Panel Jig-Starting from a 4'x8'...making cuts?

[Chiplexic]

Bill I have seen a few methods for panel jigs and have considered buying yours to compare which one to go with. Does your plan when put to use require the 4'x8' sheet to be reduced to a more easily handeled size. In other words would I make a rough cut ,say using a hand held circular saw, then put the reduced piece onto your jig for final cutting to size on my table saw? I ask because I've seen some pretty funky designs. Some that are like the big jigs they have at HD or Lowes for cutting customers 4'x8's.

[Bill Fitzmaurice]

My jig is intended for working with panels up to about 24x30 inches. Anything larger than that is easier to cut with a circular saw and sled or giude. Even if you are making panels small enough for the jig it is for cutting finshed size pieces, first you should reduce the raw plywood to oversized rough cut parts with a circular saw.

[DaveK]

Whenever possible, I have the store use their panel saw to cut down the 4x8 into manageable pieces. For example, when I bought the wood for my T39 I had them rip the panels into 19x96 inch strips. Then all I had to do was cross-cut them with the panel cutter at home.

[DAVID_L_PERRY]

.....Does your plan when put to use require the 4'x8' sheet to be reduced to a more easily handled size....

Exactly what I do

I always plan my cutting schedule around making the panels into manageable sizes before the job starts...

[mloretitsch]

I buy 4x8 sheets myself... I lay them on the garage floor on pieces of 1" foam insulation. This completely supports the plywood as I cut it with the blade set appropriately. I then use the saw board (circular saw sled, what have you) to cut the 48" width into strips that I need. Works great and is highly accurate. There is one place I buy wood and the guy has a delta unisaw right there...if I buy there I'll let him rip the sheets in half at least for ease of transport.

I don't have time to wait for the idiots at the orange store to show up and cut my stuff.

-Matt

[bgavin]

I bring home full sheets also. 4x8 I can get into my Toyota Tacoma. The 5x5 baltic requires the trailer.

[Harley]

I bring home full sheets also. .

Here, in the land of heroes and great beer drinkers, we just bring home the tree.

Wait for some wind, take the lock pin out of the wind generator, connect the belt to the lathe.

Trim off the bark and give that to the dog so he doesn't run out, slice some nice 1.5mm thick slithers, slap some glue on the veneers.

Then we get the local fishwife to sit on the pile 'til the glue sets - simple!

[Frankenspeakers]

Then we get the local fishwife to sit on the pile 'til the glue sets - simple!

<borrows Diamond Dave's Ice Cream Suit and struts about, singing a few bars of 'California Girls'>

[subharmonic]

I would like to revive this post. I had a buddy of mine cut my panels to save time. He is a custom cabinet maker but at the time I stopped by he couldn't fit the whole panel on his tablesaw. So when he ripped it he put it on a 1" foam board (blue one for insulation) and had an aluminium clamp down guide rail. He had cut the 2" short on each side so the clamps could fit. It was slick. Once the boards were rough cut we ran them through the tablesaw.

[SeisTres]

I think this thread should have been culled about 2 years ago nice thread revival indeed

[Scott Brochu]

I bring home full sheets also. .

Here, in the land of heroes and great beer drinkers, we just bring home the tree.

Wait for some wind, take the lock pin out of the wind generator, connect the belt to the lathe.

Trim off the bark and give that to the dog so he doesn't run out, slice some nice 1.5mm thick slithers, slap some glue on the veneers.

Then we get the local fishwife to sit on the pile 'til the glue sets - simple!

Wow! you were even funny back then?

You must of been a drummer back then.
Why did you start playing bass? You have what it takes to be a drummer.

Fishwife

[Zack Brock]

I bring home full sheets also. .

Here, in the land of heroes and great beer drinkers, we just bring home the tree.

Wait for some wind, take the lock pin out of the wind generator, connect the belt to the lathe.

Trim off the bark and give that to the dog so he doesn't run out, slice some nice 1.5mm thick slithers, slap some glue on the veneers.

Then we get the local fishwife to sit on the pile 'til the glue sets - simple!

Wow! you were even funny back then?

You must of been a drummer back then.
Why did you start playing bass? You have what it takes to be a drummer.

Fishwife

LOL!!