Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Get A LegUp On Panel Goods
Toolmonger: "Wrestling large sheets of plywood onto your table saw while the blade is spinning can be dangerous — plus lifting and twisting heavy, poorly supported objects is a good way to wrench your back. Landon Innovations, the makers of the Gorilla Grip, claim their LegUp table saw attachment can make this job easier and safer."
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This is actually a fairly simple and useful tool accessory. There are many times when handling a full sheet of material is too much for one person, but we often don't have a choice, especially in home shops. I'm not convinced that this is the be all and end all for handling sheet goods with table saws, but it's definitely a step in the right direction, addressing a common issue in carpentry.
First: really classy branding (groan).
Second: panel saw.
The application the video shows is a shop with very very little space behind the saw. It's good for that application, I guess. When you have more room, though, a run off table would help you just as well.
I think this could be really useful and isn't as obstructing as a run off table that is permanently in the way if you have a small shop. It looks like this product would be good for a lot of materials as well as I've found that these kinds of things work well for certain things and horribly for others. I generally don't like relying on something like this to help me in the shop because assuming that it will work will sometimes put you in a bad place if you're in the middle of a cut and suddenly the thing breaks off and your sheet balance is gone.
Pretty simple and slick, but what about a feeder table? I mean I get the space concern but if you have room for a 4x8 sheet you have room for a table.
Although, I guess a feeder table doesn't really solve the getting it up issue.
get enough of these new innovative gadgets in your shop and you'll end up having to move the table saw outside.
sure, this seems like a good idea, but i've gotten along just fine without one... a t-stand and/or a feed table has been good enough for me. if the stock is thick enough that it weighs too much to hold, then a panel carry quickly solves the problem
I guess this is something cool to have available, but what about using someone else to help you get the sheet onto the table saw? You should never be working alone, so there should always be someone that can take the extra 30 seconds to help you out, especially if it prevents accidents from happening.
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