Portable Chop Saw
Tim Hays, Oreana, Ill.: Tim believes in making his shop tools portable. Portable tools can be rolled to the job, and they also make it easier to keep the shop clean. That's why he mounted his chop saw on a lightweight rolling wood table. He used 2 by 4's and 2 by 6's to build it, with caster wheels at the bottom. The table top is plywood and there's a shelf underneath to hold scraps.
Tim also mounted a metal break and roller on top of a rolling warehouse truck that he bought at a factory closeout auction. The truck is heavy enough to carry the tools easily and handle the pressure applied. One metal break will bend 36-in. metal, limited to a 1-in. flange. On the opposite side is a box and pan break that makes 24-in. breaks, making 4-sided pans 4 to 5 in. deep. At the end of the cart he mounted a sheet metal roller. It lets him make cylinders about the size of a rain downspout.
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Portable Chop Saw FARM SHOP Tools 34-1-36 Tim Hays, Oreana, Ill.: Tim believes in making his shop tools portable. Portable tools can be rolled to the job, and they also make it easier to keep the shop clean. That's why he mounted his chop saw on a lightweight rolling wood table. He used 2 by 4's and 2 by 6's to build it, with caster wheels at the bottom. The table top is plywood and there's a shelf underneath to hold scraps.
Tim also mounted a metal break and roller on top of a rolling warehouse truck that he bought at a factory closeout auction. The truck is heavy enough to carry the tools easily and handle the pressure applied. One metal break will bend 36-in. metal, limited to a 1-in. flange. On the opposite side is a box and pan break that makes 24-in. breaks, making 4-sided pans 4 to 5 in. deep. At the end of the cart he mounted a sheet metal roller. It lets him make cylinders about the size of a rain downspout.
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