Saws
Sliding table saws look almost like table saws but have a large extension sliding table off the side of the machine that slides an equal distance in front of the blade as it does after the blade. These machines normally cut full sheets which can be 4'x8', 4'x9', etc. A full sheet (only one at a time) is placed on this sliding table. The operator pushes the table (which is on a very easy flowing mechanism) pushing the part against the fence set at the pre-required distance from the blade, passing the panel through the saw blade which is stationery. Note the difference in the horizontal saw where the pieces (plural) stay stationery while the whole saw blade carriage moves and cuts the panels as opposed to the sliding table saw where the panel (singular) actually moves and is moved by the operator through a stationery blade. These machines normally come with a scoring saw attachment as discussed previously.
They also come in four feet, five feet, eight feet and 10' configurations. This means that the table will slide, as an example on the 10' machine, 10' before the fixed blade and scoring attachment until the back of the piece passes the blade. These machines are not very productive only cutting one panel at a time, and are very labor intensive because they can only make one cut at a time before the operator has to move the remaining panel and remove the part that has been cut. They take a great deal of space to allow the table to (as in above example) slide approximately 20' in front of and behind the blade, as well as the additional space taken by the actual saw blades themselves; however, contrary to this, they are very popular and are found in many woodworking shops.
MANUFACTURERS OF THESE MACHINES INCLUDE:
Activa, Holz-Her, Interwood, Peterson, Putsch Meniconi, Safety Speed, Striebig, Altendorf, Azzurra, Casolin, Dalimpex, Delta, Felder, Griggio, Laguna, Lazzari, Martin, Ortza, Panther, Paoloni, Polymac, SCM, SCMI, Sicar, Steton.
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