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27th November 2013, 11:30 PM #1Novice
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Starting out: Second Hand Table Saw
Heya, total newbie here.
Names Mike. About the only woodworking project I've ever done is my Queen size bed. I built it out of old Red Gum and Iron Bark - The Red Gum being joists from an old house and the Iron Bark was from the conveyor belt system in an old timber mill in Bundaberg. I used a borrowed mitre saw to cut the timber to length. I used a hammer, chisel and hand saw to make the mortise and tenon joints. And i used an electric drill to drive in baton screws from the side to hold the bed head and tail together. It turned out ok considering the tools I was limited to.
Enough of that, the real reason for the thread - I just scored a table saw from gumtree. Its probably 6-8 years old, Trade Tools 10" item with the old contractor saw style setup (motor hanging out in the rear).
Basically its the start of a small workshop I am setting up as a hobby.
Its rusty, the fence is sticky, and the motor wobbles. Other than that the blade ran smooth. No bearings seem noisy so thats a plus.
Obviously can't wait to pick it up and fix it up.
Anyone have experience with this particular machine? Pick it up on friday morning
(picture from gumtree)
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29th November 2013, 01:06 AM #2Novice
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29th November 2013, 10:31 AM #3Novice
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29th November 2013, 01:32 PM #4
Looks like a good solid unit you got there. Shame about the rust, but if you look through this thread it should come up like new almost.
You shouldn't need a 15 amp plug on 1.5hp. My current saw and previous one were both 1.5hp and ran off 10 amp. Maybe the previous owner only had the 15 amp plug so just filed it down to fit.
Sounds like you had a good intro to woodwork with your bed. Learning the hard way with limited tools is often the best way. Many people produce supurb works using hand tools only.Dallas
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29th November 2013, 01:35 PM #5Novice
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Well. The 15A points are in. $150 mates rates from a sparky friend. He also put a new 15A plug on the machine that wasn't filed down .
I've used wet and dry to take the rust off of the fence guide rails. They came up well. Tomorrow is cast iron restore day. And align the motor. (Which clearly isn't straight and wobbles because of it)
Is this forum a ghost town?
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29th November 2013, 01:38 PM #6Novice
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29th November 2013, 10:02 PM #7
Even though you have your 15 amp outlets in, this should allay any fears that your saw would run on a 10 amp outlet. Exactly the same specs as yours.
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1st December 2013, 01:30 AM #8Novice
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1st December 2013, 09:22 AM #9
Its come up nice. Did you use an angle grinder to clean the cast top??
…..Live a Quiet Life & Work with your Hands
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1st December 2013, 09:52 AM #10Novice
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1st December 2013, 01:15 PM #11
Mike it looks like your efforts have reaped the rewards, that top looks excellent. Dont forget to wax the top to protect it from coming back. I do mine quite regularly because of the humidity here.
Regards Rumnut.
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2nd December 2013, 12:12 AM #12Novice
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2nd December 2013, 06:50 AM #13
Well done on the progress so far. I am guessing that the saw still works so nothing much needs done with the motor? The use of wax is for two reasons to give some protection to the metal surface and have the wood slide a little easier.
One thing to avoid is silica based products as that prevents glue from sticking and could result in a failed glue joint. That's what I have read.
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2nd December 2013, 09:45 AM #14
Looks a million dollars now. Have you used it yet?
Handy having that sliding table as well.
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6th December 2013, 07:41 PM #15Novice
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It really did come up great!
I am a timber floor sander by trade and silicon is the worst enemy of polyurethane based coatings. So I would imagine that if you're sliding your timber across silicon all day, there's going to be issues if you coat the finished product with polyurethane, water or solvent based.
The motor runs like a dream, so no efforts are needed, with the exception of the alignment. Which I've been putting off for the need of a helper.
I have also now mounted a router to the wing. I'd love to make a fence for it. What are some of the best plans you've seen?