I have seen a few people ask about solutions for integrating a RAS and or Miter Saw into a table/ fence system. Here is what I did.
The only thing that is particularly unique is my system for leveling the miter saw to the tables. There are large eyebolts passing through T-nuts in a sub assembly. Then there is an upper assembly that the saw is mounted to. The upper assembly has axle caps that are the same size as the eyebolts recessed into the underside. The eyebolts mate to the axle caps creating a no-slop pivot. By adjusting the 4 eyebolts I am able to get the saw perfect to the surounding tables.
Pardon my spelling,
Mike
Make sure that your next project is beyond your skill and requires tools you don’t have. You won’t regret it.
OOPS I FORGOT THE PICS. LOOK BELOW.
Edited 11/8/2006 2:58 pm ET by mudman
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Here are the pics.
Pardon my spelling,
Mike
Make sure that your next project is beyond your skill and requires tools you don't have. You won't regret it.
I like the picture on the wall in Ras_setup... Is that a safety reminder for you or other people ?
Both. Although, to me, the picture represents a table saw injury more than a RAS injury. It is hung in the most prominint spot I could find.
I got the image from this forum...Pardon my spelling,
Mike
Make sure that your next project is beyond your skill and requires tools you don't have. You won't regret it.
Mike, many, mucho thanks for the pics as I am planning a new home for my old 10" RAS and a 12" dw 705 chop saw. You just re focused me in tight on more than 6 questions that were bouncing around in my head. All the best, Pat
I hope it helps. I got the cabinets as level and coplanar as possible and got the finished heigth about 3 inches above the Ras height sitting on the floor. After getting the RAS dialed in I built 2 plywood boxes 3"h x 4"w x 30" deep for the RAS to sit on. The boxes (more like box beams really) have adjustable feet so i could bring the table coplanar to the countertops. That was all pretty straight forward, the challenge was to get the miter saw in right. The adjustable assembly solved that. One addition I would like to add (I never will) is to mount the miter saw to bearing slides so I can slide it back when not in use. I seldom use the miter saw so it spends most of the time pushed back.Pardon my spelling,
Mike
Make sure that your next project is beyond your skill and requires tools you don't have. You won't regret it.
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