Sliding Table Saw
A sliding table saw (Formatkreissäge) is a (much) bigger, professional version of a table saw.
It can be used for a variety of cuts. Most of these can also be made on other saws, but are much easier on the sliding table saw:
Ripping
This cut allows you to cut your workpiece to a specified width
Straight line ripping (German: Besäumen)
This cut allows you to create a straight edge e.g. on solid lumber. Always use the edging shoes when performing this cut!
Crosscutting
This cut allows you to cut your workpiece to a specified length
Miter Cut
This cut allows you to cut into your workpiece with a specific angle
Hidden Cut
This cut allows you to not cut through your entire workpiece by setting the sawblade to a height lower than the thickness of your workpiece
Altendorf F 45
| MachineInfoBox Altendorf F 45 (1985) | |
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| Synonyms: | sliding panel saw, horizontal panel saw |
| Type: | Sliding Table Saw |
| Material: | wood, engineered woods, many plastics |
| Location: | Wood Workshop |
| Access Requirements: | Sliding Table Saw Introduction |
| Status: | In Commissioning |
| Manual: | 1990 version (Daltons-Wadkin.com) |
| Tutors: | NAME-HERE |
| Similar (More or Less): | table saw |
This used sliding table saw from 1985 will be a great addition to our wood workshop after it receives some loving care!
We were able to afford this machine with donations from a past bonus program and a (still active!) betterplace campaign.
Specs
These are the correct machine specifics - information in the (newer) manual may differ!
- workpiece
- max. length: 2500 mm
- max. width: ?
- main blade
- max. diameter: 350 mm
- central bore: 30 mm
- guide pins: 2 8 60 (matching holes appear to be 2 10 60)
- 3000/4000/5000/6000 rpm
- scoring blade/Vorritzer
- NOT installed!
- if you need this feature and are willing to contribute to the necessary upgrades, reach out to Patrick
Fences
Caution: the sliding stop on the crosscut fence is bent so that workpieces of different thickness are stopped at slightly different lengths! The scale is only accurate for 9 mm workpieces at the moment (see do-something #305)
This tool is not ready for use yet since not all commissioning steps have been completed. The process is also tracked on GitHub. Feel free to contribute to making it usable, any help is very welcome!
| Task | comment | Status |
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| Name the tool: | - | done |
| Take a picture | - | done |
| Find the manual as PDF |
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| Documentation | this page, status: in commissioning | pending |
| Print QR-Code | use the wikicrawler | pending |
| Introduction | Sliding Table Saw Introduction started | pending |
| Security Check | needs blade guard for miter cuts | pending |
| Test | to be done or witnessed by a manager | done |
| tool's name, owner and approx. value | provide to Patrick for inventorization | done |
| Last step: make it available | physically and in the wiki - then delete this template | pending |
Accessories
Click the photos below for more information!
Edging Shoes
Fritz & Franz
Possible replacement for parallel stop:
