How To Make A Low Cost Temporary Table Saw

How To Make A Low Cost Temporary Table Saw FARM SHOP Miscellaneous My friend Paul Tierney Bloomington Minn is a jack-of-all-trades who can do everything from artistic metalwork to sculptures to remodeling   He recently took on a rush job helping a client remodel a small restaurant and bar
    The job called for ripping a big pile of cedar planking but he didn’t want to haul his table saw down to the job and he didn’t want to haul the cedar back to his shop   So he came up with an idea for a temporary table saw
    He took a sheet of plywood and cut a slot into it with his hand-held circular saw   Then he set the saw flat over the slot with the blade sticking through it and bolted the saw’s baseplate to the plywood with four countersunk bolts   Then he flipped the plywood over so the blade extends out the top
    To keep the saw running continuously Paul wrapped a metal bracket around the trigger and made a small wood wedge that slips under the bracket to apply pressure to the trigger   When he wants to stop the saw he just pulls out the wedge
    On top of the table he used spring clamps to hold a saw guide in place   And he drew measured gauge lines on top of the table so it’s easy to rip the cedar at different widths
    “It was a good solution to a short-term problem   The saw held up just fine to a bunch of cutting ” says Paul  
    Contact:  FARM SHOW Followup  Paul Tierney 10020 Pleasant Ave S Bloomington Minn 55420 www pauletierney com

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