Originally Posted by
slevy
I am a stone fabricator and am trying to make an automatic linear cutting saw. What I have so far is a worm drive circular saw mounted on an aluminum base which slides upon a extruded aluminum track. The track is 30 inches in length. My desire is to propel the base along the track to the end, reverse the travel back to the starting point and cut all power to the saw and drive until the operator starts the process again. Additionally, I need to be able to control the speed of travel.