Portable Meat Saw For Home-Use

Portable Meat Saw For Home-Use FARM HOME Food 26-4-30 When Greg Novak, Honesdale, Pennsylvania, went looking for a meat saw he could use at home to cut up venison, the ones he found had three drawbacks. "I wanted a meat saw I could assemble easily to set on a table or countertop and then put away when I was through. The saws I found were too heavy for one person to move easily and they took up a lot of space. They were also too expensive for occasional home use," he says. Novak decided if he couldn't buy what he wanted, he'd make it. With parts available at most hardware stores, he assembled a meat saw that weighs just 65 lbs. and can be assembled and ready to use in just 15 minutes. He says it's 95 percent stainless steel and can be hosed off with a garden hose and then sanitized in a standard sized kitchen sink. "I've used it for venison, pork and final cuts on beef," he says. Novak's saw features a 1/3-hp 110-volt electric motor and comes in a box that's just 38 in. long, 11 in. high and 18 in. wide. It simply snaps together, requiring no tools for assembly. "It has sealed bearings and all parts can be purchased at your local hardware store," he says. "And it uses a Vermont American standard bandsaw wood blade that's 3/8 in. by 80 in. long, with four teeth per inch. Blade speed is 1,800 ft. per minute." Novak calls his meat saw "Pappy's Portable." It sells for $625, plus tax and shipping. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Gregory Novak, R.R. 2, Box 2213, Honesdale, Pa. 18431 (ph 570 937-4704; E-mail: pappysportable @hotmail.com).

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