Thread: Thailand version of a table saw

must have learn't his trade in Australia obviously with the dress/saftey code

forgot to mention he fired up the saw BEFORE he started to line up the cut as in pic 2

Maybe an early model Triton work centre

When you consider that the craftmen that built this could only dream of that sort of technology it puts it into perspective

Look at it ..... all the cuts are wobbly

I've made them simpler than that before. A sheet of ply on two saw horses, with a straight edge clamped on as a fence. Same Makita saw as mine as well. Screw it up to the ply and wrap a bit of duct tape around the trigger to keep it switched on. Pull the plug to turn it off.

What John said.

Saw this for the first time when I was a kid (about 10). The next door neighbour was a floor layer and had one set up in his backyard just like that. Only difference is that the one pictured is quite advanced with its sliding table and all.

To be honest, there is not too much difference between that and a triton is there?

There's no doubt in my mind that's where George whatisname got the idea for the Triton in the first place.

Main difference - lack of a splitter and guard.

I made something similar out of a kitchen cabinet and used it for 2 years before I bought my TS.


I first had this idea about 22 years ago when I was helping my neighbours to build their office. (They are now one of the biggest computer animation companies in Hong Kong). It is such a simple idea isn’t it?

Not a bad looking sled on it! Would work rather well (ignoring the safety aspects of the blade of course)

Originally Posted by Stuart

... (ignoring the safety aspects of the blade of course)

Be careful Stuart. We don't want another endless discussion.

Wonder if you could retro-fit a sawstop to it?

Hate to admit to this, but.............

looks eerily like my HB saw. While not politically correct, I am VERY aware of the dangers, and therefore VERY careful using it.

I have also noticed how many tablesaw accidents occur through complacency; I often get the feeling that because there is a guard, people think it automatically makes the machine safe.

2 blokes I met in RNS while I was recovering from a m/c accident had had fingers reattached. Both had been on a guarded T/S, using a pushstick, and applying pressure when the pushstick slipped, and hand shot in under guard.

Originally Posted by Stuart

Wonder if you could retro-fit a sawstop to it?

Yes but it will cost you a bit. Let's say 250 Baht and 5 coconuts.