Table Saw Tilts For Angle Cuts
When Dennis Hagen was a young carpenter, he needed a table saw for fine angle cuts. Since he couldn't afford to buy one, he built one. Nearly 50 years later, the saw retains an honored place in the craftsman's workshop. Hagen, now 80 years old, shared how he built the unique saw.
"My banker was getting a new desk, so when I told him about my table saw project he gave me his old oak desk. As a result, the table saw is made of fine oak."
The saw stands 35 1/2 in. tall with a table that's 38 in. sq. Instead of tilting the saw blade, Hagen came up with a tilting table design. The table tilts to the right of the operator, riding on curved arms fixed to the sides of the table. The arms, with arcs cut out of them, are supported on a long threaded rod that extends through the arcs and the legs on the right side of the table. The rod has a fixed plate at the far end and a wheel nut on the other end. When Hagen wishes to make an angle cut, he tilts the tabletop and then tightens the wheel down to secure the arms against the legs. For quick settings, Hagen has the arc supports notched at 30 degrees and 45 degrees.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Dennis Hagen, Glaslyn, Sask., Canada S0M 0Y0 (ph 306 342-4927).
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Table Saw Tilts For Angle Cuts WOODLOT EQUIPMENT Saws 31-5-36 When Dennis Hagen was a young carpenter, he needed a table saw for fine angle cuts. Since he couldn't afford to buy one, he built one. Nearly 50 years later, the saw retains an honored place in the craftsman's workshop. Hagen, now 80 years old, shared how he built the unique saw.
"My banker was getting a new desk, so when I told him about my table saw project he gave me his old oak desk. As a result, the table saw is made of fine oak."
The saw stands 35 1/2 in. tall with a table that's 38 in. sq. Instead of tilting the saw blade, Hagen came up with a tilting table design. The table tilts to the right of the operator, riding on curved arms fixed to the sides of the table. The arms, with arcs cut out of them, are supported on a long threaded rod that extends through the arcs and the legs on the right side of the table. The rod has a fixed plate at the far end and a wheel nut on the other end. When Hagen wishes to make an angle cut, he tilts the tabletop and then tightens the wheel down to secure the arms against the legs. For quick settings, Hagen has the arc supports notched at 30 degrees and 45 degrees.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Dennis Hagen, Glaslyn, Sask., Canada S0M 0Y0 (ph 306 342-4927).
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