At the time of buying circular saw the future master does not always imagine the amount of work that he will have to perform with this equipment. This is one side of the problem. On the other hand, the master understands that it is better for him to purchase a circular machine right away, but it is very difficult to find a comfortable table that would meet all the requirements.
The circular table allows you to make a more accurate and even cut.
Thus, the idea was born to make a table for a manual circular saw with your own hands. In this area, true craftsmen have no restrictions.
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General requirements for a table for a circular saw
The table for the working saw must meet several basic requirements:
- support rigidity;
- stability;
- evenness.
In addition to these requirements, there are several necessary conditions, which must be taken into account when creating a machine for a circular saw.
- Safety and reliability of fastening of a saw.
- Guard for the saw blade, which is very often left unfulfilled.
- Free access to on/off button.
An additional set of functions of devices depends on the requirements of the master himself and his qualifications. This set includes accessories that:
- help to perform an even longitudinal cut;
- the same quality cross cut.
The standard table, which can be purchased with a circular saw, is usually made of stainless steel. The sawing device itself is mounted upside down, approximately in the middle, an incision or slot is made to place the saw blade itself into it. Its width must match the width of the saw blades. This gap should not be allowed to be too wide. In this case, chips and other working debris will often clog the device, putting it out of action.
As for the technical parameters of the saw that will be used for machine sawing, its engine power may be greater than that of a conventional hand saw. But still do not exceed 1200 W, experts consider such a risk unjustified. After all, what more powerful saw, the more durable and reliable the table is needed.
Industrial machines are made, as already mentioned, exclusively from metal, but their support is very often filled with cement to more securely fasten the device.
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Necessary material and table assembly for a hand-held circular saw
To make a table, you can take the following materials:
- plywood 20-50 mm thick;
- plexiglass;
- fiberglass boards.
When choosing saws in a store, the buyer often pays attention to the immersion depth of this device, which means the maximum thickness of the material being processed. It must be assumed that improper use of the hand saw will take away approximately 1 cm of sawing thickness.
The parameters of the table largely depend on the surfaces to be processed.
If it is assumed that the products will be bulky, for example, longer than 2.5 m, then the table will have to be strengthened with additional legs.
The circular table has several features in its assembly. The workpiece for the table top must be described in a separate paragraph.
So, for the tabletop, legs are made from the same plywood, but of greater thickness. To secure it, clamps are made along the table or crosswise. This will allow the table to be more rigid. The stability will be affected by the correct length of the legs, the installation location.
The table may have various sizes, the wizard determines these parameters independently. For example:
- cover 70x80 cm;
- height 110 cm.
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Table cover: how many useful things can be on it
For the saw itself, depending on the chosen thickness of the table top, a saw cut is made with a depth of about 1 cm. The saw cut is made to fasten the desktop of the device itself around the perimeter. In order to make it, using a ruler, a simple pencil and the hand saw itself, mark the place where the device will be located.
There are several options for how to attach the saw to the table. It all depends on what the goal is. If a person wants the saw to be freely dismantled if necessary, the mount must allow this to be done, but at the same time be reliable.
To do this, around the marked perimeter of the working surface of the saw, limiting bars with grooves are installed without forming a closed frame. Thus fixed hand saw. But this setting is applicable for small volumes of work and low disk speeds.
A more reliable fastening looks similar, but with this fastening, the bars are smaller: there are not 4, but 6 or 8, each is fixed near a specific section of the bed, and if necessary, the master will have to unscrew the bolts near each such bar. Some fasten the circular without wooden beams, screwing it directly to the table, making holes in the frame.
Turning over the table top, you can see a slot with a saw blade sticking out of it. During installation, the disk platform locking function is used.
You can make a slot on the sawing table for a removable riving knife, which will be attached next to the saw from the underside with a clamp.
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Guides for longitudinal and transverse cuts
The table must have guides; for their manufacture, aluminum construction U-shaped rails are used. With an open edge, they cling to the table. Subsequently, auxiliary fasteners will move along them, allowing for more accurate cuts.
The first guide that runs along the saw should be built in. The rails for the parallel guide will run along the edges of the table, perpendicular to the saw itself. The guides themselves are also made of plywood.
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How to make cross cuts?
To perform cross cuts, a bar is most often used, which looks like a small table. It is upside down, has 2 parallel bases and a slot through which a saw blade can pass. If all angles have been observed, the cut will be strictly perpendicular.
The solution for the cross cutting direction can be one more interesting option. On plywood (slightly larger than the table), bars are attached from the underside. They should be located clearly on the width of the table. From the top of the board, 2 parallel plates are attached, which are higher than the saw blade and have slots for its passage. The result is the same, but this solution is easier to implement.
In addition, the table top can be equipped with rulers on both rails.
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Circular type machines belong to the class of specialized processing mechanisms, without which no well-equipped home workshop can do.
This sample of woodworking equipment is especially relevant in conditions country house and country farming.
When evaluating the possibilities of purchasing ready-made equipment, you will encounter a number of problems related to the inconvenience of handling cheap stand-alone circular saws and the too high cost of professional processing equipment.
The only correct approach to solving this problem is to make a circular machine with your own hands, using materials and equipment that are commercially available.
Note! In order to save money in small-sized models of machine tools, as cutting tool the most commonly used stand-alone circular saw, which is rigidly mounted on the bed.
By using homemade machine you will be able to saw boards, plan the slab, and also make bars of the section you need.
If desired, it will be possible to significantly expand the functionality of your product by providing it with the possibility of processing wood using an electric planer.
Design requirements
Before starting work, it will be necessary to prepare a small sketch, which should indicate not only the location of all structural elements future machine, but also their main dimensions. When drawing such a sketch, it should be taken into account that your circular machine may consist of the following functional units:
- bed, which serves as the basis of the entire product;
- countertops with an industrial model of a hand-held circular saw installed on it;
- remote control panel for turning on and off the actuator (circular saw).
Small Tabletop Circular Machine
The specified composition of the machine is typical for small-sized products on wooden frame. For capital equipment manufactured on the basis of metal profiles (corners), its scheme has a slightly different look. The composition of such a product should include the following elements:
- a base made of steel frames and brackets on which a shaft with a drive pulley is mounted in bearing pairs;
- a tabletop with slots for the processing blade, mounted on top of a metal frame and rigidly fixed to it;
- a set of special drive electrical equipment located in the lower part of the frame and providing the required functionality of the device (it includes an electric motor, a starting device and a transformer-converter).
The main requirement for any type of bed is to ensure maximum reliability and stability of the structure. As options for the execution of the machine base, we will consider both frames made of metal profiles (corners), and bearing structures from wood.
When familiarizing yourself with the requirements for the electrical equipment of a home-made machine, first of all, you should decide on the drive power of the cutting tool (or autonomous saw), which for living conditions should not exceed 850 watts.
Stationary circular machine
In addition, before preparing a sketch of a future product, such specifications equipment used, such as:
- Depth of cut, which sets the allowable thickness of the wood pieces to be processed on your machine. This indicator for industrial samples of woodworking equipment ranges from 5 to 8 cm, which is quite enough for cutting standard boards and thick plywood.
Additional information: In the event that you need to process wood blanks of greater thickness, it is necessary to provide a special frame in the frame. lifting mechanism, which allows you to change the position of the disk in height.
- Before manufacturing a capital machine with a separate drive, the operating frequency of the rotor of the electric motor should be taken into account. The choice of this parameter is determined by the lumber processing modes that you most often have to deal with. For simple cutting of wood, this figure can be relatively low, but for a perfectly even (“clean”) cut, you need a higher speed.
Important! Optimal for homemade cutting machines is considered to be a speed that does not exceed the value 4500 rpm. At low engine speeds, the frame can be made on the basis of a reinforced wooden frame, massive enough to prevent mechanism vibrations.
- When drawing up a sketch, ergonomic requirements should also be taken into account, assuming the convenience of controlling the operation of the equipment, as well as the safety of handling it. They relate to the order of the buttons on the operating panel, the restriction of access to the cutting blade, as well as the electrical safety of the drive or individual controls.
After all possible requirements for the future machine are taken into account, you can proceed to its direct assembly.
Frame based on metal profiles (corners)
The upper part of the metal frame is most conveniently made in the form of a rectangular frame 600 by 400 mm, welded from 25 mm corners. Pipe blanks 220 mm long are welded to the four corners of this design (recommended pipe diameter is 17-20 mm).
The bed must ensure the rigidity of the machine
On the frame with the help of bolts, two longitudinal corners are used to fasten the shaft in the bearing cage.
The distance between the corners is determined based on the length of the shaft, and the bearings used for installation are fixed on them with special clamps.
The lower part of the frame of the bed, in order to give it greater stability, is made (welded) from 40 mm metal corners.
Closed type bearing is used to fasten the working shaft
Two jumpers made of the same material are welded across the frame, used to fix the electric motor. There is also a metal platform intended for mounting the launch equipment.
Bearings are attached to the frame with special clamps.
At the corners of the resulting structure, pipe blanks are welded with a length corresponding to the size of the pipes on the upper frame, but with a slightly larger diameter (23-25mm).
Closer to their edge, special clamps (lambs) are used to clamp the lifting pipes of the upper frame, which move when the drive belt is tensioned.
The procedure for assembling the mechanical part of such a machine includes the following operations:
- first, bearings No. 202 are taken and driven onto the working shaft with force;
- after that, a pulley, previously machined on lathe and having an inner diameter of the stream 50mm;
- then, at the end of the shaft, a thread is cut for the bolt used to clamp the cutting tool (for more reliable fixation, paronite and metal washers can be placed under the bolt);
- upon completion of this part of the work, we proceed to the installation of a drive manufactured on the basis of a three-phase induction motor power 1.5 kW, (1500 rpm). A pulley is mounted on the shaft of such an engine, having an internal size of the stream of approximately 80 mm;
- at the next stage of assembling the frame, two finished halves of the frame are connected together (in this case, pipes of smaller diameter are inserted into larger ones);
- at the end of the work, a belt is pulled on the shaft, and then the structure is fixed in this position by means of special “lamb” clamps.
Machine on a wooden frame
The simplest and affordable way the manufacture of a frame for a machine involves the use of ordinary boards or thick plywood for these purposes. In this version of the design, the actuating unit is placed directly under the table (table top), in which a slot of the appropriate dimensions is made for the cutting blade.
Wooden frame is reliable and easy to manufacture
As an example, we will consider the option of manufacturing a bed with a height of approximately 110 - 120 cm, designed to fix a hand-held circular saw on it. The length of the countertop of this design can be changed within small limits at your discretion.
Note! The height of the structure, if desired, can be adjusted, taking into account the height of the person working on the machine. And if it is necessary to process very long boards on it, the dimensions of the countertop can be increased to the required size. In this case, you will have to worry about mounting additional support legs.
The most convenient material for making countertops is multilayer plywood not less than 50 mm thick. However, other materials can be chosen for these purposes (plexiglass or fiberglass boards, for example). As for such a common material as chipboard, its use in this case is undesirable, as it does not provide sufficient surface strength.
To make a machine on a wooden base, you will need the following materials:
- preparation of sheet iron;
- standard sheet of thick plywood;
- a pair of bars with a section of 50x50 mm;
- thick boards with a standard size of 50 x 100 mm;
- steel corner, necessary to increase the rigidity of the fastening of the guides;
- a circular saw;
- two clamps.
In addition, you will have to stock up on the following set of tools, without which the assembly of the machine is simply impossible:
- classic screwdriver and electric drill;
- a simple hacksaw for wood or a jigsaw;
- measuring instruments (square, tape measure, ruler);
- portable cutter for wood processing.
In the absence of such a cutter, it will be possible to use the help of friends or neighbors who have a milling machine in their household.
Additional Information: Some home craftsmen prefer to make countertops from end-of-life kitchen tables. However, such a design will not be durable, since the source material has been used for a long time in wet room. That is why it would be wiser to make all structural elements from new blanks, which at the same time will allow you to take into account your personal tastes and preferences.
Countertop manufacturing
Work on the manufacture of this part of the equipment is carried out in the following sequence:
We start by marking a piece of plywood, carried out in such a way that its edges are flush with the edges of the prepared iron sheet. After marking, using a hacksaw or electric jigsaw, you can cut the plywood blank to the required size. If desired, it will be possible to process its edges with a cutter, although this is not at all necessary (the main requirement for this element is its reliability, not attractiveness).
Upon completion of these operations, the surface of the countertop is carefully processed (rubbed) with an emery cloth of medium grit.
Then, on its lower part, the position of the slot under saw blade. To do this, it is necessary to determine the dimensions of the sole prepared for the installation of a circular saw. For the convenience of carrying out measurements, the disk is simply removed from the saw, after which it will be possible to easily determine the dimensions of the seat.
For the convenience of marking the tabletop, the saw blade is removed
Upon completion of its preparation, you should take a circular saw and try it on at the installation site. If necessary, the position of its attachment points is corrected (at the same time, the contours of the slot for the saw blade are specified).
The finished plywood table top is covered with a steel sheet, fastened to it with self-tapping screws. On the work surface subsequently, it will be possible to apply special markings that allow you to adjust the position of the wood blank during its processing.
Frame assembly
Both transverse and longitudinal bars of the frame, used as stiffeners, are also mounted on the lower plane of the tabletop. In total, four such strips are required:
Two transverse jumpers that do not reach the edge of the tabletop by 7-9 cm on each side.
Two longitudinal bars, the size of which corresponds to the same condition (they should not reach the edges of the countertop by about 7-9 cm).
Taking into account these restrictions, it is necessary to outline the points of fixation of the longitudinal bars and crossbars, in which the latter will be attached to the countertop using self-tapping screws of a suitable size.
When marking points, the outermost of them is selected approximately at a distance of 40-50 mm from the edge of the bar (in this case, the step between them should be about 23-25 cm).
Before the final assembly of the frame, all component parts (bars and countertop) are drilled through holes under the screws. On the front side, the fastening elements are installed in such a way that their caps are completely hidden in the material.
To increase the strength of the future frame base, the bars adjacent to the countertop are pre-coated with wood glue.
After assembly, the structure is temporarily fixed with clamps, which can be removed after the glue has dried.
Support leg attachment
The legs of the table are made from bars of a suitable section (most often, the same 50x50 mm blanks are used for these purposes). The height of the supports is selected for a specific person, i.e. individually.
This should take into account the fact that it is more convenient to work on a circular machine when the tabletop is at hip level. The shape of the legs before their final installation is finalized, taking into account that they taper towards the supporting part (the area of interfacing with the frame base must exceed the area of \u200b\u200bsupport on the floor).
To increase the rigidity and stability of the structure, steel corners can be used in it, which are pressed in such a way as to provide an additional “strut” of the base. To fix them, special bolts with washers are used, installed with caps outward.
Wiring diagram
In the capital version of the design of the circular machine, an autonomous drive is used, which includes an asynchronous type electric motor, the windings of which are connected to the electrical network according to the triangle scheme.
Connection diagram of an asynchronous motor of a circular machine
To control the operation and ensure automatic start of the electric motor, the circuit provides for a magnetic starter built on the basis of an electronic switch (triac) and a current transformer.
To build a machine control scheme on wooden frame(an option involving the use of a manual circular saw) it will be enough to duplicate the buttons for turning the mechanism on and off, bringing them out and fixing them on one of the legs of the tabletop
You will learn more about connecting the electric motor of the machine from the video.
For sawing various lumber at home, a hand-held circular saw is an excellent tool. This power tool can cut lumber of various sections at any angle. Such a tool perfectly cuts sheets of plywood, hardboard or chipboard.
However, the technical capabilities of such a tool can be significantly expanded, which is often necessary when performing repair work if done stationary machine from a circular saw with your own hands.
It is not difficult to perform such a transformation, and anyone who needs it can make a machine out of a circular saw. To do this, you just need to fix it on the prepared surface in a certain position. In the simplest version, strong construction goats can be used as an installation site. For long-term use of the machine from a circular saw, it is better to make a strong, welded metal frame.
Wooden machine from a circular saw
To do this wooden base, would need:
- plywood sheet 8-10 mm thick;
- wooden bars measuring 40x50 mm;
- universal glue;
- self-tapping screws and bolts with M8 nuts.
A sheet about 100x60 cm in size is cut out of plywood (it may be different). Along the edges of the plywood sheet (along its perimeter), bars are attached with glue and self-tapping screws. Then, the body of the tool is applied from the inside of the sheet, and the places of its attachment to it, as well as the groove for the cutting disc, are outlined. After that, with an electric jigsaw (you can use a milling cutter), a groove is cut out for the passage of the disk, and holes are drilled for attaching the body. Legs are attached to the side bars with bolts. The height of the machine from a circular saw is selected from 80 to 90 cm. A body is attached to a pre-prepared place from its inside. The bolts for its fastening must be made in a sweat (do not protrude on the surface). The cover must be varnished or painted.
In order for the material to be sawn strictly to size, a guide bar is installed parallel to the cutting disc. The bar can be attached to the surface of the table with clamps. wooden machine from a circular saw is ready to work.
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Making a metal bed: instructions
A circular saw machine made of metal is much tougher and stronger than wood, and has a longer service life. To make such a frame, you will need the following material and tools:
- a sheet of metal (preferably steel) about 1000x500 mm in size and 3 to 5 mm thick;
- metal corner approximately 45x45 mm;
- bolts and nuts M8;
- welding machine;
- electric drill;
- Bulgarian;
- clamps.
First of all, a table is being prepared for the machine from a circular saw. To do this, around the perimeter sheet metal a metal profile is welded. To make it fit snugly to the sheet, it must be pressed to the surface with clamps. Then, on the reverse side of the sheet, the attachment points of the body and the groove for the saw blade are marked. An electric drill drills holes with a diameter of 8 mm for attaching the case.
On the front side of the table, the holes are countersunk to install fasteners in the recess.
With the help of a grinder and a drill, a groove for the disk is cut in the table. To cut the groove accurately, you need to drill holes with a diameter of about 10 mm along the edges of the intended groove and cut a groove between these holes with a grinder. The body of the tool is installed and fastened to the prepared place.
Four pieces about 800 to 900 mm long are cut from the corner for the table legs. Then the legs are welded to the corners of the table. To give greater rigidity, a corner is welded between the legs at a distance of approximately 100 mm from the floor surface.
In order for the cutting of the material to be of high quality, it is necessary to install a guide bar parallel to the disk. It is best to make it from a corner. To do this, an even corner is cut off along the length of the table, then two guides are welded to it, which should fix the movement of the bar parallel to the cutting disc. You can fasten the bar to the table with clamps or using a welded plate with bolts.
After graduation welding work welding seams are cleaned, surfaces are degreased and covered with anticorrosive paint. The circular saw machine is ready for operation.
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We make a stationary circular
If there is no circular saw, and for work it is necessary to have a more powerful machine, you can make a small stationary machine. Such a machine, made at the factory, is quite expensive, and a hand-made one will be several times cheaper. In order to make such a unit, we need the following material and tools:
- steel sheet with a thickness of 3 to 5 mm, approximately 1200x700 mm in size;
- metal corner 50x50 mm;
- asynchronous motor 220 V, 2.2 kW, 2850 rpm. (or another, at the request of the performer);
- pulley for the engine;
- shaft with bearings and pulley;
- V-belt;
- saw blade:
- bolts M10;
- welding machine;
- Bulgarian;
- electric drill;
- clamps.
First of all, you need to purchase a shaft with bearings and a mount for the cutting disc. You can buy it in the shop building materials or ordered and made in workshops (they often have finished goods and cheaper than in the store.
Under the size of the prepared sheet, a frame is cooked from the corner. Then it is temporarily installed on it. After that, the installation sites of the shaft and the electric motor are marked. Then two corners are welded into the frame with flat surfaces up to mount the shaft and engine. The prepared frame is attached to the sheet with clamps and welded. A groove for the disk is cut in the sheet. Holes with a diameter of 10 mm are drilled at prepared places for mounting the shaft and motor. In the places where the motor is attached, grooves are cut in the corners according to the size of the holes (for tensioning the V-belt).
Four corners are cut for the legs of the machine. Prepared legs are welded in the corners of the table frame. The structure is cleaned of rust, dirt and painted with paint for metal. On the reverse side the table is bolted to the shaft and motor, a V-belt is installed. The belt is tensioned by moving the engine along the grooves, and then the fastening bolts are tightly tightened. An engine starting device is attached to the frame from the end part. To ensure high-quality cutting, a guide bar is installed parallel to the disk, which can be attached to the table surface with clamps or bolts in pre-prepared holes. The unit is ready to work.
By making a machine out of a circular saw, you can greatly facilitate the work of sawing lumber.
Having built such a unit correctly with your own hands, you can save significant money.
Universal tools are a must in every man's workshop if he is used to doing construction work on one's own. However, it is not necessary to buy all items in the market or special stores, following specific instruction, sometimes it is easy to make even a circular machine with your own hands.
What is a construction?
To make a circular machine, you do not need to have special technical knowledge. The main thing is to free up some time and purchase ordinary lumber for manufacturing.
Before starting the process, it is necessary to calculate what load the future tool must withstand. For powerful devices, reinforced metal structure, which forms the basis of the machine. But on the condition manual labor, this aspect should be forgotten.
In order for a home-made circular machine to be actively used in the future, you need to correctly calculate its parameters and dimensions. Depending on the type of tool, a special type of bed is selected.
The second condition before starting production is the correct calculation of power. For home use, a unit with a power of no more than 850 watts is enough. If you plan to use a tool for active and long-term construction, then you need a machine with large parameters and endurance.
With high productivity, a solid base must be made for the machine from steel or metal profile. If necessary, the structure should be concreted to the floor. Otherwise, each person exposes his health to great danger.
Manufacturing of a stationary device
If there is no workshop, a medium-sized device is easy to make on your own, adhering to certain rules and instructions.
Circular saw design
It is very expensive to buy a high-quality sawing machine made at the factory, it is beyond the means of many men. Homemade option cost ten times less.
You must first prepare the following tools and materials:
- sheet of steel 1200 by 700 mm, at least 3 mm thick;
- metal corner 50 by 50 mm;
- asynchronous motor at 220 V;
- pulley;
- shaft equipped with a pulley and a bearing;
- disk;
- bolts (it is better to take M10);
- electric drill;
- clamps.
First you need to buy an equipped shaft and fasteners, a cutting disc will be mounted on it. The easiest way is to purchase material in specialized hardware stores or markets, but it is also worth asking in private workshops. Taking a steel sheet, using a frame, it is necessary to weld the frame, it must be temporarily attached.
The next step is marking the future location of the electric motor. In the resulting frame, it is necessary to weld two flat corners with the tops up for the future mounting of the engine and shaft. The resulting frame is welded to a steel sheet and secured with clamps. On the sheet it is necessary to cut grooves for the disks and holes with a diameter of 10 mm to fix the motor and shaft. The grooves must be cut in accordance with the dimensions of the motor.
After that, it is necessary to cut four blanks in the form of corners to form the legs, they are welded in different corners of the designed frame.
Clean the resulting device from dirt, rust dust.
Top coat with special paint for metal surfaces. On the inner part the resulting table, you need to attach the V-belt, shaft and motor. The tension of the belt is carried out due to the movements of the engine along pre-prepared grooves. At the end of the work, the M10 bolts are tightly tightened for the safe operation of the device in the future.
Circular table from a manual circular saw
Making a wooden machine
Wooden machine from a hand circular saw - Alternative option the previous tool optimal solution for home use. To make it from manual circular, you should prepare the following tools and materials:
- plywood (1 sheet), optimum thickness 8 mm;
- wooden bars 40 by 50 cm;
- glue universal;
- M8 bolts and self-tapping screws.
We take plywood and cut out a canvas 100 by 60 cm, but the size varies depending on the size of the future machine.
Prepared wooden blocks are attached to one side of the sheet with glue. On the inside, it is necessary to apply a tool for accurate marking and future location. Do not forget about the groove for the disk
Using a jigsaw or other tools, you should cut a groove for the disk and drill small holes for future fastening.
After we have formed a groove, we check whether the rotation of the disk in the groove is free, for this it is enough to turn the disk by hand
On the side of the wooden bars, with the help of prepared bolts and nuts, attach the legs.
The optimal height for the device is 90 cm, the case is attached in accordance with the pre-selected markings. It is important to check that the bolts do not protrude on the surface and fit tightly to the structure. It is necessary to cover the product with a special varnish for wood, and then paint it.
So that the material is cut with high quality using a circular saw with your own hands and in accordance with required size, as a guide is set wooden block. For fasteners, use clamps or prepared bolts with nuts.
Benchtop Machine
How to make a stationary type circular machine is a frequent request of many men. However, its masters turn it into a mini model for desktop use, it helps to save required amount places, but the device will not worsen its work.
For this, it is necessary to use a U-shaped collection of the statin, using a tube 14 mm in diameter. Without fail, a transverse movable lever is attached to it. During the manufacturing process, the ends must be bent upwards in the direction of the cut. They must be bolted to the table.
In order for the statin to acquire maximum stability, it is required to make additional supports. A lever from a pre-welded pipe is attached to the jumper.
Static is broken by sawing horizontal surface into two equal parts, but upon completion of installation, they must be fastened with clamps. A saw is mounted on the vertical part with a clamp. It is important to note that the through-type cut should not exceed 80 mm.
If the master needs to cut materials of large size and thickness, then such a circular saw will not work. In this case, you need a device bigger size with additional supports to provide the necessary stability. It will not be difficult to make a circular machine with your own hands if you correctly follow the instructions and measure all actions before performing them.
Machines of this kind are made from a circular saw, but for qualified processing, drawings of specialists should also be used. The master will not be able to do with one circular saw.
For greater convenience, a hand-held circular saw can be mounted on a table. This design will help you quickly and easily process and saw wood parts.
Working with a circular saw mounted on a special table greatly simplifies the sawing process and is safe when using special devices.
In this article we will tell you for a hand-held circular saw with your own hands.
Circular saw table design
The table base for a circular saw can be wood or metal.
The tabletop is made of metal or sheet wood materials. A hole is made in it for a circular saw blade.
Supports run along the guides in the tabletop, which move the timber and any other sawing material.
First of all, the table should be comfortable, stable (do not stagger!), The surface of the tabletop should be flat. These factors will help a person avoid injury during work.
The hole in the base is cut for a specific brand of saw
Before you start cutting the material and assembling the circular table, you need to calculate its dimensions and make a drawing.
The hole in the base must match the dimensions of the circular saw platform. For each brand of saw, this will be a specific size.
The plate installed on the countertop should not outweigh the table in one direction - the base must be resistant to external mechanical loads.
The dimensions of the countertop must match the flow.
For some, a folding table is enough, small table with detachable circular saw. People who have a spacious workshop need a full-fledged table for a circular saw or even a circular machine.
Note: if it is planned to leave materials on the table during work, then the area of \u200b\u200bthe tabletop should be at least square meter. Optimal size for such a table 120 x 120 cm.
Materials from which you can make a table for cutting wood:
- solid wood;
- Chipboard, chipboard, MDF, plywood;
- metal (steel or aluminum).
Plastic is not well suited as a material for making a saw table.
Prior to final assembly, all wooden parts of the table should be protected from moisture and decay.
To make a saw table with our own hands, we need the following materials:
- Chipboard or plywood 21 mm thick;
- beam for the table frame (you can use edged board 50 x 150 mm, 3 meters long - 5 pieces);
- wooden dowels 10 mm - 12 pcs.;
- joiner's glue;
- metal fasteners for the sides and legs - 4 pcs.;
- metal corners- 10 pieces.;
- self-tapping screws.
Necessary tools for work:
- pencil, marker, tape measure, meter;
- jigsaw;
- manual ;
- Sander;
- sandpaper of medium and fine grit;
- plane;
- drill;
- screwdriver
Step 1. To begin with, we trim all sides of the beam with a planer. We assemble the frame of the table from the timber: on each side of the tabletop we drill two holes of 5 mm for dowels for each side and one hole for each table leg.
Step 2 In the sides you need to make two holes (5 mm), and in the legs - one each (5 mm).
Step 3 We install the dowels in the countertop, after lubricating them with wood glue. From above, the tsargs and legs are installed.
If there are clamps with ties, you can fix the table with them. After the glue has completely dried, the drawers are fastened to the legs and to each other with special metal fasteners for tables and are pulled together with self-tapping screws.
Note: the table will be stronger and more stable if you use metal corners for additional fastening of the tabletop: two on the short side and three on the long side.
Step 4 Now you need to fix the circular saw on inside countertops. There can be two options here: fasten the saw platform with M4 bolts or fasten the platform using bars with self-tapping screws. The first option is faster and more reliable. The second option does not require drilling holes in the metal platform for bolts.
Step 5 You can fix the saw with bolts or bars with self-tapping screws. We will fasten with bars, so in small bars we make a drink as wide as the saw platform. With bars with self-tapping screws on both sides, we fasten the circular saw to the table top.
Step 6 When the saw is installed, we take another larger bar and fasten it to the tabletop with self-tapping screws (directly to the points noted earlier, along which the saw platform was set evenly). This bar is necessary so that in the future, when removing the saw from the table, you can quickly return it to its place without resorting to marking.
Step 7 We install the circular saw blade in place and saw through the countertop to make a longitudinal hole. Flip the tabletop.
Step 8 We make a parallel stop. To do this, we saw off two strips from plywood with a length equal to the width of the table and a width of about 8–10 cm. We round the corners with a protractor and a pencil.
Step 9 We grind both strips and fasten them with self-tapping screws at an angle. Inside we fasten the metal corner.
Step 10 At permanent job with a table for a circular saw and the need to fix the stop on the tabletop, a guide is fixed perpendicular to the disk. The roller or the second part of the guide is mounted on lower part fence so that the fence can drive up / drive away from the circular saw blade.
Workplace safety
In order not to be injured during work, it is necessary to carefully monitor the position of the saw table, its stability, strength.
Before each switching on of the circular saw, it is necessary to check whether it is well fixed in its place.
It is strictly forbidden to hold the cut material with your hands! This can lead to injury to the fingers or the tree bouncing in the face if knots and bumps get into it.
Also, be sure to wear protective goggles during operation to avoid injury to the eyes.
Don't neglect these simple rules take care of your own health.
For more information on how to make a table for a hand-held circular saw with your own hands, see the following video: