Design & Build: Glass Saw

At the left is pictured the pattern we made for the bed of the glass saw.  In the right front is the bed casting from that pattern.  In the left front are the two goose neck arms cast for the saw. To the right a goose neck arm is being machined on our horizontal boring mill. To left is pictured our set-up for aligning the goose neck arms and 2'' diameter connecting shaft with the rolling  table.  The shaft must be perpendicular to the travel in-order for the diamond blade to track properly in its kerf. At the right is the finished 36'' x 36'' x 5.5'' rolling table diamond blade glass saw with extension tables.  This machine has a travel of over 44''.

	At the left is the spindle housing with motor.  It is set-up by checking the spindle perpendicularity horizontally and vertically with a granite square on the table and indicated parallel with the table travel.  The dovetail ways were then ground.
To the right is the finished ground spindle housing and ways