I moved again overseas, from Japan to Belgium, from a military base with a woodshop to one without. So, I had to purchase a table saw that could be shipped through the mail. The local items were either to cheap or to expensive. I got a nice DeWalt 7480 contractor saw from Grizzly, shipped for about half of what it would have cost me locally. So, now I want to put it on a mobile stand along with my benchtop router table. I don't have a lot of room in the basement shop, so the cabinet would be made as small as possible.
In looking for ideas, I noticed that almost all designs were standard setup with the blade set up from front to back, through the narrow depth of the cabinet. I was thinking that I would have to also build wings for occasional support. But one design had the table saw placed sideways, so the pieces being cut would be support by the wider width of the table and router top. This seems to make sense to me, but I am wondering if the experts here have any advice on the orientation of the contractor saw on a cabinet.
Thank you for any insights.
In looking for ideas, I noticed that almost all designs were standard setup with the blade set up from front to back, through the narrow depth of the cabinet. I was thinking that I would have to also build wings for occasional support. But one design had the table saw placed sideways, so the pieces being cut would be support by the wider width of the table and router top. This seems to make sense to me, but I am wondering if the experts here have any advice on the orientation of the contractor saw on a cabinet.
Thank you for any insights.