I'm a hillbilly too!! Thanks Ken!!

Brian Altop

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Well, when my little TS bit the dust took it in to be fixed and the place I take it too is no longer in business. So I borrowed my dad's old tiny, tiny, skillsaw table saw.

Well, after using it a couple of times and gritting my teeth so I didn't teach my dog bad words I had to do something about the table and fence. The table insert is a piece of sheet metal that is lower than the rest of the table and not fixable, the fence sucks, etc. I have to wait till this weekend to get a new TS so this is what I came up with so I can finish some projects...


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This is my one mistake. These are the wrenches for changing the blade. I can not get to them, or the blade to change it out for that matter. Good thing I have a good combo blade on already!!


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This is the under side of the fence. Two strips of the HMW whatever tape (slippery plastic tape with adhesive backing.) One here and other at other end.


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This is the dust collection. I've gotta say, it works better than my Bosch did for dust collection. Basically Zero dust from the saw!

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Here is the final product. The wax was not dry yet for the picture but I wasn't going to wait. I only had my Renaissance wax and at $30 I wasn't going to use more than needed! The fence is square to the blade within .002 inch front and back of the blade, no flex at all. I used a 5/16 T-bolt and knob and incra track that I was going to use for my table saw sled I was going to fix (posted about a while back). Good thing I didn't play with the sled, I'm going to have to modify it to fit a new TS.

So, it's flat, square, no flex in the fence (though you have to use a tape measure) and works very well.

Not too bad for coming in 2nd behind Ken!!! :D:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:
 
I started with that same model of saw. :D You were wise to modify it. I used mine a few times and decided it was an accident waiting to happen, mostly because of the wimpy fence and wide opening in the throat plate. Looks like you came up with a workable solution to your current problem, and handled the safety problems at the same time. :thumb:
 
I don't know if any project is so important that I would risk life and limb on that saw :D. Clever modification. Use sparingly. Don't become a statistic :thumb:
 
I don't know if any project is so important that I would risk life and limb on that saw :D. Clever modification. John is right; you should get credit for that design improvement. Use sparingly. Don't become a statistic :thumb:
 
Great fix Brian :thumb: hope yer paw's as proud as mine would be :D
and if {lordforbid} you new saw gets delayed, I believe I still have my wrenches from that thar's saw's cousin...be happy to send 'em if ya can use 'em :thumb:

One sad fact of my 'new' saw, is that the blade plate insert only has a 3/32's lip for supporting the insert, makes ZC inserts almost an impossible without machining the table itself or finding a machinist to make some...however...us hillbilly's don't give in so easily :rofl: You can see in the photo's, I took some lexan and added a plywood-backer and waa-laa back in biz :D:D...Shucks, t'weren't nothin :rofl:

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