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diechris
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sawing by hand?

#1 Post by diechris »

has anyone actually done an omni 10 by hand?

the only parts that i cant figure out how to do would be the 30 and 60degree angles...



any tips for doing those cuts?
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Strapping Young Stu
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#2 Post by Strapping Young Stu »

That would be hard, I dont think it could be done by hand, you cant exactly get to within 1mm tolerance with a hand saw.

You are definitely going to need a jigsaw to cut out the baffle holes at the vety least! It could be attempted but I wouldnt want to try it myself

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#3 Post by fender3x »

Are you sure you want to even attempt such a thing? I think you might be able to make an O10 with only a jigsaw...and you can get a pretty decent Chinese copy of a Makita or Bosch jigsaw for about $20 at Harbor Freight or Northern Tools. Wouldn't you rather do that? ;-)

That said, if you got a couple of steel or alu rails that are about 4.5' long, and spaced them just wide enough apart to fit the blade you might be able to make the streight cuts clean enough for PL to do the rest of the work. Not sure how you'd do the circle cut for the baffle.

It seems likely that if you try this I will lose my title as the worlds slowest BFM builder...
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#4 Post by Bill Fitzmaurice »

diechris wrote:has anyone actually done an omni 10 by hand?

the only parts that i cant figure out how to do would be the 30 and 60degree angles...



any tips for doing those cuts?
Details how to do so are in the plans.
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Marko Ursin
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#5 Post by Marko Ursin »

I wouldn't say you can't make an Omni10 with hand saw. If you have a hand plane (and time and patience) it sure is doable. But you must have lot of time and patience. Spruce plywood and saw with fine teething would make it easier.
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#6 Post by Bill Fitzmaurice »

Marko Ursin wrote:I wouldn't say you can't make an Omni10 with hand saw.
The original O10 prototype was built entirely with a hand circular saw. I did so just to be sure that it was a viable option, and it is.
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#7 Post by wannabe »

Hand circular saw or an actual hand saw (like push-pull lumberjack type)?
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#8 Post by Bill Fitzmaurice »

wannabe wrote:Hand circular saw or an actual hand saw (like push-pull lumberjack type)?
Circular saw. A handsaw is taking things just a bit too far.
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#9 Post by wannabe »

Yea, that was just the impression I got from the OP.
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#10 Post by Harley »

Bill Fitzmaurice wrote:
wannabe wrote:Hand circular saw or an actual hand saw (like push-pull lumberjack type)?
Circular saw. A handsaw is taking things just a bit too far.
I dunno, you could always get your War Office in the saw-pit underneath for the push-pull.

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