Hi all.
I have a Draper Magnum 950 workbench that I am
hoping can be used as a table saw. Has anyone seen anything
that might do the job here?

Thanks.

Arthur

Arthur 51 wrote:
Hi all.
I have a Draper Magnum 950 workbench that I am
hoping can be used as a table saw. Has anyone seen anything
that might do the job here?

Thanks.

Arthur

Hardly worth it when table saws are so cheap I would have thought. A saw
blade whizzing around without the adjustments and control you get on a
proper table saw would be dangerous, and not particularly useful either IMO.

On 17 Apr, 12:24, Stuart Noble
wrote:
Arthur 51 wrote:
Hi all.
I have a Draper Magnum 950 workbench that I am
hoping can be used as a table saw. Has anyone seen anything
that might do the job here?

Thanks.

Arthur

Hardly worth it when table saws are so cheap I would have thought. A saw
blade whizzing around without the adjustments and control you get on a
proper table saw would be dangerous, and not particularly useful either IMO.

The things are too big and non portable.
I did buy a Ryobi a few months ago but it had a fault and had it
replaced.
Then sold the replacement.

Arthur

Arthur 51 wrote:
Hi all.
I have a Draper Magnum 950 workbench that I am
hoping can be used as a table saw. Has anyone seen anything
that might do the job here?


The Draper Magnum Compact can be used to cross cut with a circ saw by using
the channels inside the clamp. IMO using a circular saw as a table saw is
asking for trouble.

Table saws are cheap enough - and you can't replace fingers.


--
Dave - The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk

Arthur 51 wrote:
Hi all.
I have a Draper Magnum 950 workbench that I am
hoping can be used as a table saw. Has anyone seen anything
that might do the job here?

Its easy enough to make a inset table that will take an inverted
circular saw. You can clamp that in a workmate as long as its jaws open
far enough.

--
Cheers,

John.

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On 2008-04-17 12:29:00 +0100, Arthur 51 said:

On 17 Apr, 12:24, Stuart Noble
wrote:
Arthur 51 wrote:
Hi all.
I have a Draper Magnum 950 workbench that I am
hoping can be used as a table saw. Has anyone seen anything
that might do the job here?

Thanks.

Arthur

Hardly worth it when table saws are so cheap I would have thought. A saw
blade whizzing around without the adjustments and control you get on a
proper table saw would be dangerous, and not particularly useful either IMO.

The things are too big and non portable.
I did buy a Ryobi a few months ago but it had a fault and had it
replaced.
Then sold the replacement.

Arthur

Why am I not surprised about TTI Ryobi products?

However, putting a portable circular saw into a Workmate type of
product is going to lead to disappointment.

- Guard arrangements are poor and safety risk very high

- Mounting arrangements are poor

- Fence arrangements are poor and with the mounting issues mean that
the accuracy and repeatability is going to be very hit and miss.

Even the plastic box saws like the Ryobi are poor because of the
fences. You have to go to something like the DeWalt 740 series to
improve on that, but it's at a different price point. Large sheet
handling remains a problem however.

Otherwise there are contractor type saws with metal tables from
suppliers such as Charnwood but these are not quite as portable.

It's necessary to look at the applications that you intend.

If you mainly want to do cutting of prepared timber then the
appropriate solution is a compound mitre saw or sliding version thereof.

If you want to do panel work then you ned to have something that
supports them adequately for cutting. That can be done using a table
saw of adequate table area or less optimally one with large infeed and
outfeed arrangements. You can make home made panel saws using a
portable circular saw and a frame on a wall. Othewise, its a case of
asking the supplier to cut to size.

"Portable" saws cobbled together with a Workmate and portable circular
saw don't address any of these in a safe or satisfactory way,

"Andy Hall" wrote in message news:4807ae9e@qaanaaq...
On 2008-04-17 12:29:00 +0100, Arthur 51 said:

On 17 Apr, 12:24, Stuart Noble
wrote:
Arthur 51 wrote:
Hi all.
I have a Draper Magnum 950 workbench that I am
hoping can be used as a table saw. Has anyone seen anything
that might do the job here?

Thanks.

Arthur

Hardly worth it when table saws are so cheap I would have thought. A saw
blade whizzing around without the adjustments and control you get on a
proper table saw would be dangerous, and not particularly useful either
IMO.

The things are too big and non portable.
I did buy a Ryobi a few months ago but it had a fault and had it
replaced.
Then sold the replacement.

Arthur

Why am I not surprised about TTI Ryobi products?

However, putting a portable circular saw into a Workmate type of product
is going to lead to disappointment.

- Guard arrangements are poor and safety risk very high

- Mounting arrangements are poor

- Fence arrangements are poor and with the mounting issues mean that the
accuracy and repeatability is going to be very hit and miss.

Even the plastic box saws like the Ryobi are poor because of the fences.
You have to go to something like the DeWalt 740 series to improve on that,
but it's at a different price point. Large sheet handling remains a
problem however.

Otherwise there are contractor type saws with metal tables from suppliers
such as Charnwood but these are not quite as portable.

It's necessary to look at the applications that you intend.

If you mainly want to do cutting of prepared timber then the appropriate
solution is a compound mitre saw or sliding version thereof.

If you want to do panel work then you ned to have something that supports
them adequately for cutting. That can be done using a table saw of
adequate table area or less optimally one with large infeed and outfeed
arrangements. You can make home made panel saws using a portable
circular saw and a frame on a wall. Othewise, its a case of asking the
supplier to cut to size.

"Portable" saws cobbled together with a Workmate and portable circular saw
don't address any of these in a safe or satisfactory way,



I would agree, I think the £30 I spent on a reconditioned PP table saw on a
stand was far better than buying a portable saw and stand. It may not be the
easiest to setup but its almost certainly easier than a portable saw on a
stand.