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Permalink Reply by Taffy Evans on September 20, 2019 at 11:25am

Hi GH, yep bin there done that. And believe it or not 45 years later my son [who lives interstate] started building CBG's and made one the same as yours. Scared me to watch him work. Ha ha.

Taff

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Permalink Reply by KOOL DOG HOOCH on September 20, 2019 at 1:04pm

What ever works! Saw one made out of an inverted radial arm saw. Your work piece stayed stationary and you pushed down on a pedal to bring the blade foward. Let off the pedal and a spring pulled it back. That was scary! I didn't like them when they were up right! Mine is a small kitchen table, with skill saw upside down, jig saw and router bolted upside down.

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Permalink Reply by Titch the Clown on September 21, 2019 at 12:15am

I would try to put the saw in the middle of the workbench to avoid tipping  over. The cutting point way over outside the legs is a recipe for a tip over. A bag of concrete sitting on the cross members would minimise that possibility but still a worry even then. Extra legs on the outside would also fix that issue. 

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Permalink Reply by GARAGE HERMIT on September 21, 2019 at 9:46am

Titch,

the workmate bench will not open wide enough to allow the saw body to fit in the middle, extra leg's on the outside is a good idea i didn't think of,  thank's,

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Permalink Reply by Poorness Studios on September 22, 2019 at 1:12am

Well... that's one way to do it. ;-)

On a related note, I looked at table saws recently and they're not exactly cheap.

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Permalink Reply by KOOL DOG HOOCH on September 22, 2019 at 1:36am

You weren't looking at the right job site! LOL

 Seriously though I see them on FB market fairly cheap! Picked up a Hitachi $5. Was expecting much and wasn't disappointed! It was a jobsite rig with a busted plastic housing. Turned out to have been abused as a dry tile saw. Bearings were screwed to the point that a jet engine made less noise. After gutting it out and a little mod, I have a nice fold up stable work table. At a later date skill saw, router and jig saw will be mounted in it. Too many items on the "HONEY DO"!

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Permalink Reply by Myron Joe Hickel on September 22, 2019 at 6:11pm

Now that bring back memories. Back in the late 70's early 80's I use to buy a 61/4"  2.5hp skillsaw  take the blade gaurd off and put a 71/4" blade on it. When I was done framing I would start doing the outside trim work. Back then most framers did not have job site table saws. We would get some plywood 2 saw horses and some scrap 2 x 4s  drop the skilsaw into the plywood screw it down flip it onto a couple saw horses and use the scrap 2x4's for a fence. good times. Now a days it is safety first. Yep those days are long gone.

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Permalink Reply by Jerry Jordan on September 23, 2019 at 1:28am

Ha .,.,.,I bet that cuts straighter then my cheap old Craftsman portable.,,. kudos for getting the job done.,.,!!

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Permalink Reply by GARAGE HERMIT on September 23, 2019 at 2:19am

thank's Jerry, it work's a treat, great for ripping neck's, which is what i built it for,

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Permalink Reply by JL on September 23, 2019 at 11:31pm

Just be extra careful to set that fence exactly parallel to the blade to minimize it kicking back at you.

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Permalink Reply by Taffy Evans on September 24, 2019 at 11:40am

Hi GH, JL's comments are valid so here may be a solution to that issue, it's the way I do my shop made fences for different machines and tasks. 

The photos should tell the story, just modify to suit your situation and available materials.

This is just a set up on my fretting saw table, the wooden fence shown is just for demonstration purposes only. Cheers taff

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Permalink Reply by GARAGE HERMIT on September 24, 2019 at 11:31pm

Taff,, thank's very much for the information & pic's,

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