I saw a lot of makers stuff. The best is when people don't celebrate themselves, building expensive devices only to have the coolest one on the web, but when they build smart stuff that works in the cheapest way possible! You're the right one, man, great job!!!
I am glad to hear that you have found this book to be very informative and helpful for your woodworking project ru-vid.comUgkxbnOKZBE4evMO5V2vroHeCjq6d_MV6wJO It sounds like you are well prepared and confident to build furniture for your house. I commend you and your friend for your enthusiasm and willingness to learn new things from this book. I hope you enjoy your woodworking journey and create some beautiful pieces.
Greetings from Jamaica. I built a functionally equivalent crosscut guide twenty years ago when I was refurbishing my present home. In spite of having a radial arm saw the parallelogram linkage of this guide proved its worth by being easily portable to anywhere on the job-site. Your guide is beautifully executed and the logical conclusion for the execution of mine which I gave away to one of the carpenters who helped me with my construction project. Well done RU-vid video.
Great to see you're back. This innovation is nothing short of breathtaking in simplicity and practicality. I watched this posting three times, each time with the same riveting wonderment. Thanks for sharing.
Eurekazone easy one was a very thought through system that started with a track bridge. It was developed into many other aspects of woodworking, but unfortunately failed in my mind because of shipping costs. Kreg has since released a version of saw guide that will do this as well for much cheaper, but with drawbacks. This is a decent attempt but also has drawbacks from not being thought out completely.
Since I am designing my own tools as well I massively welcome this awesome system! Just wow! So many advantages and so simple makes it absolutely beautiful!
The ingenuity and engineering of this man is off the charts. I would love to have 10 clones of you and build cabins and outbuildings for clients all over the country.
Sharing your intelligent reinvention and extending the use of a power tool will help a lot of people that can not afford the more expensive miter saws and table saws. Another practical and cost effective project. Will be sharing again!
Both the pantograph concept and the side-mounting of the guide blocks is genius. Many of us have an "L" shaped rip guide made of wood, but suffer from it's inherent drawbacks which this design overcomes. And though I'm not a bee-keeper, I find your videos on them fascinating and I enjoy learning about them. Wishing you all the best Max, you deserve nothing less!
Your careful consideration of how to get the job done, accurately, cost effectively, and doable by normal folk is very impressive. Thank you for your time, caring effort and wonderful designs. Wolfmama
Very timely publishing, almost coincidental if I mayt say. I just disassembled a few palletes with the intention of creating some DIY christmas presents. The only thing I found lying around is a miter saw. I do have 600mm length of extrusion from another project and I got 3D printing capabilities which will enable me to create a version of this system that'll greatly accelerate my working speed. Great work, thank you for the effort put into the project and the video explanation!
Living in Hungary, I have recognized the salvaged material, I have used lots of it to build sturdy lids for plastic construction industry tubs that now feature as temporary storage in my home (until I have money for proper furniture). I applied a natural wax paste to the non-lacquered natural wood verneer side, which makes it look pretty natural and has a nice tactile feel. It is also sturdy enough to sit on. ;)
So glad to see your content again. You're a GREAT instructor. Even though it always seems that your workshop studio doubles as a nursery or something. You could definitely reach adults in a room full of sleeping babies. You're a good dude.
Fascinating. I'm most impressed by your ingenuity, Max. The pantograph approach, rather than just using a hinge at one end as other multi-function table designers have done must add to the accuracy. The tool you described as an "expander" is generally known in the UK as a reamer.
I also think at this point you are better at making tools that suit your needs than commercial off the shelf hardware, especially at the crazy price points we're starting to see in the market.
It’s always a very nice to see another video from you, Max. I hope you’ve been well. This was an awesome video. I really enjoy hearing what you are thinking and how you arrive at your ingenious inventions and this system certainly was impressive, and all created while still wearing your comfy house shoes. 😉 It makes the final product even more fascinating. Thanks for sharing this with us. I'm looking forward to seeing what else you’ve been working on. Your underground bee keeping system looks amazing. Stay well.
I really like what you have done. I think suggested improvements can only be made after using your system in a variety of circumstances. You need as many people as possible to have the same system and try it out - then give feedback.
Truly inspiring! I am moving house soon so that I can kit out a workshop of my dreams. This idea of using the plastic boxes is so obvious now you have shown it! It's perfect! Thank you so much for sharing with us all!
Trying to source these KLT boxes in USA. ULINE sells them, but I'd prefer to repurpose used ones, and would be less costly. I would like to organize my new shop with this system, then build this excellent, multi-purpose track saw. Thank you for taking us through the whole process! (I'll update if I find a source for affordable "KLT" boxes in the USA. ✌️
The box extensions move quite a bit under operation and would benefit from a piece of triangular bracing to give them more rigidity. That will also help to prevent twisting of the guide rail against the body and prevent problems later. While fiberboard on the extenders is ok for prototyping, it will age and deform under stress and age.
A left bladed saw will allow you to make longer rips. Maybe have 2 jigs . Right blade saw for safer crosscuts, left blade saw for long rips. Love the parallelogram, thats genius. I use a left blade cordless saw with a 3 1/8 inch cut depth on two different guides, one 8 foot and one 5 foot. I can put an 8 1/4 inch blade on my Flex 24V rear handle saw . I may buy the Makita 40V rear handle 10 1/4 inch saw that would give me a 3 3/4 inch depth of cut. I prefer left bladed saws for better view of the cut line. I realize it is more dangerous though. Your jig is awesome. Thanks for sharing the concept.
What an amazing video. Great idea. Seems to work well. One thing that’s great about RU-vid is the ability for a highly intelligent person such as yourself and connects them with like minded individuals regardless of political position, allowing for the spread of great ideas. Thanks for all the hard work. It’s greatly appreciated. Stay safe and good luck out there friend 👍👍
I've been scratching my head trying to come up with a system like this. Your solution is fantastic in its simplicity: a traditional homemade guide rail coupled to a pantograph. The only tough part is finding a big chunk of caprolon, nylon, etc., since I don't think wood is an ideal material for this purpose.
Yes, I live in a humid tropical environment where wood behaves poorly. so I searched online for nylon bar stock. A suitable blank was a bit pricey for my budget, but then I remembered that somewhere in my junk collection I have a few chunks of HDPE or similar material. The trick will be finding them amidst all the other junk!@@Advoko
Wow! Your intelligence, drive, passion, work ethic are truly incredible! I absolutely have nothing useful to contribute here, all i can do is give you a like and thumbs up and share your video. Thank you for taking time to build, test, film, edit and post this video.
I had seen but never heard a name for KLT boxes. According to 30 seconds of google-fu in the USA they are sometimes called euroboxes, eurocrates, or straight walled storage totes. Hope that helps anyone looking to follow along.
Informative and idea driving video. I have a large 8x4 workbench but because I need it for multiple uses I decided to go with Anti-luce bolts, so, I can remove and add tools as needed. The saw is a great Idea that I can modify to suit my needs as I have been looking into devices that are already set every time I wish to use it. I checked out the KLT/Euro boxes and they are surprisingly cheap, and that's saying something for the UK, as, we are known as Rip-off Britain.
Eureka-zone invented this swing system over 20 yrs ago. Unfortunately with the plethora of track saw on the market they're now out of business. But NO-ONE has ever duplicated their swing system. I still have their 8' work table. I do like that this one uses any track.
Not your usual precision but a work in production! I love it! 💚🇬🇧🌱 I'll start my own version today...I can not wait to see the catamaran video & the bee one looks fascinating...
Don't miss it, I love your bees 's videos , very unique, This one bout using a portable saw is also just in the middle of my focus, I brought a 18v Black & Decker circular saw just to use like you with a rail. I like a lot. My way to do it is about not using metal parts but Wood and plastic.the pantograph method is very unique, like your honey extractor, if I remember. 👍🙏💚🧡
You're a genius. I'm making a crosscut jig for my circular saw, but I couldn't think of a way to change the height for different thicknesses of wood. This way is brilliantly simple. Thank you for sharing.
I hope you appreciate your gifts, you are a lucky man to be so creative and focused. It's hard to imagine lawyering and carpentry being compatible life parallels but you have it covered nicely. Looking forward to more bee experiments!
I had stopped looking for updates a long time ago, and so I was just pleasantly surprised to see this new content. Thanks for sneaking in a video or two while we patiently await détente!
You're brilliant and precise. What really got me watching your video initially was your voice. You're like a woodworking super villain! I could listen all day! Love it, man. Keep them coming!
So Good to see you again, Advoko !You are Magnificient Thank you for allowing us to look at your beautiful world ! The Bees are so incredible you are Super !
Very ingenious my friend. You did an Exquisite job. Don't be surprised if you see other companies copying your ideas and using them. You should consider panting them before some SOB company does before you do. Keep up the good work my friend.
Hello friend, it’s good to see you well and working on new projects. Although living on a boat means I have no space to build, store, or use your jig, I enjoy watching you work nevertheless - your videos are just as well designed as your inventions and as useful a product to those of us who can just sit and dream.
I would add an angle guide/rail to accurately position the product for cuts offset from 90 degrees. Maybe with a rail attached on one end. While the other end spins on a guide with some sort of clamp. This tool is extremely impressive. I am inspired to make one of my own.
Advoco. You may like yasuhiro channel. He had made many woodworking small tools and jigs and keeps his videos concise allowing for quick reference. I very much appreciate your focus on cheap accessible tools. You are giving a gift and I fully accept.
As always, great video and bright ideas. This system is in ways simular to a full 4×8 ft. I was going to build, a frame of angle iron sitting less 90° so work would sit like when you store plywood against a wall. Guides were going to be sections of pipes that would run on slightly smaller diameter pipes, the ends would have had large bolts to adjust cut hight, that the hinged system you used would greatly speed setting up each cut, though with why I was to do it, if multi cuts on multi sheets of plywood, it could have stayed till all of that cut was done on multiples. Perhaps some day will use your method with my old designs. First though, a large bandsaw for cutting logs to lumber is my hope.
Nothing excites me more than to see when you post. I really hope all is well for you, sir. You’re a good man Max, wishing nothing but the best here from the U.S.
Great desing. Very clver solution. I built and regularly use a similar track build (DIY) using POM sliding blocks with mine being double sided, right side of guide ride for 90 º cuts and left side (right when turned 180º) being a 45º guide but your pantograph mounting is great to hold pieces to be cut. Well done. Greetings from Paraguay.
POM =Polyoxymethylene (POM), also known as acetal,[4] polyacetal, and polyformaldehyde, is an engineering thermoplastic used in precision parts requiring high stiffness, low friction, and excellent dimensional stability. As with many other synthetic polymers, it is produced by different chemical firms with slightly different formulas and sold variously by such names as Delrin, Kocetal, Ultraform, Celcon, Ramtal, Duracon, Kepital, Polypenco, Tenac and Hostaform. Source: Wikipedia
PSA: For the DIY Table Saw, Please Create a DIY Blade Guard with a Splitter! The splitter or riving knife is an essential safety device on table saws. A blade guard will prevent accidental injuries by covering the spinning blade, adding an extra layer of safety. Without a splitter or riving knife, "table saw kickback" becomes much more likely. Your workpiece can get caught by the back of the saw blade, pulling your fingers and hand into the spinning blade at lightning speed. This can also shoot your workpiece towards your face or torso at speeds exceeding 150 km/h! Please, save your fingers.
Festool can surely make a tool like this, so can any other tool company, they just wont, they in the business of making money. Thx for your video and sharing your knowledge.
So good to see you, my friend. I’m happy to see you are well with all of our worlds craziness. I think of you often and send up prayers for you. Thank you for another great video and great idea.
