ctclibby
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I haven't taken it since 2022. Curious.
How extensive will your woodworking projects be and what level of precision are you striving for? There are some nice portable
contractor table saws available. Some of the seem to fairly robust but they are primarily designed for portability and compactness.
Outfeed roller stands are available for them.
I do woodworking and found a good table saw is the best all around tool. I bought the Delta 10" table saw (China made) over 40 years ago.
The original rip fence was marginal and I had to be very careful it was parallel to the blade before making cuts. Thought about buying a
Bessemer aftermarket fence but it was $300 at that time. The saw cost $300. Came up with the fence shown. Two pieces of Kindorf channel
{used by electricians) each 5ft long were secured to the front and back of the saw. A piece of 6" aluminum channel with a piece of 3/4" MDF serving as a sacrificial fence make up the main piece. A piece of 2" x 2" angle iron is bolted to the fence and parallel to the front kindorf
makes for a very accurate way to move the fence for positioning. A threaded knob that attaches to a piece of flat steel in the channel makes
for a secure positioning lock. A couple of hardwood blocks under the fence slide on top of the kindorf channels keeping the fence 1/8"
above the table surface. I can supply more photos if you are interested. The whole unit is about the size of a snowblower.
I purposely selected the kindorf lengths so I could rip to the center of a 4x8 sheet of plywood. Also, that piece of polyurethane on the
left serves as a router table, able to utilize the fence.
The wood top table next to the drill press is a rolling base from an old copy machine. The height of the top is 1/8" lower than the table
saw so it can rolled against the back of the saw as an outfeed table.
The miter saw is a Craftsman with the accessory stand. After replacing all the woodwork in the house I never needed the "benefits"
of a dedicated miter saw station. Using the saw in the garage, for longer lengths of stock I used upside down trash barrels for
support.
My woodshop is small so everything is geared on maximum utilization of space.
L8r
I'm in the process of making a crosscut sled for it.
My woodworking skills are very amateur, but I'm trying to get to the point where I can make whatever is needed in storage or benchwork for the MRR.
I moved one of the adjustable height white folding tables (the 2x4 ft size) out to the garage for extra outfeed space. But, there is a 3 inch height difference. I need to measure and drill new holes in the table legs for the slide pegs to pop through at the desired height.
I put my cheap chop saw on my workmate, and cutting longer boards is a challenge. I don't have anything near the correct height to pick up the excess length on long boards.
The downside to. all of this is my garage is a converted carport in our condo complex. It has an asphalt floor. Not close to flat. Wavy is a good description. So it's a fun challenge trying to find a flat place for the workmate or the tablesaw that I don't have to shim a leg to keep it from rocking.
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Fences in/on any of the current table saws are a real PITA; unless you spend $$$$. Easiest way to deal with the fence is to set your cut distance from the front blade kerf to the fence, clamp it, then add 1/32ish to the cut distance at the rear side of the blade kerf to the fence and clamp that.
[Edited]. Go back and do the 1st ( cut ) measurement again just for giggles and grins.
Remember it is a power tool. No loose clothing and keep your fingers out of the way; all 8 of them ...er...10.
L8r
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Boris
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I was on it for Leg pain (Neuropathy). I was also on Lasix for fluid retention. I did retain fluid until I stopped the Gabapentin, when the Cardiologist assigned to me decided it was a bad idea, Blurred Vision, Maybe. Weight Gain - I definitely noticed a significant weight gain - probably from water retention....
I haven't taken it since 2022. Curious.
My morning beat everyone's today. I had to get a urine sample from Sugar. Snuck a pyrex measuring pitcher underneath as she squatted and transferred her piss to a sample container. I'm sure the neighbors that saw me got a good laugh.
I think I caught the gastritis in time. It's definitely getting better with the omeprazole, no chocolate, caffeine, sugar, or spicy foods. My body is going into shock from the lack of those things.
I think I caught the gastritis in time. It's definitely getting better with the omeprazole, no chocolate, caffeine, sugar, or spicy foods. My body is going into shock from the lack of those things.
shortwrench
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How extensive will your woodworking projects be and what level of precision are you striving for? There are some nice portable
contractor table saws available. Some of the seem to fairly robust but they are primarily designed for portability and compactness.
Outfeed roller stands are available for them.
I do woodworking and found a good table saw is the best all around tool. I bought the Delta 10" table saw (China made) over 40 years ago.
The original rip fence was marginal and I had to be very careful it was parallel to the blade before making cuts. Thought about buying a
Bessemer aftermarket fence but it was $300 at that time. The saw cost $300. Came up with the fence shown. Two pieces of Kindorf channel
{used by electricians) each 5ft long were secured to the front and back of the saw. A piece of 6" aluminum channel with a piece of 3/4" MDF serving as a sacrificial fence make up the main piece. A piece of 2" x 2" angle iron is bolted to the fence and parallel to the front kindorf
makes for a very accurate way to move the fence for positioning. A threaded knob that attaches to a piece of flat steel in the channel makes
for a secure positioning lock. A couple of hardwood blocks under the fence slide on top of the kindorf channels keeping the fence 1/8"
above the table surface. I can supply more photos if you are interested. The whole unit is about the size of a snowblower.
I purposely selected the kindorf lengths so I could rip to the center of a 4x8 sheet of plywood. Also, that piece of polyurethane on the
left serves as a router table, able to utilize the fence.
The wood top table next to the drill press is a rolling base from an old copy machine. The height of the top is 1/8" lower than the table
saw so it can rolled against the back of the saw as an outfeed table.
The miter saw is a Craftsman with the accessory stand. After replacing all the woodwork in the house I never needed the "benefits"
of a dedicated miter saw station. Using the saw in the garage, for longer lengths of stock I used upside down trash barrels for
support.
My woodshop is small so everything is geared on maximum utilization of space.
kbkchooch
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I always thought you were an AlienAhhh, proof that you are different! I only have 8 fingers.
logandsawman
Northern Pacific history enthusiast
Good morning,
Woke up to what appeared to be frost on the lawn. Wife says can't be cause her phone showed 39. It felt like frost when I touched it, however I decided to keep that to myself, in respect of maritrimonial bliss.
It is a slow morning at the History Center. I did have a nice visit with Richard from the model railroad layout. Seems they have some issues with trains colliding at a crossing. There is an electronic shut off which apparently is malfunctioning.
We mowed lawn yesterday and I cut wood. Probably go walking this afternoon, take it easy. Last day of my cooking week, we are having frozen pizza with kale salad for supper.
Still eating fresh kale, Swiss chard, and zucchini from the garden.
Later, Dave LASM
Woke up to what appeared to be frost on the lawn. Wife says can't be cause her phone showed 39. It felt like frost when I touched it, however I decided to keep that to myself, in respect of maritrimonial bliss.
It is a slow morning at the History Center. I did have a nice visit with Richard from the model railroad layout. Seems they have some issues with trains colliding at a crossing. There is an electronic shut off which apparently is malfunctioning.
We mowed lawn yesterday and I cut wood. Probably go walking this afternoon, take it easy. Last day of my cooking week, we are having frozen pizza with kale salad for supper.
Still eating fresh kale, Swiss chard, and zucchini from the garden.
Later, Dave LASM
ctclibby
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Shortwrench: What a great idea with the steel Kindorf channel. That is also used by mechanical types for mounting stuff. I have a 10" Ryobi Contractor saw which now is mounted on a roll around table. Another great idea for the router. Got my router with a flaky table that is a PITA to deal with if you want to do long stuff. Also have 2 extension rollers for said long stuff as there just is not room for a suitable table for 4x8 ply.
L8r
shortwrench
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If you decide to implement, please post photos.
troyphoto
Snarky Old Fart (in training)
I picked up a Skill table saw... it's OK. The fence is wonky. the slides for it are plastic teeth on a plastic gear, so they slip. I spent about half an hour today trying to get it line up square with the blade.
I'm in the process of making a crosscut sled for it.
My woodworking skills are very amateur, but I'm trying to get to the point where I can make whatever is needed in storage or benchwork for the MRR.
I moved one of the adjustable height white folding tables (the 2x4 ft size) out to the garage for extra outfeed space. But, there is a 3 inch height difference. I need to measure and drill new holes in the table legs for the slide pegs to pop through at the desired height.
I put my cheap chop saw on my workmate, and cutting longer boards is a challenge. I don't have anything near the correct height to pick up the excess length on long boards.
The downside to. all of this is my garage is a converted carport in our condo complex. It has an asphalt floor. Not close to flat. Wavy is a good description. So it's a fun challenge trying to find a flat place for the workmate or the tablesaw that I don't have to shim a leg to keep it from rocking.
This company was one of my customers. Their manufacturing facility is about 4 miles from the house. The safety feature when it comes in contact with human skin is probably a plus for those of us in the 60+ crowd.
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ctclibby
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Good Job Troy! You are getting there. Leveling the tablesaw should be pretty easy. Looks to have adjustable legs with push buttons. Put a level on top, set up one corner make the top level then push the button(s). You may have to do kitty-corner too depending on how wavy your wavy stuff is.
Fences in/on any of the current table saws are a real PITA; unless you spend $$$$. Easiest way to deal with the fence is to set your cut distance from the front blade kerf to the fence, clamp it, then add 1/32ish to the cut distance at the rear side of the blade kerf to the fence and clamp that.
[Edited]. Go back and do the 1st ( cut ) measurement again just for giggles and grins.
Remember it is a power tool. No loose clothing and keep your fingers out of the way; all 8 of them ...er...10.
L8r
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migalyto
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Its much to early to early for that nonsense!
santafewillie
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Yes! Jaz is around here somewhere. Welcome back.
chadbag
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I have a Dewalt portable contractor saw attached to a piece of MDF. I can put the saw away when not using it and clamp it to my work table (a surplus desk so lower) when using it. I mostly use it for guitar work so no long pieces but you can get rollers from HD and Lowes pretty inexpensively that allow you to do longer stuff and support it on the back side.
I did buy a portable stand for the saw when we started building the house but never got around to using it, My nephew in law brought his saw down when he wanted to cut some stuff and my next door neighbor has a large old school Craftsman table saw on a big bench (on wheels so its in my garage now) plus he has a portable table to support work coming off the back. So my portable stand from Dewalt is still in the box.
I put all my tools on pieces of MDF and clamp it to my work table when needed (drill less, planer, and band saw -- none of which are floor mount models) due to lack of space in the old house in my man cave. It had to support reloading, guitar wood working, and gunsmithing all in about 9ft x 12ft or so space.. Maybe 10 or 11ft by 12' . I don't remember.
It got up to 79F but is now 72F. It was cloudy cleared up a little, then cloudy and its rained a few times pretty hard, 10 min at a time so far today.
I did buy a portable stand for the saw when we started building the house but never got around to using it, My nephew in law brought his saw down when he wanted to cut some stuff and my next door neighbor has a large old school Craftsman table saw on a big bench (on wheels so its in my garage now) plus he has a portable table to support work coming off the back. So my portable stand from Dewalt is still in the box.
I put all my tools on pieces of MDF and clamp it to my work table when needed (drill less, planer, and band saw -- none of which are floor mount models) due to lack of space in the old house in my man cave. It had to support reloading, guitar wood working, and gunsmithing all in about 9ft x 12ft or so space.. Maybe 10 or 11ft by 12' . I don't remember.
It got up to 79F but is now 72F. It was cloudy cleared up a little, then cloudy and its rained a few times pretty hard, 10 min at a time so far today.
westtexjohn
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kbkchooch said.........We have Windoze 10 at work and at home. I bought a refurb mini tower with Win11 on it for the layout when the old unit died. I hate it, no I loathe it. Trying to do anything on it is like reaching around your elbow to scratch you ass. Gonna keep my Win10 machine til death do us part.
I purchased a HP laptop a while back with Win 11, Pro installed. I agree with you. Seems it takes more work now to use Win 11. I don't use it much. In every upgrade from Windows there is that "learning" curve. But the learning curve for Win 11 seems to be much, much steeper.
I'm going to pay the $30 fee to extend Win 10 on one of my desktops but I will be putting Linux, Zorin Pro on the other desktop.
My new keyboard arrived from Amazon yesterday. There is the keyboard box, inside of another box for shipping. The shipping box is about 10 times larger than the keyboard. One piece of brown paper about 8 inches x 10 inches was included for packing material. Like putting a BB in a boxcar.
A little work in train room today and not much else.
Take care......John
I purchased a HP laptop a while back with Win 11, Pro installed. I agree with you. Seems it takes more work now to use Win 11. I don't use it much. In every upgrade from Windows there is that "learning" curve. But the learning curve for Win 11 seems to be much, much steeper.
I'm going to pay the $30 fee to extend Win 10 on one of my desktops but I will be putting Linux, Zorin Pro on the other desktop.
My new keyboard arrived from Amazon yesterday. There is the keyboard box, inside of another box for shipping. The shipping box is about 10 times larger than the keyboard. One piece of brown paper about 8 inches x 10 inches was included for packing material. Like putting a BB in a boxcar.
A little work in train room today and not much else.
Take care......John
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I agree that WIN11 is a PITA, especially if you have a home and a pro version like I do. Hard enough to find settings in one version and then find out that it isn't in the same place on the other. But, once it is all set up, it works fine. Since I got the pro early, I haven't registered it. I found a work around in the loading process to not require a MS account. It bugs me once in a while to do it though. The home came preloaded on a laptop and I managed to remove most of the bloatware.
NYC_George
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I went to Home Depot and bought some fall flowers 2 days ago. They were fairly cheap and matched my patio chairs. I was going down and work on my railroad tonight, but I found I'm out of grey ballast which I need for the track work I'm doing right now. Swal
Swal
Swal
troyphoto
Snarky Old Fart (in training)
For those who commented on my table saw, here's a review of the one I purchased half a year ago. I'd forgotten about half of the adjustments. Only thing that differs is the plate around the blade on mine is metal, not the early production plastic one this guy got.
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