Somewhere in my collection of old FWWs there’s an article about making a shop-built (wooden) table saw. I could spend a couple of hours scuffling under the bed looking through every issue, or cut to the chase and ask you guys:
what issue please?
did anyone ever make the thing?
What I’m propposing to do is this. Take my junky little $100 Ryobi (I know, I know. Don’t tell me! It’s all I can justify), pull off the incredibly junky aluminium (how do you North Americans spell it … aluminum?) table, and make a new wooden top with a sliding table, custom fence and all the trimmings. I need that article!
Thanks guys
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kiwi-
What you're looking for might be in FWW #65. Alvin & Velma Weaver: A shop full of homemade machines.
I have a book published by Tanton that is on building woodworking tools. I think the name was "Building Woodworking Machines" or something like that. I have a copy but it to is under the beed in storage and I would take me to long to find it. You know how it is haul them all out and then you see something that you remembered that you wanted to build and then have to read that issue cover to cover again to see what else was in there and then there the issue that below that also has something to read in it. I will try to dig it up later when I get back from the store. Anyway if someone else can think of it off the top of there head maybe they could post the title.
Scott C. Frankland
"This all could have been prevented if their parents had just used birth control"
Issue 41 (Jul/Aug 1983).
Bin there done that (Several times.)
Up until I bought my 10" Craftsman, which I used (and continiously up graded) for 40 years, I built at least three portable plywood table saws to toss into the truck and to use on construction jobs.
My favorite utilized a 6-1/2" Skilsaw.
Another was built around a Stanley worm drive.
The Stanley was just attached to a 3/4" plywood panel that straddled a pair of saw horses.
The Skil was completely boxed in and had handholds routed out so you could carry it in one hand (like a suitcase) Stein.
If anyone is interested, I'll post the simple instructions for you.
Edited 7/23/2003 7:01:36 PM ET by steinmetz
Thanks
The version in FWW is what I'm after - a genuine replacement/substitute for a top(ish)-end sliding table panel saw. If it's as good as described in the mag article it'll be just excellent. If I was pricing my time, I'd swallow hard and buy one, but I don't do it for a living, so there are recreational benefits (and coming back to fine woodworking after a long absense, there are also hand and machine skills to relearn and refresh).
Thanks all, much appreciated
Get a copy of Making and Modifying Machines. I believe it is a Fine Woodworking book. The saw described has a sliding table and many other features.This book is a good addition to your woodworking library. I built the walking beam saw, used it for three years until I bought a large bandsaw. There is an article on building a jointer, several types of lathes, treadle bandsaw, etc.
Mike
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