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Thread: Drop saw station
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25th June 2004, 12:14 AM #1
Drop saw station
Here are a few pics of the drop saw station that I have built off the woodsmith plans out of a time life book. The saw is a 250mm Dewalt. The unit is on castors so can be backed into a small space when not used and moved forward and the wings opened up and locked in place. The drawings called for 3/4 inch plywood but I wasn't keen on a second mortgage on the house so sourced some used yellow tongue flooring sheets for nothing. I just need to finish it by completing a flip up stop for the tables.
I like cats but I couldn't eat a whole one :
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25th June 2004, 12:15 AM #2
drops saw station
here is a shot of the station closed
I like cats but I couldn't eat a whole one :
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25th June 2004, 12:32 AM #3
Morry.
That is a good, sensible unit. Well done.
What finish have you used on the floor sheet material? I have used some, salvaged, to line part of my shop and still have a couple of sheets.
My saw is a Bosch SCMS which poses some additional issues, but the basic design looks like a good starting point.
BTW. I like cats too. Properly flattened, they make great mouse pads.
Rob.
It only takes one drink to get me loaded. Trouble is, I can't remember if it's the thirteenth or fourteenth.
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25th June 2004, 12:42 AM #4
Robert
The finish is just a coat of satin poly varnish to seal it. I have tried to finish all the exposed edged of the sheeing with 3/8 strips of malasian red cedar but ran out and the wings were edged with oregon. It was a real scrap box clean out. The unit is quite functional if you take the time to ensure that the wings are level and inline with the saw's base.I like cats but I couldn't eat a whole one :
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25th June 2004, 12:19 PM #5
Hi Morry
I built the same work station but unlike you I did mortgage the house and bought 2 sheets of 17mm ply at $86.00 a sheet but I was a bit lazy and didn't bother to put any finish on it. I just wanted to get the saw off the floor and use it.
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25th June 2004, 12:34 PM #6
Barry,
Is that a Ryobi SCMS in the station?
You could of course use MDF couldn't you ? If you didnt want to got to the expense of using ply that is.
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25th June 2004, 06:16 PM #7
Craig
Yes that is a Ryobi SCMS. I also made the depth stop for it that John G designed. See his thread. http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com...CMS+Depth+Stop
Why do you ask.
You could use MDF the only problem with MDF is when you screw into the edge it tends to want to split. This wouldn't be a problem where the edge is in a dado. There is a couple of places in the saw station where the edge isn't in a dado. But if you were careful you could avoid the splitting.
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26th June 2004, 12:10 AM #8
Barry
You have even gone for the offcut bin. My offcuts get wisked away by my 3 year old for his projects (most end up in the living room). What stop have you used on yours as the plans call for a flip stop made from hardboard.I like cats but I couldn't eat a whole one :
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26th June 2004, 11:27 AM #9
Hi Morry
I did make the stop that was in the book and it works ok. I used a bit of stingy bark hardwood for it. For the fence I used Meranti but I think it is a bit soft for that purpose and in hindsite instead of cutting the groove in the top of the fence I would have used the Capral Marine sail track with a slightly different setup. See the picture
As I said earlier I made the John G depth stop for my saw. See the picture.