YAUPHS (Yet Another Ugly Power HackSaw)

[EclecticNeophyte]

Hi Eclectic, I need one of these! Can you post a couple more pictures like a straight-on side view, drive & rail details? ~Paul

There's really not much special there, as I began building the Gingery PHS. The only aspect that is 'special' if you will, is the way the arm/slide/guide is constructed. As I mentioned above, just try to envision two 1 inch square tubes in parallel, with approximately a 3/8 inch gap between them. The back-bone slide (the piece that holds the saw blade) is built from two pieces of 1/8 inch thick (1" x 1" I think) angle stock. If you look at the slide cross section, they've been welded together, back to back to form the letter 'T'; but with sections of 1/8 inch flat bar 'sandwiched' between the angle. Overall, the slide forms a big letter 'F'... I'll try to post a couple of extra photos of that part of the machine. Everything else is pretty much unremarkable...

If I had to build this thing over from scratch, I wouldn't start with the Gingery motor, arm mount, as it's simply too flimsy... Every time the crank pulls the slide back, the back end of the saw 'wracks' or twists slightly... Someday I'll rebuild it and beef it up. It doesn't seem to affect the cutting accuracy though...

-EN