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    I get a number of enquiries regarding plans, parts, and 'how to', concerning these little saws. Sorry, but at the moment, there is really none of the above. If you are building one of your own and run into problems, send me a photo and I will help.

As I tell everyone, I started with locating the geared motor. I wanted the most powerful motor I could find that would fit the general size planned for the saw. The gearing should end up turning the shaft between 75 and 90 rpm.

The frame on the small saw is built from one inch square steel tubing and the larger saw has 1.5" square steel tube. The prototype of the little saw frame was built from one-inch square maple hardwood. It works just fine, however this small saw is little more than a toy. The motor on mine is not powerful enough.

I wanted to use the shortest standard hacksaw blade available so the length of the saw reflected this requirement. The little saw is 11 1\2" long and 7 1\2" wide. The saw arm is 14" long. It takes a cut down 7.5" blade and has a 2" stroke. The pivot arm is 3 5\8" long.

The lead ball on the front of the saw arm is a down rigger weight bought in the local fishing tackle shop.

My saw cuts on the backstroke. The crank turns counter clockwise, sort of lifting the blade on the return stroke and then pulling it down onto the work during the cutting stroke.

Some of my measurements for the middle size saw are:

Length approx. 19.5"
Width approx. 13.25"
Pivot Arm approx. 5.5"
Stroke approx. 4"
Standard blade 10"