Unisaw upgrade #1: Part 1

That is a good looking saw! and i like the base and the innovations u used to make it a 1 man job!

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Way to go Hairy: That’s using the old noodle! Always a way to skin a kitten, just by thinking.

My old daddy used to say “you’re head’s used for more than just setting a hat on”

Looks like a nice UniSaw. I really like mine. It’s a ‘09 X5, 5 hp, and that sucker is a beast, These saws will handle anything you throw at them, with no problem.

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Great idea on the one man lift. How do you like those wheels? Is it easy to steer the saw around the shop and do they feel stable/sturdy enough?

Bob

-- Bob A in NJ

Excellent job Hairy…very, very cool.
Thanks for taking the time to record the stages and techniques and posting it here.

Being able to move stuff is a very big—dominating—deal.

I’ve had my eye on this for some time now.

I’m gonna have to break down and get one (or more) of those mobile base systems.

All the best.

—Peter

Good thinking well done.

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Thanks, fellas!

Bob,it seems pretty sturdy. The plywood insert is 48” long. Before installing it, I stood on the stretchers, one foot on each. It held up well. Each wheel locks,the 2 wheels farthest away from the cabinet are the steering wheels, the other 2 are fixed.It rolls very easily.

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Now that is a good idea. I would not have thought of it.

When I put my saw together in April I had resigned myself to trying to coordinate my two sons and a neighbor to get it on the mobile base. This pained me because, if there is a way to do something by myself I generally try to find it. Fortunately I had to have my electrical box upgraded and the electricians volunteered to help me lift the saw onto the base.

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Cribbing and bottle jacks. Must remember this for the future.

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I noticed on another post you were asking about dust collection to your saw. I have a similar Delta to yours, I used a standard 4 1/2” X 15” by 6” diameter heating connection that was a straight fitting, in other words the dust flex pipe did not make a bend like the fitting you are using. I can send a photo if interested. I have been working on the dust system for a few months now (a clear vu system) and still have a ways to go.
Bruce Ebling

-- Bruce Ebling

Thanks, Bruce! That would be great! It will be awhile before I can work on it, but any help is appreciated. I’ve got a good collector hooked to it, but there’s a lot of sawdust up on the top when I’m done. I know 1 thing I need is a zero clearance insert, that might help.

I went and got some magnetic sheets,8 &1/2×11 at Staples. I will cut them , and place them around the handwheel holes, maybe that will do something.

2 heads are better than 1 on a problem. Thanks!

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Nicely done.

-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker