Hey Guys,:wsmile:
It's was nice to meet you all today at Klingspors!!!:icon_thum
Guess what I bought today? :eusa_danc A PM2000 and love it so far. It is very Heavy and well built. I love the ease of changing the blade and the riving knife. The hand wheels are not as easy as the Saw stop...
Who's better than who? :dontknow:
I'm interested in your Knowledge & expertise. I would like to buy one or the other, but can't decide who's better? And the riving knife on the Saw stop how it follows the blade? Good thing or bad?
What's in you garage?
Matthew & Rachel
Custom Home...
I have a Powermatic PJ882, 8" parallelogram jointer in the shop and am in the process of writing a review on it. I thought I'd ask what the members here wanted to know about this type of machine to see if that differes from what I think is important.
Right now it has the straight knife...
The 5/16'' hinge bolt is attached to 1-1/4'' angle iron used for mounting out-feed table. Locking knob is a lawnmower handle replacement knob, epoxied to 5/16'' threaded rod.
Keywords: PowerMatic 64A Fold-up Outfeed Table Tablesaw Support Leg
Outboard support legs are required to accommodate additional weight of extension table, accessory drawer, and outfeed table. Remove two locking screws to fold the legs up to move the saw.
PowerMatic 64A Fold-Down Out-feed Table.
This project took a lot more time than I thought it would! You can see more pictures, with additional details, in my photo album. http://www.ncwoodworker.net/pp/showgallery.php?cat=1012
It's amazing how many ways you can build an out-feed table...
This jig is used to align the dado slots to the table saw miter track. The jig consists of a 2-3/4" x 45" piece of hardwood. Plane thickness to 3/4"; for snug fit in the miter track. A 21" x 1-1/4" notch on one end is required to clear the template.
This picture was taken after-the-fact, so you need to use your imagination to understand how this works. Install the table on temporary riser blocks (this is necessary to allow clearance for the router bit between the table saw and extension table). Temporarily place the Aluminum T-Track in...
Location of the two T-slot Aluminum Miter gauge tracks must be dead on. The gap between the miter bar and the track is 0.005" on either side. The template was made for use with a top-bearing 1/4' height template bit.
Angle iron attached to mounting block with 1/4'' bolt and T-nut. Mounting blocks are screwed, and glued, to table. Top is 5/8'' particle board covered with laminate. Underside of table is reinforced with 5/8'' x 1-1/2'' particle board.
1-1/4'' x 3/16'' heavy-duty angle iron table support. Short pieces of angle iron are used to attach the table support to existing holes in the table saw. Note shims (washers) between angle iron and table top assembly.