I bought one of those cheap $99 table saws from Lowe's awhile back
because I needed it to install some hardwood floors and didn't want to
invest in a larger one. It is a Delta 10" brand. Has anyone done
anything with this to be more accomadating to larger pieces of wood. At
this time I don't want to buy a larger saw because I don't have a lot of
space, but at the same time a larger table would be nice. I'm just
looking for ideas. I know the saw is a piece of junk and I need a real
one to do real work so please don't flame me.
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>I bought one of those cheap $99 table saws from Lowe's awhile back because
>I needed it to install some hardwood floors and didn't want to invest in a
>larger one. It is a Delta 10" brand. Has anyone done anything with this
>to be more accomadating to larger pieces of wood. At this time I don't
>want to buy a larger saw because I don't have a lot of space, but at the
>same time a larger table would be nice. I'm just looking for ideas. I
>know the saw is a piece of junk and I need a real one to do real work so
>please don't flame me.
You can build a table around it. Cut a sheet of plywood about the size you
want and cut a hole for the saw. You also want to recess it a few inches so
you can cross cut wider boards. Of course you have to route a groove for
the miter to slide in before and after the existing table.
In article <[email protected]>,
User Example <[email protected]> wrote:
>I bought one of those cheap $99 table saws from Lowe's awhile back
>because I needed it to install some hardwood floors and didn't want to
>invest in a larger one. It is a Delta 10" brand. Has anyone done
>anything with this to be more accomadating to larger pieces of wood. At
>this time I don't want to buy a larger saw because I don't have a lot of
>space, but at the same time a larger table would be nice. I'm just
>looking for ideas. I know the saw is a piece of junk and I need a real
>one to do real work so please don't flame me.
Here is one of the simplest & best ideas I have seen for increasing
the utility of a bench top tablesaw:
http://members.aol.com/woodmiser1/hint-5.htm
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Larry Wasserman Baltimore, Maryland
[email protected]
User Example wrote:
> I bought one of those cheap $99 table saws from Lowe's awhile back
> because I needed it to install some hardwood floors and didn't want to
> invest in a larger one. It is a Delta 10" brand. Has anyone done
> anything with this to be more accomadating to larger pieces of wood. At
> this time I don't want to buy a larger saw because I don't have a lot of
> space, but at the same time a larger table would be nice. I'm just
> looking for ideas. I know the saw is a piece of junk and I need a real
> one to do real work so please don't flame me.
Norm built a station for one of these years ago, for The New Yankee
Workshop.