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Table saw Advice?
Hi,
Would anyone be able to reccomend a table saw? The item is for general use, wood, MDF and even chopping offcuts and the odd tree branch to something that will fit in the wood burner. I thought the Einhell or Erbaur would fit the bill, but they both have a few iffy reports. I have an Evolution mitre saw and jigsaw and they are both extremely well made, but their table saw is quite low Wattage [1.4kW] Has anyone any of these devices or can anyone reccomend anything on legs for less than £200-00 Regards AB |
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On 05/11/2017 20:21, Archibald Tarquin Blenkinsopp wrote:
Hi, Would anyone be able to reccomend a table saw? The item is for general use, wood, MDF and even chopping offcuts and the odd tree branch to something that will fit in the wood burner. I thought the Einhell or Erbaur would fit the bill, but they both have a few iffy reports. I have an Evolution mitre saw and jigsaw and they are both extremely well made, but their table saw is quite low Wattage [1.4kW] Has anyone any of these devices or can anyone reccomend anything on legs for less than £200-00 Regards AB I'm keen on Evolutions, I have both a circular saws and a chop saw and I love the way the blades ignore screws and nails when chopping up pallets for the woodburner. Maybe the finish would not satisfy the serious carpenter. I'd have said 1.4 kW was pretty serious power for a free-standing table saw, and should be fine unless you are regularly ripping sleeper-sized timber. I have an old Clarke table saw with about a 10 inch blade and certainly less power than that, and I find it pretty scary. |
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On 05/11/2017 20:21, Archibald Tarquin Blenkinsopp wrote:
Hi, Would anyone be able to reccomend a table saw? The item is for general use, wood, MDF and even chopping offcuts and the odd tree branch to something that will fit in the wood burner. I thought the Einhell or Erbaur would fit the bill, but they both have a few iffy reports. I have an Evolution mitre saw and jigsaw and they are both extremely well made, but their table saw is quite low Wattage [1.4kW] Has anyone any of these devices or can anyone reccomend anything on legs for less than £200-00 I'm always wary about comparing power where most is converted to heat. Generally the bigger the physical size/weight of the motor the more useful power it produces. |
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On Sun, 5 Nov 2017 21:27:16 +0000, newshound
wrote: On 05/11/2017 20:21, Archibald Tarquin Blenkinsopp wrote: Hi, Would anyone be able to reccomend a table saw? The item is for general use, wood, MDF and even chopping offcuts and the odd tree branch to something that will fit in the wood burner. I thought the Einhell or Erbaur would fit the bill, but they both have a few iffy reports. I have an Evolution mitre saw and jigsaw and they are both extremely well made, but their table saw is quite low Wattage [1.4kW] Has anyone any of these devices or can anyone reccomend anything on legs for less than £200-00 Regards AB I'm keen on Evolutions, I have both a circular saws and a chop saw and I love the way the blades ignore screws and nails when chopping up pallets for the woodburner. Maybe the finish would not satisfy the serious carpenter. I'd have said 1.4 kW was pretty serious power for a free-standing table saw, and should be fine unless you are regularly ripping sleeper-sized timber. I have an old Clarke table saw with about a 10 inch blade and certainly less power than that, and I find it pretty scary. Many thanks, you have confirmed what I was thinking myself. I have just dropped the order into Ebay £160-00 Seems a good price, and I do have a lot of confidence in the brand. Regards AB |
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For most accurate cutting get one with a full length fence that clamps at both front and rear of the table. As for power you can never have enough.
Richard |
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On Sun, 5 Nov 2017 21:34:02 +0000, Fredxxx wrote:
On 05/11/2017 20:21, Archibald Tarquin Blenkinsopp wrote: Hi, Would anyone be able to reccomend a table saw? The item is for general use, wood, MDF and even chopping offcuts and the odd tree branch to something that will fit in the wood burner. I thought the Einhell or Erbaur would fit the bill, but they both have a few iffy reports. I have an Evolution mitre saw and jigsaw and they are both extremely well made, but their table saw is quite low Wattage [1.4kW] Has anyone any of these devices or can anyone reccomend anything on legs for less than £200-00 I'm always wary about comparing power where most is converted to heat. Generally the bigger the physical size/weight of the motor the more useful power it produces. You are probably correct, although generally I went with the approach that if a device of X Watts was good, then 2 times X Watts would be twice as good. The Evolution blurb does say that there is less heat generated by the blade, so I assume it is very efficient at cutting. Anyway I ordered one, so I'll soon find out. Many thanks for the input. AB |
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On Sunday, 5 November 2017 22:25:17 UTC, Archibald Tarquin Blenkinsopp wrote:
On Sun, 5 Nov 2017 21:34:02 +0000, Fredxxx wrote: On 05/11/2017 20:21, Archibald Tarquin Blenkinsopp wrote: Hi, Would anyone be able to reccomend a table saw? The item is for general use, wood, MDF and even chopping offcuts and the odd tree branch to something that will fit in the wood burner. I thought the Einhell or Erbaur would fit the bill, but they both have a few iffy reports. I have an Evolution mitre saw and jigsaw and they are both extremely well made, but their table saw is quite low Wattage [1.4kW] Has anyone any of these devices or can anyone reccomend anything on legs for less than £200-00 I'm always wary about comparing power where most is converted to heat. Generally the bigger the physical size/weight of the motor the more useful power it produces. You are probably correct, although generally I went with the approach that if a device of X Watts was good, then 2 times X Watts would be twice as good. The Evolution blurb does say that there is less heat generated by the blade, so I assume it is very efficient at cutting. Anyway I ordered one, so I'll soon find out. Many thanks for the input. AB sounds like the marketing game a lot of mfrs play nowadays. |
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replying to Archibald Tarquin Blenkinsopp, Iggy wrote:
I agree with newshound. A PORTABLE (might be very-very important) Circular Saw and even a simple Reciprocating Saw with a Tree Pruning Blade will yield enormously much more use while being a whole lot cheaper and much more compact. If you aren't making furniture, why act like you are? A Speed Square can get perfect results without the bulk, mess and weight. -- for full context, visit https://www.homeownershub.com/uk-diy...e-1247553-.htm |
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On 06/11/17 02:14, Iggy wrote:
replying to Archibald Tarquin Blenkinsopp, Iggy wrote: I agree with newshound. A PORTABLE (might be very-very important) Circular Saw and even a simple Reciprocating Saw with a Tree Pruning Blade will yield enormously much more use while being a whole lot cheaper and much more compact. If you aren't making furniture, why act like you are? A Speed Square can get perfect results without the bulk, mess and weight. Dear Iggy. Has Anyone Told You, What a perfect Ass you make of Yourself, by Over Use of Capitalization? |
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On Monday, November 6, 2017 at 2:23:48 AM UTC, Tjoepstil wrote:
On 06/11/17 02:14, Iggy wrote: replying to Archibald Tarquin Blenkinsopp, Iggy wrote: I agree with newshound. A PORTABLE (might be very-very important) Circular Saw and even a simple Reciprocating Saw with a Tree Pruning Blade will yield enormously much more use while being a whole lot cheaper and much more compact. If you aren't making furniture, why act like you are? A Speed Square can get perfect results without the bulk, mess and weight. Dear Iggy. Has Anyone Told You, What a perfect Ass you make of Yourself, by Over Use of Capitalization? Invest in extra blades for specific jobs and customise it with fences, jigs etc. Weigh it down with sandbags if it's too flimsy |
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On 06/11/2017 09:19, stuart noble wrote:
On Monday, November 6, 2017 at 2:23:48 AM UTC, Tjoepstil wrote: On 06/11/17 02:14, Iggy wrote: replying to Archibald Tarquin Blenkinsopp, Iggy wrote: I agree with newshound. A PORTABLE (might be very-very important) Circular Saw and even a simple Reciprocating Saw with a Tree Pruning Blade will yield enormously much more use while being a whole lot cheaper and much more compact. If you aren't making furniture, why act like you are? A Speed Square can get perfect results without the bulk, mess and weight. Dear Iggy. Has Anyone Told You, What a perfect Ass you make of Yourself, by Over Use of Capitalization? Invest in extra blades for specific jobs and customise it with fences, jigs etc. Weigh it down with sandbags if it's too flimsy Agreed to both. To make the most of a table saw you need room around it. For cutting 8x4, these days I just use two workmates and an extra stand, plus 8' and 4' sawboards and a circular saw. I hardly ever use the table saw in fact. My late father in law was a master builder and serious carpenter but went broke and ended up in a council house with very little workshop space. He had an L shaped path around the house, with a dwarf wall retaining a lawn. He had a Clarke table saw (the one I inherited) and made a clever stand which fixed it all to the dwarf wall so that he could use that for lead-in and lead-out when ripping long stuff to size or with a bevel. |
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replying to Tjoepstil, Iggy wrote:
No, actually. Since, it's proper use and not "overuse". Properly capitalizing the official names of specific items and a word of importance makes my blah-blah-blah more readable. Something Archie might be interested in is easier to spot and refer back to. Whilst the English language is quite retarded it does have some useful features, when used. -- for full context, visit https://www.homeownershub.com/uk-diy...e-1247553-.htm |
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On 06/11/17 13:14, Iggy wrote:
replying to Tjoepstil, Iggy wrote: No, actually. Since, it's proper use and not "overuse". Properly capitalizing the official names of specific items and a word of importance makes my blah-blah-blah more readable. No. it makes you look like an uneducated ****. Something Archie might be interested in is easier to spot and refer back to. Whilst the English language is quite retarded it does have some useful features, when used. Oh dear. -- €œIt is hard to imagine a more stupid decision or more dangerous way of making decisions than by putting those decisions in the hands of people who pay no price for being wrong.€ Thomas Sowell |
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On Mon, 06 Nov 2017 13:14:13 +0000, Iggy wrote:
replying to Tjoepstil, Iggy wrote: No, actually. Since, it's proper use and not "overuse". Properly capitalizing the official names of specific items and a word of importance makes my blah-blah-blah more readable. Something Archie might be interested in is easier to spot and refer back to. Whilst the English language is quite retarded it does have some useful features, when used. What a load of crap. It's overuse. -- My posts are my copyright and if @diy_forums or Home Owners' Hub wish to copy them they can pay me £1 a message. Use the BIG mirror service in the UK: http://www.mirrorservice.org *lightning surge protection* - a w_tom conductor |
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On Mon, 06 Nov 2017 12:43:07 +0000, newshound wrote:
Agreed to both. To make the most of a table saw you need room around it. Strangely, this popped up yesterday... https://youtu.be/9Ll3sP1Io8w -- My posts are my copyright and if @diy_forums or Home Owners' Hub wish to copy them they can pay me £1 a message. Use the BIG mirror service in the UK: http://www.mirrorservice.org *lightning surge protection* - a w_tom conductor |
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On Mon, 6 Nov 2017 02:23:47 +0000
Tjoepstil wrote: On 06/11/17 02:14, Iggy wrote: replying to Archibald Tarquin Blenkinsopp, Iggy wrote: I agree with newshound. A PORTABLE (might be very-very important) Circular Saw and even a simple Reciprocating Saw with a Tree Pruning Blade will yield enormously much more use while being a whole lot cheaper and much more compact. If you aren't making furniture, why act like you are? A Speed Square can get perfect results without the bulk, mess and weight. Dear Iggy. Has Anyone Told You, What a perfect Ass you make of Yourself, by Over Use of Capitalization? Is he German? They capitalise all nouns, not just proper nouns. |
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On Mon, 06 Nov 2017 16:22:16 +0000, Tim Streater
wrote: In article 20171106155933.20cee4f1@Mars, Rob Morley wrote: On Mon, 6 Nov 2017 02:23:47 +0000 Tjoepstil wrote: On 06/11/17 02:14, Iggy wrote: replying to Archibald Tarquin Blenkinsopp, Iggy wrote: Many thanks to all that provided the assistance, I took delivery of the Evolution a few days ago. It seems plasticky as far as the body goes, with the table being made of steel plate. It,s an impressive size, the box was deceptive. I built the thing up in the living room with the intention of taking it upstairs to start work. A bit of dissasembly is needed. With hindsight I should have just bought the thing instead of the Evolution mitre saw that I got last year :-( It has the required attachments and seems to perform the same function allbeit without the dubious benefit of the laser diode. Anyway, thanks AB |
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On Sun, 12 Nov 2017 20:37:53 +0000
Archibald Tarquin Blenkinsopp wrote: With hindsight I should have just bought the thing instead of the Evolution mitre saw that I got last year :-( A mitre saw is better than a table saw for some jobs, it's not wasteful to have both. |
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On Monday, November 13, 2017 at 11:46:59 AM UTC, Rob Morley wrote:
On Sun, 12 Nov 2017 20:37:53 +0000 Archibald Tarquin Blenkinsopp wrote: With hindsight I should have just bought the thing instead of the Evolution mitre saw that I got last year :-( A mitre saw is better than a table saw for some jobs, it's not wasteful to have both. Amen to that! |
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