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local high school/ Community college wood shop
By:Tony
Date: 8/21/2002, 4:01 pm

: Hi, all-I'm leaning toward making my own strips for the boat I'm taking
: forever to get around to building and would appreciate advice as to the
: least expensive yet effective table saw and portable air cleaner to get.
: I'm very limited as to building space and discetionary income I can devote
: to this project, hence my desire to get a small saw (used if possible-what
: do I look for?); the air cleaner should be portable-I can't mount one in
: the window of the basement without freezing my butt off this winter, nor
: can I mount it between the joist, as I have very little headroom. While I
: think of it, what's a good small QUIET shop vac? Thanks in advance for the
: advice-Greg

If you really want to skim on expanse, you can try your local high school or community college. They may have woodworking class. You can enroll, be friends with the shop teacher. They may let you use their equipments. Not only you have the first rated saw, you get the planer, jointer, sander...etc. If you can't, it does not cost you anything to ask.

Messages In This Thread

Tools: table saw and air cleaner recommendations
greg root -- 8/21/2002, 10:48 am
Re: Tools: table saw and air cleaner recommendatio
Jay Babina -- 8/22/2002, 3:41 pm
Re: Tools: table saw and air cleaner recommendatio
greg root -- 8/22/2002, 6:41 pm
Re: Tools: Cheap Table Saw, Home-Made
Rehd -- 8/23/2002, 1:37 am
circ saw as table saw
mike allen -- 8/26/2002, 8:32 pm
Re: circ saw as table saw
Gary -- 1/11/2003, 1:00 pm
Jay, Paul and Rehd-Thanks!
greg root -- 8/23/2002, 8:18 am
making a table for a circular saw .
Paul G. Jacobson -- 8/23/2002, 1:02 am
and let me add.
Paul G. Jacobson -- 8/23/2002, 8:28 pm
Re: and let me add.
jimkozel -- 8/23/2002, 10:59 pm
good point
Paul G. Jacobson -- 8/23/2002, 11:57 pm
local high school/ Community college wood shop
Tony -- 8/21/2002, 4:01 pm
Recent table saw lessons learned
Brian Nystrom -- 8/21/2002, 1:27 pm
Re: Tools: table saw and air cleaner recommendatio
Kurt Loup, Baton Rouge -- 8/21/2002, 12:02 pm
Re: Tools: thanks!
Ross Leidy -- 8/21/2002, 1:18 pm
Re: Tools: thanks!
Kurt Loup, Baton Rouge -- 8/21/2002, 2:09 pm
Re: Bet not!
Don Beale -- 8/22/2002, 12:00 am
Thanks for the link, Don
Brian Nystrom -- 8/22/2002, 1:33 pm