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   mike4244 | Oct 12, 2005 02:17am | #1

   There is a book " Making and Modifying Machines" I believe a Taunton publication.There is an excellent article on building a table saw with a sliding table out of wood.

   mike

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   custombuilt | Oct 12, 2005 03:41am | #2

   Um..... it might be kinda hard for him to get the book being in brasil---

   Things like the great postal service that we take for granted are a little different when you are in south america.

    I also would love to see plans for a tablesaw....... I have a similar problem, lots of great wood, but in Peru machinery is hard to find.

    

    

   When in doubt, get a bigger hammer!

   Edited 10/11/2005 8:44 pm ET by custombuilt

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   PlaneWood | Oct 12, 2005 06:57am | #3

   I made a job site table saw once by attaching my PC circular saw to the bottom side of a table made from a sheet of 3/4" plywood.  Routed a track for the miter and it was good to go.  I was really suprised by the good quality of the cuts.  I did get a high quality thin kerf blade for it.  Two C-clamps and a straight edge board was the ripping guide.  Very productive arrangement.

   PlaneWood by Mike_in_Katy (maker of fine sawdust!)
   PlaneWood

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   MichaelPB | Oct 12, 2005 07:03am | #4

   The book someone recomended "Making and modifying machines" is a great book.  Another tact that might work would be to find someone who would sell you the trunnions and arbor off of a used saw.  Since that is the heart of a saw, it would be a quick way to get started and you wouldn't have to ship the heavy top or motor (which might have the wrong current anyway).

   Table saws are pretty easy machines to make if you have access to a lathe.  Good luck and let us know how it works out!

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   AlanWS | Oct 12, 2005 05:18pm | #5

   I believe the article in the book is a reprint of the Galen Winchip article published in FWW #41 (july/aug 1983) http://www.taunton.com/store/pages/fw_toc_041.asp that describes building a wooden tablesaw with a sliding table.

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   cj76 | Oct 13, 2005 05:23pm | #6

   Thanks for the reply. I have the Making and Modifying book. I love making things out of wood, but in my location (Brasilian Amazon) I have a tough time finding suitably dry, stable wood for this application. I got another lead on Yahoo Groups and if it turns out to be what I'm thinking, I'll post info here for those who might be interested.
   Thanks again,
   Bill

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   PlaneWood | Oct 13, 2005 07:24pm | #7

   Do you have any Brazilian Rosewood stumps where you are?  Those are still legal to export.

   PlaneWood by Mike_in_Katy (maker of fine sawdust!)PlaneWood

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   cj76 | Oct 14, 2005 06:27pm | #9

   Sorry, no rosewood here (I wish there was!) Rosewood is pretty much confined to the Atlantic coastal region.

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   WillGeorge | Oct 14, 2005 03:24am | #8

   I have a tough time finding suitably dry, stable wood for this application...Gee I thought it would be WET all the time???

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   cj76 | Oct 14, 2005 06:42pm | #10

   I found the plan I was looking for. It's been posted on Yahoo in the shopbuilttools group.
   Thanks to everyone who commented.

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   RickL | Oct 15, 2005 12:45am | #11

   http://groups.yahoo.com/group/shopbuilttools/
   Here's the linkAlso found this as well
   http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Prints_and_Plans/
   Thanks for the tip cj76
   Also you might consider how Minimax made the SC3 small slider panelsaw...they used a hinge instead of trunions to keep costs down. Seems to be successful as they sold a ton of these saws over the years.

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   cj76 | Oct 17, 2005 10:43pm | #12

   Thanks! That's just what I was looking for.