Charlie Woods
02-17-2005, 12:59 AM
Over the last couple of weeks I have finished setting up my Jet JTAS-10 table saw and finally made some saw dust. I took the old guard/splitter off and replaced it with a Bies splitter( this is the way to go). I purchased 4 zero-clearence inserts for the saw and a new "Avenger" Dado set.
The Inspection record that came with the saw has the tolerences of the Arbor Flange run-out at 0.0008" and Blade/Mitre slot Parallelism at 0.0028; is this the norm for most table saws. As of yet I do not have any way to check the accuracy of this, but will solve that problem pretty soon. Most of what I am building is to help me organize the stuff in my shop/garage.
#1 is a rolling shelf unit that slides underneath the extension table. All materials are from my scrap pile, and are a combination of BC ply and walnut plywood scraps. It has the blade changing tools, zero-clearance inserts, for both thin kerf, and dado blades, push sticks, and jigs for the saw. On the end of the extension table( did not take a picture of this) I mounted a rack to store all my saw blades within easy access.
#2 Is a combination rolling clamp rack, and general storage cart that holds some of my smaller tools. This allows me to roll it outside the garage, when I need the extra space. The casters are steel swivel casters that came off of an old flat bed pallet cart I found at a junk yard $1 each.
At this point, having used the saw for these 2 projects, I am very pleased with the results and the machine itself. The accuracy of the fence and overall fit and finish quality of the saw is more than I expected( never owned a cabinet saw, but plenty of contractor saws). I am debating on whether or not to get a bolt on out feed roller table, ( HTC brand)or to make a solid table top stand and put it on wheels. This was the one drawback, especially cutting full sheets of 3/4" ply without an out feed table. Luckily LOML was there to help. I am using Freud blades on both the Table Saw and my POS B&D 10" CMS( another poor purchasing choice) and they seem to work well. With all of the positive comments about WW I-II blades, I will probably be purchasing some before the summer.( I will have to try and detail to LOML how and why this blade is better than the other).
I do have a Delta 500 cfm dust collector attached to the saw to try and keep some of the saw dust away from the 2 shop intruders( washer/dryer). The other pictures are just some random shots of the shop just to give you an idea of the lack of space. They include shots of the workbench, lumber rack, drafting table, and my sons model work table. If all goes well I will be building a game room on the back of the house, where I can put the washer/dryer and finally convert the garage into a real shop. Oh, and as far as using the garage for the cars, both my wife and I grew up onfarm/ranches and were used to parking cars outside. Besides here in Houston, unless you have a hail storm, the vehicles are pretty safe. Thanks for looking and allowing me to share my progress. If you have questions/comments/critiques please let me know.
The Inspection record that came with the saw has the tolerences of the Arbor Flange run-out at 0.0008" and Blade/Mitre slot Parallelism at 0.0028; is this the norm for most table saws. As of yet I do not have any way to check the accuracy of this, but will solve that problem pretty soon. Most of what I am building is to help me organize the stuff in my shop/garage.
#1 is a rolling shelf unit that slides underneath the extension table. All materials are from my scrap pile, and are a combination of BC ply and walnut plywood scraps. It has the blade changing tools, zero-clearance inserts, for both thin kerf, and dado blades, push sticks, and jigs for the saw. On the end of the extension table( did not take a picture of this) I mounted a rack to store all my saw blades within easy access.
#2 Is a combination rolling clamp rack, and general storage cart that holds some of my smaller tools. This allows me to roll it outside the garage, when I need the extra space. The casters are steel swivel casters that came off of an old flat bed pallet cart I found at a junk yard $1 each.
At this point, having used the saw for these 2 projects, I am very pleased with the results and the machine itself. The accuracy of the fence and overall fit and finish quality of the saw is more than I expected( never owned a cabinet saw, but plenty of contractor saws). I am debating on whether or not to get a bolt on out feed roller table, ( HTC brand)or to make a solid table top stand and put it on wheels. This was the one drawback, especially cutting full sheets of 3/4" ply without an out feed table. Luckily LOML was there to help. I am using Freud blades on both the Table Saw and my POS B&D 10" CMS( another poor purchasing choice) and they seem to work well. With all of the positive comments about WW I-II blades, I will probably be purchasing some before the summer.( I will have to try and detail to LOML how and why this blade is better than the other).
I do have a Delta 500 cfm dust collector attached to the saw to try and keep some of the saw dust away from the 2 shop intruders( washer/dryer). The other pictures are just some random shots of the shop just to give you an idea of the lack of space. They include shots of the workbench, lumber rack, drafting table, and my sons model work table. If all goes well I will be building a game room on the back of the house, where I can put the washer/dryer and finally convert the garage into a real shop. Oh, and as far as using the garage for the cars, both my wife and I grew up onfarm/ranches and were used to parking cars outside. Besides here in Houston, unless you have a hail storm, the vehicles are pretty safe. Thanks for looking and allowing me to share my progress. If you have questions/comments/critiques please let me know.