[weldin mike 27]

Im thinking about mounting my saw

http://www.ryobi.com.au/Discontinued/Saws/ECO2437

onto an old sewing machine table like this

https://www.google.com.au/search?q=pfaf ... B800%3B531

D'ya reckon it would be worth the effort to house it out so the saw is recessed into the table and the top of the material rest is flush with the table surface or a waste of time??

Mick

[AKweldshop]

I think it would be nice to have a 4 ft long table.
Sorta like a table saw.
Would be convienent and be a handy time saver.
2 cents,
~John

[delraydella]

I think it would be worth it to make the saw table flush with the sewing machine table. It would mostly depend on what cuts you'll make most. Straight cuts would be great for that, but angle cuts---you might still need extra support from outside of the table.

It would work the best if abrasive saws like that came with a pivoting head. Maybe they do, maybe they don't, I've never seen one that didn't cost several thousand, but it would make cutting angles a whole lot easier!

Other Steve

[weldin mike 27]

Yeah that would be nice, like a carpenters mitre saw. Mainly straight , that little vice has trouble holding heavy things, creating the need to have the steel chocked up.

Mick

[weldin mike 27]

Here is the first effort.

Mick

[weldin mike 27]

Another view. :-)

[paul_s]

I built a recessed well in my table for the chop saw. It has bolts that allow you to adjust the height. It makes it easier to cut longer pieces.

http://forum.weldingtipsandtricks.com/v ... f=9&t=4617

[weldin mike 27]

Hey,
Yours is a great idea. My table is merely using a table with a hole in it that became available when the mother in laws sewing machine was replaced.

Mick

[Superiorwelding]

Mick,
I like the recessed idea! Won't have to drag out stands, very nice. One thought though, if that is wood are you afraid of catching fire?
-Jonathan

[Otto Nobedder]

Im thinking about mounting my saw...

I love my tools, but???

Nice set of ideas.

Steve S

[weldin mike 27]

Hey,

Oh steve, ya got me....but it would be my welder first.

Jon, It is wood but with the limited cutting i do at home I dont think it would be an issue, but that said, its only the first go, so i can always put some sheet metal in problem areas.

Mick

[mcoe]

I just mounted my saw on a table this week. I took some 1/2" square tubing and welded a frame the size of the saw base, welded some sheet metal on top of it and some angle at the back of it and anchored it to the wall studs with the angle iron. I took some old coal mine roof bolt steel and welded to the front of the stand and then made a frame to hold a tub to catch all the drops from the saw. I plan on taking pictures of everything and posting later.

[AnvilJack]

Pivoting the head of a chop saw might be tricky, but would result in a very useful tool. Many cuts are taken at angles in general fabrication of frames and structural members.

The advantages of building a chop saw into a table recess might be enhanced if the whole saw could be pivoted, while retaining its capacity to hold stock firmly in a vice. I have a mind to try a small "lazy susan" turntable (about $25.00) under a saw located in a recess beneath the table surface. Of course, the recess might need to pivot too (i.e., a support near the cutting surface, fixed to the saw base, turn as one with the saw), or else you would have a gaping hole around the saw in the table.

Don't allow the pivot to be a full circle, but more than 180 degrees could be useful, depending on your shop, the space available and the length of stock you work with: build in the capacity to lock it down within a range.

This is a bit like a router table. Could we steal the ideas of an adjustable fence, even a mitre gauge travelling in a dovetailed channel?

Mike, I thing there is a genuinely useful workshop surface / tool lurking inside your adventure.