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| message from Arthur on 15 May 2004 |
I have an and old B&D work bench of basic design but still in good
condition.
Also have a B&D circular saw hardly used.
If I grip the foot plate of the saw in the jaws of the bench to create
a table saw, am I taking a big risk? Dangerous?
Arthur.
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| Paul Mc Cann replied to Arthur on 15 May 2004 |
My first attempt at a bench mounted saw was a B&D saw attachment fitted
to a B&D drill, the lot mounted, held by gravity, in a small piece of
chipboard and all held by small g cramps to a home made bench.
It always frightened the bejasus out of me.
To answer your question (troll?). How lucky do you feel ?
Paul Mc Cann
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| Cicero replied to Arthur on 15 May 2004 |
If you're desperate for a saw bench both B&Q and Machine Mart sell an 8" saw
table for about £30-00. They're not brilliant and they have no rise / fall
but they will be better and safer than your proposed concoction.
Cic.
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| Steven Briggs replied to Arthur on 15 May 2004 |
Do enjoy having a full compliment of limbs and associated digits?
Even the cheapest saw bench will be a lot safer and more accurate.
I got one from B&Q for £60 a few months back, with a bit (OK a lot) of
fettling to line the blade up, its not a bad piece of kit (for the money
etc.)
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| Richard Savage replied to Steven Briggs on 15 May 2004 |
Been there and done it.
Used to spend ages faffing about with Workmate, Skilsaw with cable-tie
round on switch, G-cramps on bits of timber to approximate a guide, wife
looking distinctly unhappy as she caught the cut ends. I managed to
produce some very 'rustic' skirting boards out of that double edged
stuff with it..
Bought a cheap, and probably nasty, table saw from B+Q in their recent
20% off sale. At £47 I reckon that it can't be any less accurate than
my horrible contrivance and, because I won't have to source the
components from wherever I abandoned them last time, it'll be used more
often.
HTH Richard
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| Mike Faithfull replied to Arthur on 15 May 2004 |
Yes, and yes IMHO.
However, perhaps if you were to screw/bolt the baseplate securely to a piece
of, say, 1/8" thick steel sheet about 9" square, which in turn you
bolted/screwed securely into a shallow (1/8"!) recess routered in a sheet of
thick MDF/laminate screwed/bolted securely to the top of your workbench you
might have the makings of a table saw. OTOH, you then have to make up a
guide fence, and find an easy way to raise/lower the blade, so with the cost
of the materials and time and trouble involved, you might as well buy a
cheap saw to do the job. All but the very cheapest and nastiest of saws you
might buy new will likely be more powerful and accurate than a home-brew
like that.
(And why do you think I can reply so confidently on this topic .....? <wry
smile> )
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