On Sat, 28 Nov 2009 18:41:15 -0500, Michael A. Terrell wrote:
Jim Wilkins wrote:
On Oct 24, 6:36 am, "Michael A. Terrell"
wrote:
....At least I found a belt
drive 10" Craftsman table saw a few days ago. (113.298150) It's an
old model that doesn't have much that can go wrong, when compared to
modern saws. .....

I have an 8" one I use with abrasive disks to saw sheetmetal. Like you
said there isn't much in there, and on mine the motor is well out of the
way of the sparks.

I cut small sheet metal with the chop saw, but I have made 19" relay
rack panels out of 3/16" aluminum on a table saw when I couldn't find the
size I needed. I even cut the notches on the table saw, then used a rat
tail file to finish the ends of the notches. You definitely need to clamp
the metal properly to cut those notches so the panel doesn't get loose.

I've seen a guy cut 1" aluminum plate with a Skil-saw (ordinary
carpentry-type circular saw.) It was terribly noisy, but got the job done.

Cheers!
Rich