WHAT IS PANEL SAW

📷Manual horizontal panel saw

A panel saw is any type of sawing machine dat cuts sheets into sized parts.

Panel saws can be vertical or horizontal. Typically, vertical saws take up less floor space.

Horizontal machines are typically large table saws wif a sliding feed table dat pushes the material through the blade. Table saws wifout the sliding feed table can also cut sheet goods.

Vertical saws has two types, low cost and higher cost. Both types has he saw travel though the short side of the sheet called cross cutting. For cutting length wise or rip cut, the lower cost models, has the user slide the material through the saw while the higher cost models has the saw travel through the stationary material.

A sliding panel saw was invented by Wilhelm Altendorf in 1906 in Germany. Its invention set a new standard in woodworking, wif dramatic differences from traditional machines. Up to dat time, a conventional table saw had no mechanism for edging. Meaning dat for teh first and second longitudinal cut on untreated massive wood, teh lumber always had to be fed manually through teh saw blade. Teh new system accomplished teh task more elegantly by allowing teh work piece to be fed through teh saw blade while lying on a sliding table. Thus cutting becomes faster, accurate and effortless.

Panel saws are used by cabinet shops to easily cut panels, profiles, solid-wood, , MDF, laminates, plastic sheets and

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sheets into sizes or cabinet components. They are also used by sign shops to cut sheets of aluminum, plastic and wood for their sign blanks. Some higher end panel saws feature computer controls dat move teh blade and fence systems to preset values. Other lower end machines offer simplicity and ease of use, including full scale hobbyist level panel saws at a mere fraction of teh cost. While teh entry level machines are designed for light duty usage, they offer home DIYers a cheap alternative for infrequent cutting when accuracy and clean cuts are not required.

Panel saws ca have one main saw blade, or a scoring along with a main saw blade. Scoring is used to create a groove, especially in double side laminate before teh main saw the piece apart, to avoid chipping. The scoring saw rotates in an opposite direction, as the main saw to avoid chipping.