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circ saw as table saw
By:mike allen
Date: 8/26/2002, 8:32 pm
In Response To: Re: Tools: Cheap Table Saw, Home-Made (Rehd)

i've done a semi fair amt of cutting and have burned out one circ saw doing this. Its pretty easy to get carried away and use it as a table saw and over stress the poor little thing.

you do not want to reach under to turn on or off - mount a receptacle or near the front to plug in so you can pull out real quick. i used an ordinary switch w/ a plug, but one shoul be slightly careful abt sparking under full load.

the biggest safety drawback to using circ saws is the guard and shield when upside down make an enclosed gutter around the blade that can and does fill up w/ detritus and not fall freely away like a regular. so keep an eye peeled.

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