If anyone has ever wondered...

[ZooCity]

...if you could just narrow that platen by 2" without having to take it off the press.  The answer is yes, yes you can.


You'll need a little help from these guys


...and the shop vac to clean up that mess you just made.  But dammit, you've got the right size platen now. 

[Shawn (EIP)]

Get er done!

[Gilligan]

Shop vac running DURING the cutting might have been advised.

[jsheridan]

See kids.. this is what malt liquor makes a mildly intelligent grown man do..

At least use the right blade next time.. 

[bimmridder]

But what do you do when you need one 2" wider?

[244]

But what do you do when you need one 2" wider?

Play the video backwards!

[mk162]

Duct tape and JB weld.

[terryei]

Power Tools & Beer!
God Bless America!
P.S. Try putting the shavings in some ink.  Might make a pretty cool design? (watch the temperature might melt them?)

[Gabe]

that`s what i call a bold move
but is still gotta round the rough edges don`t you?

try using a router it`ll work for that

[Shawn (EIP)]

Just dawned on me that you cut up a metal platten, are you crazy? Those circular saws are not very accurate either , cut out 4 platts from a sheet of mdf board and you'll get 3 slightly different sizes lol either that or I suck at cutting.

[inkman996]

You suck at cutting! JK

Actually if you set up a fence and clamp it down a circular saw can be very accurate. More than enough for what we do.

[Frog]

Well, it's not that you necessarily suck at cutting, but like so many other things, experience can count for a lot. Some folks can follow a straight guide line better than others, but that can often be fixed by the use of a correctly placed, clamped wood, plastic, or metal guide to which the side of the saw can ride against.
The other common problem with accuracy to newbie saw-ers, is not compensating for the kerf (the width of the material we now see as sawdust or metal shavings)

Instant edit since last post:
Mike has the same idea with his "fence"

[Homer]

by the way -who the hell drinks canned beer?! . .that's the problem zoo. . .

[Frog]

In defense of cans, they have their place. They chill really fast. While camping, a soak in a cool stream does not take long to reach the good stuff inside, and if one has access to to a shallow bowl and a few ice cubes, and a little water, a can be chilled in less than a minute, spinning it in the icy water.

[Homer]

ok, canned has it's place, I guess it's not as bad as draft. . .holy smokes, last time I had a drafter, I had to pop a squat for a week. . .