Is there a small, accurate table saw?

[Larry Edgerton]

I used a new Bosch saw the other day, with a fold up stand, not mine. Was skeptical as I generally have a low opinion of job site saws, and I was impressed. was just pine, but the cut was as smooth as my slide saw! Did a couple of deep cuts and it seemed to have plenty of power. Fence was fine. Saved me from running back to the shop.

[John M Wilson]

I used a new Bosch saw the other day, with a fold up stand, not mine. Was skeptical as I generally have a low opinion of job site saws, and I was impressed. was just pine, but the cut was as smooth as my slide saw! Did a couple of deep cuts and it seemed to have plenty of power. Fence was fine. Saved me from running back to the shop.

I have used one for years, and am very pleased with the results. My workspace is a garage that we actually use to park our cars, so the ability to fold up my toys and put them away trumps all of the advantages of a bigger saw. Still, combined with a tracksaw, I have built plenty of projects, and never really found a cut I couldn't do.

I am, however, contemplating selling it and getting the similar Sawstop model, for the safety feature. (But, that's a different thread entirely! )

[Mark Gibney]

I'm restoring a 1938 Craftsman 8" cast iron body table saw. It came with removable wings. Here's a photo of the machine (not mine). They come up for sale in better condition than this rusty one.
Screenshot 2024-04-21 at 7.13.35 PM.jpg

And here's a link to a restored version
http://www.vintagemachinery.org/phot....aspx?id=36593

[Maurice Mcmurry]

I'm restoring a 1938 Craftsman 8" cast iron body table saw. It came with removable wings. Here's a photo of the machine (not mine). They come up for sale in better condition than this rusty one.
Screenshot 2024-04-21 at 7.13.35 PM.jpg

And here's a link to a restored version
http://www.vintagemachinery.org/phot....aspx?id=36593

I have something similar in the shed. I plan to set it up as a dedicated 1/4" dado. Mine is a really neat little saw but the arbor tilt does not tilt the motor so its usefulness is limited. The little Power Kraft has the same flaw with the tilt function.

Screen Shot 2024-04-22 at 8.39.22 AM.jpg

[Brian Backner]

If you can find one, an extremely accurate - and heavy - small saw is a Hammond Glider. These were originally meant for cutting lead type for printing presses. I have a model G4 (there are a half-dozen or more models) and it can routinely cut accurately to a thousandth of an inch. There are quite a few people on Old Wood Working Machines that have them and there are threads about maintaining and converting them. Takes about a 7" blade with a unique three bolt pattern around the arbor - Forrest can configure blades for them. Craftspeople that build wooden puzzles go crazy over these things at auctions. You can also find them on CraigsList for little money on occasion.

These are obviously meant for small scale work and cutting small parts though I have seen people ripping long 1Xs and cutting up half sheets of plywood on them. Those operations seemed dicey to me, however.

Here is a brochure on four of the G series:

http://vintagemachinery.org/pubs/detail.aspx?id=21520

Here is a guide to rebuilding a G100:

http://vintagemachinery.org/pubs/detail.aspx?id=29988

[Bill Dufour]

The horrible fright mini tablesaw is bad, floppy, et..
Bill D

[Mark Gibney]

You can buy a new arbor from Peter Harrison for the Hammond TrimOsaw that allows the saw to take a 5/8" arbor sawblade.
https://www.instagram.com/peter_harr...p/C4OP7IsLtF7/

I bought one but haven't fitted it to the saw yet.