Thread: Poor mans panel saw

With the recent raging debate over the Table saw, panel saw and portable saw with guide rails all but sorted I thought id show my "poor mans Panel saw"

Its your standard sled with a 2mt long fence. The underside of the long fence has a 50mm wide (front) plywood strip/ledge attached so boards and panels can rest on them, and also at the back so an auxiliary fence/stop can slide on it to increase it to 2.7mt.

A measuring tape has been glued on top and a sliding stop that runs across.

The end is supported by a length of ply (with parafon wax) that has height blocks added so it can slip in and out of the workmate easy. It makes the whole thing slide beautifully even with a full panel sitting on it.

It can comfortably handle (without me holding it) a 2400 x 675mm board and is very, very accurate on the cross cut. Also its never used for anything but 90deg as i have a small seperate ont for angles.