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   Jfrostjr | Aug 27, 2007 03:39pm | #1

   Very nicely done! The cost of materials is certainly less than the chriropractor bill.

   Frosty

   "I sometimes think we consider the good fortune of the early bird and overlook the bad fortune of the early worm." FDR - 1922

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   Zappa | Aug 28, 2007 02:08am | #2

   I saw something kinda similar although it was not able to be broken down that far.. THey used a 4X8 sheet cut longways and then used 1X3 glued on parallel  it looked easy

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   polarsea1 | Aug 28, 2007 08:31am | #3

    ....cost of materials is certainly less than the chriropractor bill.

   What's the secret to getting the plywood onto the table?

   I built a cutting table, not as nice as this - but functional. and it was always a struggle for me (and my back) - the table slid all over the shop when I tried to get any kind of heavy panel aboard. 

   Edited 8/28/2007 1:40 am by polarsea1

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   Buttkickski | Aug 28, 2007 04:53pm | #4

   The secret is to carry it from the truck to the table on your shoulder then flip it onto the table and cut it up. Moving it once and only once is the key IMO.

   With a table saw, you still have to get it onto the (saw) table then somehow balance it long enough to turn the saw on. Then you're trying to keep it straight while ripping the sheet.

   Here's a pic of how we carried sheets (and doors) "in the field". It's easy to plop it onto the table if you carry it this way.

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   Jfrostjr | Aug 28, 2007 04:58pm | #5

   I agree with you - it IS a problem getting a sheet of "whatever" onto sawhorses or a cutting table. I have been planning on making a rig I read about a few years ago that should make it easier:A hinged board is attached to each sawhorse. It has a shoe at the bottom. The sheet good is lifted an inch or so to fit on the shoe and leans against the board. The board is then tilted down to lie flat on the sawhorse. This setup should eliminate the problem of "chasing the sawhorse" all over the shop, all the while it is marring the surface of the plywood, etc.I can't find the old tip but I should be able to wing it.Frosty"I sometimes think we consider the good fortune of the early bird and overlook the bad fortune of the early worm." FDR - 1922

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   dherzig | Aug 29, 2007 12:11am | #6

   I used a similar table but set it up on horses in the garage just at the height of the van floor. I then just slid it out and broke it into reasonable pieces in the garage before moving them to the basement shop. Was easier than worrying about my back and wiping out the things in the family room and the dinette swinging the sheet around to get it down the stairs.