john whittaker
11-27-2005, 5:36 PM
In light of Shelley's post, which apparently served as a wake up call to many including myself, I had a shop incident last week that may turn out to be a good thing. (Once I clean my pants)
I do not own a table saw. My first saw was the dreaded C-man RAS and it has been my only stationary saw for the past 2 years. I learned how to tune it, use it and fear it, and have made some OK projects with it. LOML often heard me lusting for a table saw but space and wallet are a little lacking. This past week I was trying a cut that had that little voice saying....ARE YOU SURE YOU WANT TO TRY THAT???
Smashed the fence and sent a small piece flying off into the neighbors yard (I think) The arm is damaged, not beyond repair, but I don't want to repair it. Since the saw is worth about ......nothing in working condition, it is not worth anything to get it fixed. So I have a good reason to finally buy the table saw.
I was lucky that no one was hurt. And luckier that LOML "insists" that I replace the RAS with something that will make me happy. Ain't she great.
I do not own a table saw. My first saw was the dreaded C-man RAS and it has been my only stationary saw for the past 2 years. I learned how to tune it, use it and fear it, and have made some OK projects with it. LOML often heard me lusting for a table saw but space and wallet are a little lacking. This past week I was trying a cut that had that little voice saying....ARE YOU SURE YOU WANT TO TRY THAT???
Smashed the fence and sent a small piece flying off into the neighbors yard (I think) The arm is damaged, not beyond repair, but I don't want to repair it. Since the saw is worth about ......nothing in working condition, it is not worth anything to get it fixed. So I have a good reason to finally buy the table saw.
I was lucky that no one was hurt. And luckier that LOML "insists" that I replace the RAS with something that will make me happy. Ain't she great.