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DavidR8's shop shenanigans

One of my brothers has spent a entire career beside a table saw. He still has all his fingers.

It's no different than other dangerous tools. The user must understand the tool and use it properly. No room for distractions or mistakes.
 
Doggggboy said:
Yes, but also very nice saws. As a one eyed man with virtually no depth perception, it gives a little peace of mind when counting my digits at the end of the day.
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I hear you like only another one eyed old man can. But so far I still have all 23 of my appendages.

This is my workhorse. As you can see it is well used. It used to make a lot of 3D prototypes. My printer has a long way to go before it measures up to this saw.

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I always wanted to make a table for it that it sat down into, so the ridgid could be slid in or out, but that idea never reached priority status.

The yellow thing is a multifunction push stick that I really like. Keeps my hands a decent distance away from the meat cutter.
 
Hi Guys,

A few years ago I designed and built my own table saw in steel plate, with a rise and fall blade. In order to reduce its size I made a timber surface that I can bolt down on the top. I used to have an adjustable timber straight edge that just dropped over the width of the table, now long gone. I do have a steel rule that I use nowadays.

I did save the drawings for all the steel parts used in making it, if I can find them and a few pictures. I used a 1.5 Hp single phase capacitor start 3000 rpm motor to drive the blade. The rise and fall mechanism uses a lead screw and a nut to adjust the blade height.
 
jorogi said:
Fake news, AI generated. Clear horizontal surface and Sus, yeh right, no one will fall for that.
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I cleaned off all the stuff on it for the photo OP. I usually have sticks N stuff on the right side table. I know, what the hell was I thinking!

But I did leave all the cutoffs on the apron and leaning against the base.
 
DavidR8 said:
A Sawstop is on my wish list. Pricey suckers though.
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When I upgraded my table saw several years ago from the Craftsman contractor saw I had, I went with a SawStop Professional series one. I was spending the money anyway, so getting the one with the safety features just made sense. Plus, it is a damn nice saw. It too makes a great workbench/storage unit at times.
 
140mower said:
Look at all that space......
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I've yet to move up the 10 sets of taillights, two radiators, three oil coolers, carpet kit, brake rotors and drums, cylinder head, clutch and pressure plate, three windshields, hood, trunk lid, two sets of seats, another set of wheels, body sheet metal, three sets of bumpers, various and sundry spare parts, the list goes on...
 
DavidR8 said:
I've yet to move up the 10 sets of taillights, two radiators, three oil coolers, carpet kit, brake rotors and drums, cylinder head, clutch and pressure plate, three windshields, hood, trunk lid, two sets of seats, another set of wheels, body sheet metal, three sets of bumpers, various and sundry spare parts, the list goes on...
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Ever hear the John Cash song "it was a 50-51-52-53 automobile"
 
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