1136 days ago
by DrAllred |
15 comments »
Well, I love the SawStop Table Saw, Technology is just absolutely great.
So this is the story, and I am still able to type with all of my fingers, but one is a bit painful to do so.
I was in the shop, working on some small projects that I have been toying with and making jigs to create them in an easier way than just brute force. I had just finished recovering a lot of 1.5” plywood from a pallet I got from work. In doing so I had to use the riving knife on the table saw as the gu...
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1159 days ago
by zzzzdoc |
460 comments »
At the very start, let me give all the credit in the world to Tedth66, whose project this is totally based on, and who has been graciously providing guidance as I build this. This is a modification of his design, adding a few details, and making it work for my shop.
I have a 2 car garage / workshop that is tremendously space challenged, so I need to be clever about every square inch. On top of that, I enjoy modifying designs and making them work custom for me. So when I saw Ted’s ...
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1224 days ago
by Jimi_C |
10 comments »
Go figure. I was at the local Woodcraft, picking up some stuff for my dust collection setup when I noticed a SawStop in the back – so I thought I’d check it out for a bit, not really having a chance to when I’d been in the store before (I usually hit it on my lunch break, since it’s around the corner from my work). I had read that it had a tool-less riving guard, so I popped the ZCI out and poked around, seeing that it has a twist lever for release. The force to use...
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1290 days ago
by wichle |
3 comments »
Oooops. I erased the pictures for my last Dust Blog not realizing they have to be there to support the blog.
I noticed that there is a hole in the top of the blade guard. Sawdust flies out of that hole.
Solution! A small 1” by 2” magnet to seal the hole. Simple but effective.
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1319 days ago
by wichle |
1 comment »
Just read Smiiy’s account of his kick back event and was surprised to see the number of LJ’s who were surprised in one way or another by their table saw. On the other hand I have seen some surprising statistcs indicating that injuries on the table saw are pretty common. I am one of those statistics having removed the tip of my left little finger at the outermost joint at the same time nipping the tip of my index and 4th finger. No more flexing my little finger at high tea with t...
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1333 days ago
by tbreland |
3 comments »
I just wanted all to know it has arrived and is the sweetest thing ever.
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1459 days ago
by Kacy |
19 comments »
Warning … the following is just me thinking out loud (or, actually, in type), and the rambling nature of the post pretty accurately reflects that status of my brain on holiday!
I’ve been thinking about moving to a real (i.e., not a bench top) table saw for some time now, probably every since I moved to working with rough-sawn feedstock for my projects. I initially was going to do all of the straightening and flattening work with hand tools, which wasn’t too bad for wood ...
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1464 days ago
by Gary Fixler |
14 comments »
There’s a show on Discovery called “TimeWarp” which uses super high speed cameras to slow down all matter of phenomena to show what’s going on in the physical world at micro timescales. They had a call for entries after one episode and it got me to thinking that I’d love to see various woodworking things slowed down. Apparently they had the same idea last year, but I missed it. They put the SAWSTOP under the cameras, and the inventor even tried it on his own fing...
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1465 days ago
by Morton |
9 comments »
The new Sawstop PCS is fully assembled!
Everything I read on the internet about Sawstop’s great packaging was right-on; I was not disappointed! I unpacked the saw box and started reading the assembly instructions. On went the crank wheels, motor cover, extension wings, switch and tool holder. I of course cleaned the cast iron and then applied some T-9 Boeshield and wax.
Next came the rails and fence. After the rails were on (which was very easy), the instructions said to put...
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1467 days ago
by Morton |
9 comments »
I am the proud owner of a new Sawstop Professional Cabinet Saw (PCS). I picked it up just a couple of days ago from Brentwood Machinery in NH and brought it into the shop. It comes with the rails, T-glide fence and extension table. I went with the 36” rails as I have a smaller shop and I use a festool TS55 to break down larger sheet goods. I also opted for the mobile base to move it around when/if I need to.
I just started opening the packaging today and was not disappointed ...
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