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Post by mobiltec on Jan 16, 2015 21:48:29 GMT -8
Geeesh. That's a lot of table saw LOL... Here's my new work horse. Straight from Harbor Freight. Reg price, $179.00, Sale price $129.00 with 20% off any one item coupon, $109.00..... With as little as I need one of these it will do the job for years to come I'm sure. 10 inch / 13 amp
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Post by kirkadie on Jan 17, 2015 5:38:20 GMT -8
Sweet!
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Post by nccamper on Jan 17, 2015 10:54:40 GMT -8
Have you been happy with the quality of HF power tools? They sure are low priced.
A table saw is a must-have tool in my world. But the compound miter saw is my favorite. I have an old Sears miter saw that just keeps going and going. But I've heard their quality isn't what it used to be.
Dewalt makes a great tool but not cheap.
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Post by mobiltec on Jan 17, 2015 12:45:07 GMT -8
Have you been happy with the quality of HF power tools? They sure are low priced. YES! I have been VERY happy with all my HF Power Tools. Some of the hand tools have not worked out so well though. So I buy top quality hand tools at other places. One of the things I have noticed by watching other people work with HF Power Tools is that they do not read the instructions. Take the Multi-Tool for instance. They remove and tighten the bolt for the blade without using a second wrench and their blades tend to loosen up while in use AND the gears inside wear out quickly due to the heavy pressure induced on them while tightening that bolt.
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Post by wisconsinjoe on Jan 18, 2015 21:04:02 GMT -8
That is one sweet saw, better than the Jet I have in my dream shop. Of course you know about how dangerous they are. You have to be careless to run your hand into the blade, but the unpredictable accident usually is the one that grabs a slightly warped board, pinches it between the blade and fence, and then throws it back at you going over 100 MPH.
I always use a set of "yellow hold down wheels" attached to the fence that holds a board down and close to the fence and really resists any backward pressure. Yes, it slows you down because you need to make set up adjustments for different thicknesses of boards. But that slowing down usually is a good thing. Add in a good splitter, always use pushsticks so hands NEVER get near a blade, wear ear and eye protection, stay to the side of a board when pushing flat only (not twisted or warped) wood through the blade.
Yes, I have removed the clumsy plastic guard that blocks my vision, but I do all of the above. After over 40 years of woodworking, I have stayed safe. Knock on wood.
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Post by nccamper on Jan 18, 2015 21:45:08 GMT -8
I always use a set of "yellow hold down wheels" attached to the fence that holds a board down This may seem like a silly question, but what is a yellow hold down wheel? Why yellow? (okay, two questions)
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Post by mobiltec on Jan 18, 2015 22:04:55 GMT -8
Got it down Joe. This thing is like a toy to me. I've been using real table saws on the job for decades before I retired.
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Post by vikx on Jan 18, 2015 22:39:01 GMT -8
One thing I'd like to add: GET A DECENT BLADE. That has saved me a world of trouble...
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Post by wisconsinjoe on Jan 19, 2015 4:45:06 GMT -8
I always use a set of "yellow hold down wheels" attached to the fence that holds a board down Tried to copy and paste a link, but my tablet would not cooperate. Just google "yellow wheel board buddies" or search Amazon. Costs about $50. Wheels turn only one way. Other wheels of different colors either turn the other way or turn both ways, which have applications for different kinds of machines, like shapers. Note that your fence needs to be held down on the back side of the saw because the downward pressure of the device lifts the fence. If there is a rear rail, you can make a catch that attaches to the fence and slides freely.
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Post by wisconsinjoe on Jan 19, 2015 4:54:58 GMT -8
Got it down Joe. This thing is like a toy to me. I've been using real table saws on the job for decades before I retired. Larry, didn't mean to talk down about anyone's skills or experience. It's just that by reading some posts, I realize there are many people in this hobby that are fairly new to working with power tools. I have a woodworking buddy that I can barely watch use a tablesaw because he violates so many of MY safety rules. Also, I once quit a woodshop job because the nine-fingered boss admonished me for not wanting to get my hand close to the running saw blade, thus slowing down his production schedule.
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Post by mobiltec on Jan 19, 2015 7:51:52 GMT -8
You are so right Joe. Table saws can be very dangerous and require all your faculties to use correctly and safely. My wood shop teacher in grade school, (remember grade school?) (remember wood shop in grade school?) had nine fingers and his name was actually Mr. Wood.... Hard to believe but it's true LOL... I don't think they have things like wood shop or auto shop in school now. I think now they have cell phone use and how to text properly instead... Or how to take a selfie... Some crap like that.
A very long time ago I owned a thing called a Shopsmith... It was all the stand up power tools in one. Loved that thing.
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Post by bmxovich on Jan 19, 2015 9:27:02 GMT -8
All good advice. There should be a sticky on table saw safety, or power saw safety in general. But ya, table saws demand respect. Mobil, I remember first using them in 7th grade shop class, scared the heck out of me! Can't imagine today's kids doing that. My sons 21 and I don't really want him around the thing. I wish my saw came with a riving knife, but a nice splitter will have to do. I'd like to add use feather boards whenever you can, they come in so many styles now. Keep the floor around the saw clear of debris. My shop floor is slick concrete so I have a rubber mat that provides grip when using the saw. As Wisconsinjoe mentioned, the dreaded "kick back". Always stand to the side of the board, should it shoot backwards at 100 mph, and situate your saw with a wall behind you. And lastly, I personally won't fire up a table saw at home or work, with people around me. Last thing I need is someone tapping me on the shoulder when I'm ripping a narrow board. And that did happen a few years ago. Now everyone leaves me alone Keep the advise coming, love to learn new ways to stay safe.
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Post by John Palmer on Jan 19, 2015 10:02:51 GMT -8
Pretty funny hearing all the "old guy" grade school wood shop stories! We must all be about the same vintage? My 7th and 8th grade wood shop teacher was Mr. Baker, and he drove a brand new Yellow Austin Healy, pretty cool back in the late 1950's. I cannot imagine today the huge amount of liability he assumed teaching kids about safe use of power equipment. He was a very good teacher.
I still have my grade school wood projects to this day, lets just say it's something over fifty years! It was a scotty dog lamp in 7th grade, and a walnut/birch chess board in 8th grade. I had to talk my dad into going to buy the very expensive wood for that project at the lumber yard. I recently recovered the dog lamp to match the curtains in my Mallard.
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Post by mobiltec on Jan 19, 2015 14:57:06 GMT -8
John did you ever make one of those gravity type belt hangers in grade school? Looks like an appostrophe only sideways... Another first project was the gavel in order to learn the use of the lathe.... They had a project for each tool you needed to learn the use of.
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Post by John Palmer on Jan 19, 2015 18:14:55 GMT -8
John did you ever make one of those gravity type belt hangers in grade school? Looks like an appostrophe only sideways... Another first project was the gavel in order to learn the use of the lathe.... They had a project for each tool you needed to learn the use of. No, I don't think Lathe's had been invented yet back when I went to grade school.
We had to cut out the head and tail on that scotty lamp project with a "hand" jig saw. I have had one in my tool box for fifty years, and I'm not sure that I ever used it even one time after seventh grade, LOL. But I have worn out a couple of Mikita's, LOL.
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