Arms are too short or the plywood is too wide...

[RMDavis]

I of a shorter stature [unsure] and as such have real problems when it comes to cutting across anything wider than 36 to 1 meter... 

Any suggestions - other than a panel saw?

TIA

Ross

 

[Frank-Jan]

I still think this thing is cool: link

But I think the more affordable solution is to use a lower cutting table.

 

[peter halle]

I of a shorter stature [unsure] and as such have real problems when it comes to cutting across anything wider than 36 to 1 meter... 

Any suggestions - other than a panel saw?

TIA

Ross

Create a lower work surface so that you are working not only with your arms but also your torso and hips.

I have no issues tossing a piece of foam on the floor and then a piece of ply and kneeling on it if necessary.

Peter

 

[deepcreek]

When breaking down plywood sheets, I tend to work on the floor using foamboard as a backer.

I kneel on the work and "walk" along the left side the saw on the keeper section.

 

[Hurricane Whisperer]

Shorter table or put foam on the floor for the rare occasion where you have to make long crosscuts.

Mostly, I try to make long cuts first because 4 foot wide plywood means the longest reach you will have is 2 feet.

I use cut planning software to maximize sheet good usage and make cuts easiest.  In most cases, I have found long cuts are best.

There's a scene in the Big Lebowski with Juliane Moore.  She uses a harness attached to a zip line sort of like Rick Moranis in Honey, I shrunk the kids.  Only she's painting.  Really, she's just flinging paint everywhere.  And sort of flying over the art work which really isn't art.  And she's also naked.  And Jeff Bridges character first meets her when all this is going on.

 

[Klemm]

Shorter table or put foam on the floor for the rare occasion where you have to make long crosscuts.

Mostly, I try to make long cuts first because 4 foot wide plywood means the longest reach you will have is 2 feet.

I use cut planning software to maximize sheet good usage and make cuts easiest.  In most cases, I have found long cuts are best.

There's a scene in the Big Lebowski with Juliane Moore.  She uses a harness attached to a zip line sort of like Rick Moranis in Honey, I shrunk the kids.  Only she's painting.  Really, she's just flinging paint everywhere.  And sort of flying over the art work which really isn't art.  And she's also naked.  And Jeff Bridges character first meets her when all this is going on.

which cut-planning software have you found practical?
Hans@tsoproducts.com

 

[zapdafish]

Funny how sharply dressed up he is. Could use a decent manicure tho.

I still think this thing is cool: link

But I think the more affordable solution is to use a lower cutting table.

 

[Holmz]

When the cut is over 2' then I usually got to the other side and switch hands for the saw, because the off cut is

 

[Hurricane Whisperer]

which cut-planning software have you found practical?
Hans@tsoproducts.com

I've been using the free version of MaxCut.  It's easy to use, and flexible.  You can print out drawings of the sheets to be cut and make allowances for edgebanding.

I sometimes have to play with it a little for something to best suit my situation, but that is easy to do and relatively fast. 

The bigger the project, the bigger the payoff.

 

[David Sparks]

I have been using this setup for a long time.  I keep the cutting table hanging on the wall with a French cleat.  I set the table pivot rod into the cradle mounted on the end of the MFT.  I flip out the stops at the bottom of the table and place my plywood on the stops.  I clamp the plywood to the table.  I come around and pivot the table down onto the surface of the MFT.  I use my TS 55 and Seneca parallel guides to do the rest.  The last picture is of the new MFT cabinet.  The table is still on the wall in the background.
(Man, did I make that post painful.)
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