Thread: panel lifter for a panel saw

G'day "H",

Sorry I don't know much about those machines - Just thought I'd say G'day and welcome to the forum and give your post a bump up the list a bit.

Cheers, Kev

This may be of interest.
http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com...light=handling
Zelk

HTM,
if you've been framing and fixing then lugging sheets of whiteboard at 30kg ea shouldn't be too much of a problem. I moved from framing/fixing about 7 years ago, partly due to a dodgy lower back and a worn out shoulder. I can no longer sling a sheet of board over my head to carry it, but still manage by holding the lower edge with one hand, the top with the other and leaning the sheet against my shoulder.

I have the sheet stack set up a few steps from the saw. I slide the sheet partway off the stack, lift up the front edge with my left hand and stand it on its edge then slide it to the edge of the stack and get my right hand under it. Lean it against my shoulder, turn around, take a few steps towards the saw and drop the bottom edge onto the table. I then slide it into position against the cross cut fence.

If you really think you won't be able to mange the sheets then I'd be looking at getting one of those platform trolleys with a hydraulic lifting deck. You can build a removeable frame that screws on top, out of some pine framing. You could wheel it to the stack, pump it to the right height, slide a sheet onto it, spin it around and wheel it to the saw, raise/lower it to the correct height and slide it onto the table.

If you get a multiborer get one that allows you to drill at least 5 holes besides (behind, actually) the 3 for the hinges, with an indexing pin set up so you can drill holes for adjustable shelf pins. I have a Hettich blue max 8, very happy with it.

Edgebanders are more of a problem. They are finicky machines, even when new. I run two, one, a Casadei V15-10 set up for .4mm and a Mechwood A-4 (I think??) set up for 2mm with radius edges. Be aware that unless you spend up really big on the 2mm machine you'll probably need to do some touch up work and the corners by hand. Even changing between different edging thicknesses can be a real hassle, even on a new machine which costs more than a decent 4wd. I tend to get my coloured board cut and edged by a service unless I'm quiet. The felder edgebanders aren't made by Felder but are made in China. They are a copy of my old V15-10. You will need to be mechanically handy in order to keep an edgebander maintained and running well. They can be running perfectly one day and then need an hour or so of fiddling before they'll run right the next day. Good luck,

Mick

Hi Mick & HTM,

I came across this a while ago. My lower back's gone and occasional sheets are easy enough to handle, but the next job where I've got to go through a number of sheets of board material, I'll be building one of these, set so that it's about an inch higher than the sliding table on the saw. Nothing to lose and alot to gain

http://www.workbenchmagazine.com/mai...-shuttle01.swf

Luckily, most of my work's solid now.

Cheers,

eddie

Thanks for the link Eddie. That is such a simple idea!

Thanks for your help guys.

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