Thread: Alternate Reality - Tablesaw ga ga

At the end of the day it dosnt realy matter as both do a good job and a table saw has and always will be the heart of the majority of shops.

I make tables and the Jet dosnt handle 2400 x 1000 (and bigger) table tops that well, but the TS75 eats them for breaky. Also ripping the edges of boards to join tops together is another thing that the EZ and TS75 handles 100 times easier (except a decent length slider) than a Jointer with such simple ease. I would love a Felder or Altendorf but dont have the money or space so the TS75 is for me the perfect poor mans quality alternative.

OK, so you have to have another board next to it of the same thickness. What if you haven't got one? Is this really practical for larger scale operations? I had to cut 50 metres of 90mm board down to 75. Boards varied in length from 1.2 to 4.2. How would I get on doing that?

I would say that the TS is more suited to ripping thin stock. Sure you can use Jessica's method and get a result, but why not whack it through the TS?
Lig - I trimmed my table ends with a flush cut bit on the router, and a straightedge.

100 times easier (except a decent length slider) than a Jointer

'e's avin a go at jointers now! Oy, give jointers a chance!!

100 times easier? That seems like a lot.

Mate, if you get rid of all the stationary machines in my shed, I'll have nothing to rest my tools on...

Interesting reading.

I have worked in Shopfitting machine shops where they pump out a lot of board product. Have used digital Altendorfs that can rip a 3600mm sheet on the sliding table(I think, cant remember for sure).

They also had a beam Saw which is much faster and easier to chop up 12' x 6' boards.

I'm wondering if the these guide systems were based on the Beam Saw concept?

Similar concept, but I reckon the guides are just a whizz bang version of clamping a straight edge to a sheet.

I've actually got an old Black & Decker guide system. Has to be 20 years old. i got it from the tip. It's only about 900 long. I used it once but it was a bit fiddly to set up. Much quicker to just clamp a straight edge.

Originally Posted by silentC

'e's avin a go at jointers now! Oy, give jointers a chance!!

No way I love my 8" Jet and couldnt go with out it.

But if you were to join 2mt plus boards for tables how easy is it to get them perfectly straight (by yourself) on a Jointer? 2.4 3mt forget it. The majority of cabinet shops do it on the slider and thats the 1 thing wrong with a Cabinet saw But using the guide is super fast and accurate even for a fesfool like myself.

And i have no idea why the powers to be banned Flowboy for life. He wasnt that bad. Just liked to speak his mind. Sad and over moderated

Don't you mean 'whi$$ bang'?

Keep it nice and take it easy.

Originally Posted by

Keep it nice and take it easy.

I thought you'd be one of the ones to say you don't need a tablesaw

But if you were to join 2mt plus boards for tables how easy is it to get them perfectly straight (by yourself) on a Jointer?

Well, I guess it's a little hard on a jointer with a short table (mine is 110cm). But I do it regularly. Those 90mm boards I ripped recently needed to be straightened first and some of them were 4 metres long. I guess they may not have been perfectly straight, but straight enough for my purposes.

We used to regularly edge joint staircase stringers that could be up to 3 to 4 metres long and if they weren't straight, we would know about it pretty quick. Granted that was a two man job, but only because they were heavy mongrels.

But, yes I can see that these little guide system things could make life easier for a one man show. I guess I just haven't really found myself wanting one - that would usually come if you were regularly doing something that annoyed you enough to want to find a better way.

What the hell? Boys, you all want a tablesaw and you know it. If you can’t afford a good one then get a Triton for goodness’ sake.

Did I just recommend the Triton? No no I will take it back. Stick to your clever jigs for now and start saving.

Look at this little beauty. How can you resist?

Looks like a toy. This is a tablesaw:

Rubbish.