12 Bar Cutter (Project)

[donniej]

I had to recently cut down my mega-cutting table. Not only was it too big for my work space but it also required too much force. I welded the parts I cut off into a 12 bar cutter. I've been asked if I would make these in the past so I'm offering this one up for the cost of shipping (Sorry but USA only, please!). A pic is below... what you see is what you get... minus the keys to my car, they're just there to show scale!

The person who can best guess what it weighs can have it for the actual cost of shipping via USPS.

Here's the larger rack that it came from...

 

[calico21]

hollow bars? Been trying to get one built with sons guitar strings but using a wood frame to do a slab cut hmmm.....mind still working........

 

[JackiK]

My father recently built me something similar out of wood. I've tried fishing line, but it snaps. What type of guitar strings or wire do you guys use?

Thanks for any help.

 

[Beatty]

My father recently built me something similar out of wood. I've tried fishing line, but it snaps. What type of guitar strings or wire do you guys use?

Thanks for any help.

I always make my CP soap in very large wooden molds so need to cut them to size quickly and easily afterward but my husband sorted that problem out for me a long time ago by making me a cutter that cuts 30 bars at the one time (The total length of my mold)
It uses the steel guitar strings hooked into clamps on the one side of the cutter frame, and screw tensioning clamps on the other, just as a guitar does.

Best regards
Beatty

 

[JackiK]

I did get guitar strings on the cutter my dad made and it works great. The guitar strings were relatively inexpensive, too; only $11. Much better than $300 on a Tank.