My table saw in a 7 amp 240 volt 12" Craftsman with a cast iron top. It's rough and funky but it works great. I have yet to bog it down. Setting the rip fence takes a little bit longer but shop time is relax time, I ain't in no hurry.
What kinda table saw you guys own?
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My Dad's really old Craftsman table saw. Cast Iron top with cast extensions. More blades that are worth more the the saw.
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I used to own an old Rockwell, a very heavy duty model from "the old days" but quite honestly it scared the hell out of me. Whenever I used it I was so apprehensive, I wound up getting rid of it. I now have a DeWalt dual compound miter saw, a 7 1/4" circular saw, a Sawzall, a jig saw and tons of hand saws. This combo has filled all my sawing needs. Nothing wrong with table saws but you do have to have a tremendous respect for them and be super cautious around one - that is if you like yur shootin' finger!
Straightshooter2
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I don't own a table saw. However, my wife has a 10" Ryobi table saw that I gave her as an anniversary present one year. Yes, I lived through it. She needed it to cut out pieces of 45 bird houses for a craft she was doing for disabled children at a summer camp.
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LouisianaJoe
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I have a DEWALT DW744XRS 10-inch Job Site Table Saw with Rolling Stand. I like this one because it can be folded up an rolled against the wall when not in use. I built a rolling stand for my compound sliding miter saw that has room for me to store the table saw under it. This saves some room in my garage for other toys.
One thing that keeps me from using the table saw is a jig that I made for my circular saw. I put a piece of 1/4" hardboard against a guide and cut it off with the circular saw running against the guide. Now when I want to cut something, I draw a line where the cut will be, put my jig against the line and clamp a guide against the other side of the jig and square it to the edge. I then run the saw against the guide to cut to the line. I have guides that will handle cuts of 24", 36", 50, and 99".
See here for the guides:
http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?page=22083&rrt=1
http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?page=25162
I waited until the 99" was on sale.
I made a sled for cutting angle cuts on the table saw.
One thing that keeps me from using the table saw is a jig that I made for my circular saw. I put a piece of 1/4" hardboard against a guide and cut it off with the circular saw running against the guide. Now when I want to cut something, I draw a line where the cut will be, put my jig against the line and clamp a guide against the other side of the jig and square it to the edge. I then run the saw against the guide to cut to the line. I have guides that will handle cuts of 24", 36", 50, and 99".
See here for the guides:
http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?page=22083&rrt=1
http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?page=25162
I waited until the 99" was on sale.
I made a sled for cutting angle cuts on the table saw.
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Ezekiel555
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I just wanted to comment because i noticed in your subject you said, "you guys". Are us southern folks the only ones who say "yall"
An ancient Rockwell 10" and a cheap portable.
charger73se
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A few years ago I bought a Rigid portable table saw. I like being able to drag it up to the house from the shop when I need to. It folds up nicely when I need it out of the way too.
Smith357
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I have an old Craftsman table saw that I built into my workbench for ripping, a Shopsmith Mk IV that along with being a lathe, drill press, and disk sander also converts into a table saw that i use for cross cutting and dado work and a Dewalt Radial Arm saw.
BUFF
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An old, steel Rockwell that I bought from my Dad who got it from his dad. It's probably 100 years old now. Table tilts, guide can be accurately set in fine increments. Powerful, the lights in the house all really dim when I fire it up, sometimes when cold requriing a manual pull on the drive belt to assist get it going. So smooth and stable, friends with new saws are always trying to buy after using it.
Steely Dan
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Ah yes the Shopsmith.
I remember the commercials for them years ago.
I have a Delta table saw buried back in my utility room.
I have started replacing my tools with Makita products.
686_was_my_first
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We inherited my wife's grandfather's table saw a few years ago. It is an Craftsman with cast iron top and extensions, Model # 103.20001 It uses 9 inch blades. Thank goodness, my father in-law is a machinist. He is always re-sharpening the blades for me.
The photo below is not the ours, but is the same model:
The photo below is not the ours, but is the same model:
gamedic
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My tablesaw started out as a craftsman, but evolved into something else. I built a 6 foot rolling base with locking casters. The saw sits in the middle of the base with cabinets on both sides. I built wings for it out of 1 1/2 inch mdf and covered them on all sides with laminate. I bought a 6 foot Jointech Saw Train fence system and also incorporated a Porter Cable 7518 router into the right side wing. I took a $500 dollar saw and sunk about $1500 more into it, but the accuracy and repeatability is amazing.
jlrhiner
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I bought a Rigid. And added the caster set. Best move I could have done. It's a dual voltage 110/220 and runs like a champ.
I bought a Ridgid R4512 last year. Mid-range table saw that serves me well. While it's not a top tier saw, it is a huge upgrade from my previous 10" craftsman tabletop that I used for 15 years.
QuickDrawMcGraw
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.. Hey' Snub*
currently a porter cable, its ok' .. the funky fold out legs leave little to
be desired, but the fence is fast & solid
We go through em every few years, use them just about every other
day for our little remodeling company.
Have to keep them some what light & portable for throwin in & out of
the truck for a different job site every couple weeks.
It really likes to loose the nut holdin down the hand crank.
~ Joe
currently a porter cable, its ok' .. the funky fold out legs leave little to
be desired, but the fence is fast & solid
We go through em every few years, use them just about every other
day for our little remodeling company.
Have to keep them some what light & portable for throwin in & out of
the truck for a different job site every couple weeks.
It really likes to loose the nut holdin down the hand crank.
~ Joe
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rakstr
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Bought this in the late 80's and it's served me well; Delta 10" Contractor 34-444 - http://www.2helpu.com/USPDMSDocuments//english/instruction manual/delta/en422-19-651-0024.pdf
THOUGHT I'd be getting my father's workshop he promised me upon his passing a few years ago. It included a Craftsman from the 40's. However, my sister sold the entire 2.5 car garage full of stuff before I could get there for a price I try to block from memory. The guy that hauled the stuff away had a HUGE smile I'm sure. To give you a clue, just the one small box of chisels for the wood lathe was probably worth what he paid....
THOUGHT I'd be getting my father's workshop he promised me upon his passing a few years ago. It included a Craftsman from the 40's. However, my sister sold the entire 2.5 car garage full of stuff before I could get there for a price I try to block from memory. The guy that hauled the stuff away had a HUGE smile I'm sure. To give you a clue, just the one small box of chisels for the wood lathe was probably worth what he paid....
I upgraded to a Grizzly 1023SL back in 2005 after 15 years with an under-powered AMT (not made anymore). The 5HP/220V (500 lb) Grizzly glides through anything - even 8/4 thick oak or maple. More than the power though is the fence - very accurate and always square - saves a lot of frustration over time. A Forrest Woodworker II makes it just that much better.
When I first set it up, I tried the "nickel test" for fun - set a nickel on end and power up then power down and see if it remains on edge - sure enough it did - pretty amazing considering the relatively reasonable cost of this saw.
When I first set it up, I tried the "nickel test" for fun - set a nickel on end and power up then power down and see if it remains on edge - sure enough it did - pretty amazing considering the relatively reasonable cost of this saw.
Sven
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I have my dad's 1948 Craftsman 10" that he bought when he first apprenticed as a carpenter. When he passed away in 1998, I ended up with his matching 6" joiner.
Must have been back in the 80's Dad had gone to several tool auctions and bought a Delta 10" saw, either a 3 or 5 horse, 240V, not sure which, for a real good price. I told him if you ever find another good deal on a saw, buy it for me and I'll send you the money. He ended up giving me his Craftsman and wouldn't take anything for it. "If your going to pay me for it, you can't have it." That man was the definition of a stubborn Swede!
Off topic -- He want to a gun auction while visiting my sister in Rochester, NY and ended up with a number of crazy good deals. He gave one brother this, another cousin that, etc. When it came to me, he said I have a deal for you; a Browning Citori Lightening 12, 26" for $500 (what he paid for it) plus NY sales tax. I took the deal.
Must have been back in the 80's Dad had gone to several tool auctions and bought a Delta 10" saw, either a 3 or 5 horse, 240V, not sure which, for a real good price. I told him if you ever find another good deal on a saw, buy it for me and I'll send you the money. He ended up giving me his Craftsman and wouldn't take anything for it. "If your going to pay me for it, you can't have it." That man was the definition of a stubborn Swede!
Off topic -- He want to a gun auction while visiting my sister in Rochester, NY and ended up with a number of crazy good deals. He gave one brother this, another cousin that, etc. When it came to me, he said I have a deal for you; a Browning Citori Lightening 12, 26" for $500 (what he paid for it) plus NY sales tax. I took the deal.
jaykellogg
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I have a 10" Rigid. It has cast iron table and extensions and casters. I believe it has a 1 HP motor.
Sven
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get a good fence
Forgot to mention the only thing I feel like I'm missing is a good fence. I've been thinking about picking up a good after market fence from Acme Tool Crib. The arbor bearings (or are they bushings in there?) have been replaced twice since 1948. The motor hasn't been touched in 65 years.
Forgot to mention the only thing I feel like I'm missing is a good fence. I've been thinking about picking up a good after market fence from Acme Tool Crib. The arbor bearings (or are they bushings in there?) have been replaced twice since 1948. The motor hasn't been touched in 65 years.
Hack
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Craftsman 10" shaft drive. Yes, it has a flexible shaft that runs from the motor to the blade arbor. Bought it sometime in the mid-80's. It has a cast iron table and cast iron extensions. After a good setup, it rips/miters/crosscuts with very good accuracy.
Also have an even older 10" Craftsman radial arm saw that probably dates back to the late 50's or early 60's. It's in desperate need of a new table. It's been upstaged by a Dewalt 12" compound miter saw.
Also have an even older 10" Craftsman radial arm saw that probably dates back to the late 50's or early 60's. It's in desperate need of a new table. It's been upstaged by a Dewalt 12" compound miter saw.
V1 Rotate
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I have a Delta 34 from the early 2000s that my next door neighbor was going to throw out. His son was thinking he was going to be a carpenter, but it sat in the basement when he moved on to something else. Most of it was still there, and parts are still available from Delta. Its a plastic bodied direct drive saw, but I mostly do metalwork so I don't need an elaborate one, and this was the right price. I put a rigged up ebay blade guard and miter gage on it and built up the fence to be dead accurate, less than 1/64 inch variation in cutting length in successive cuts and the fence is parallel to within .004. I'm happy with how it cuts.
I have a mill, lathe, several grinders/buffers, two drill presses, eight vises, and a bunch of sheet metal equipment. All the equipment was bought used and rebuilt by me except for my 15 inch Rockwell drill press, which was bought by my wife for a Christmas present in 1979. We were married in May 1980 and lived at that time in a condo. That drill press was originally installed in a walk in closet in the condo! Regards, Bill S
I have a mill, lathe, several grinders/buffers, two drill presses, eight vises, and a bunch of sheet metal equipment. All the equipment was bought used and rebuilt by me except for my 15 inch Rockwell drill press, which was bought by my wife for a Christmas present in 1979. We were married in May 1980 and lived at that time in a condo. That drill press was originally installed in a walk in closet in the condo! Regards, Bill S
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