!
Bruce Rose
2020-08-19 23:13:22 +0000 UTCReally nice. Now the only thing you have to do is to start using the metric system. 😊
2020-08-12 21:45:00 +0000 UTCI would think that with the sandpaper on the underside, just positioning this across two marks for your angle should be enough without the need for stop blocks.
2020-08-12 20:01:42 +0000 UTCI should've mentioned this in the video. Clamping the track down before cutting is certainly an option. The sandpaper worked well enough for me, but you're right it might not work on smoother surfaces. Simple spring clamps on the track or rails would do the trick
Aging Wheels
2020-08-12 16:53:36 +0000 UTCIndeed. They'll be posted before I make the video public
Aging Wheels
2020-08-12 16:47:37 +0000 UTCLooks great, man! Very cool idea! I suppose you could even cut angles by setting your stop blocks at different places right?
2020-08-12 15:45:53 +0000 UTCGreat build video, the magical measuring rails would be a great addition to my existing track. I wish I could buy that foam board in the UK cheaply enough to use it as a cutting base.
Matt Tester
2020-08-12 15:40:19 +0000 UTCThe ability to use the stop blocks as hold in both directions would be a great bonus, though I don't know for certain how much the sandpaper does in this regard, i expect that there are some situations where it is not ideal (pre-finished material or acrylic come to mind). Having an included optional way to clamp the blocks to the edge would be nice.
deefdragon
2020-08-12 15:36:15 +0000 UTCWell that’s pretty snazzy
Adam
2020-08-12 15:22:56 +0000 UTCNice! Links to the plans are yet to come?
Kevin Campbell
2020-08-12 15:19:58 +0000 UTC
