SwampNut Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 My old Unisaw and the router table are gone, ready for the new stuff I'm picking up in a couple weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XXitanium Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 Damn, I'm still using the craftsman table. Saw my dad bought in the early '70s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biometrix Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 Table is cupped. Very nice! I love the built-in router table section. Which main model did you go with? I too am still using my Craftsman table saw I bought 30+ years ago. Good luck with that beast! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwampNut Posted May 24 Author Share Posted May 24 I'd considered the 4HP with the dovetail carriage system, but their rep mostly talked me out of it. Also out of stock until end of June. I don't really need more power, in this case, and I'm used to how standard tilt carriages work. My dust collection is going to be a bitch to figure out. Notice how it goes on the old Unisaw. Well that's where the router normally goes. I could put the router on the left with some drilling, and rearranging the beer fridge and such. It would probably be less than ideal. Hanging on the right, it should allow my outfeed/assembly table to provide staging and infeed. Thoughts.... I need to reduce the tube size anyway, since the saw only has 4" and this is 5" tubing. What about a flat rectangular section of tubing, to minimize the obstruction? I could put the down tube where it would obstruct the largest of cuts, but not the router table. Use a flex hose for that part and move it if I need a full-size cut (rare). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biometrix Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 I have no business commenting on matters of dust collection systems since mine consists of a shop-vac, dust pan and broom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwampNut Posted May 25 Author Share Posted May 25 It's like Dave buying a new car... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBLXX Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 I still put a coat of polish on the Weber Grill every few weeks... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBLXX Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 And....14 miles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwampNut Posted May 26 Author Share Posted May 26 New dilemma...putting the router table on the left or right side. And if left, do I downsize the saw? Fuck. I was doing measurements yesterday, and while numerically this saw is a bit bigger, in reality in the space it's huge. An inch here, another there, and ... huge. Adding the router table to the left gives more supported space and grows the saw's total size. Adding it on the right replaces a filler panel so the saw doesn't grow at all. At that point, it makes my pathways on both sides much smaller, probably annoyingly small. Do I call them and switch to the 36" saw from the 52 that I ordered, and put the table on the left? Do I leave it alone, and decide when it arrives, and cut off some? Damn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwampNut Posted May 26 Author Share Posted May 26 I called the saw maker. As usual, an actual expert answers the phone. I said I wanted to talk about which end to mount the router, and what he would recommend/do. “Well, i couldn’t decide. So I put one on each end and now I can load and set both bits for complex joints at the same time.” LOL, bastard. Anyway he and I concluded that I should get the smaller version, and table to the left, for my space and usage. They are making the change, refunding the difference, and pickup date stays the same. So my overall size is still bigger, but manageable. I've always kind of thought that saws should have their blade more central, rather than far left, at least for most things I do. Having the router to the left vastly increases the size I can handle by myself. It also means that dust collection challenge is gone, because the right side of the table is irrelevant again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwampNut Posted May 31 Author Share Posted May 31 Early arrival. It seems a shame to hide that machining below the table. This is a high-precision router motor lift/adjuster. It can be adjusted at 1/512" increments and can reliably repeat 1/256 precision. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IcePrick Posted May 31 Share Posted May 31 3 hours ago, SwampNut said: Early arrival. It seems a shame to hide that machining below the table. This is a high-precision router motor lift/adjuster. It can be adjusted at 1/512" increments and can reliably repeat 1/256 precision. Yeah, that's pretty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwampNut Posted May 31 Author Share Posted May 31 I was going to just try my router's built-in adjuster base, it was "free" and all that. It can be adjusted in 1/64th-ish with a repeatable precision of, well, who knows. Maybe it won't tear up the wood and/or shoot it at your face. It's cast aluminum with plastic adjuster threads. But there was a sale, you see... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwampNut Posted June 1 Author Share Posted June 1 Photos don't do it justice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superhawk996 Posted 15 hours ago Share Posted 15 hours ago On 5/23/2023 at 7:25 PM, XXitanium said: Damn, I'm still using the craftsman table. Saw my dad bought in the early '70s. Same here. Some day I might replace the belt, but that old one slapping around and shaking the fuck out of the machine keeps things exciting. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwampNut Posted 14 hours ago Author Share Posted 14 hours ago It's mostly assembled. It's fucking amazing. Over-built in every way, down to the motor cover being stout and not flappy sheet metal. I got the router fence (ridiculously stout and adjustable) to within less than a 1000th out of alignment. I need more meth to do better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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