UC

Unquestionably Confused

17/07/2005 2:38 PM

"Dual" Craftsman table saw

I suppose he had a perfectly good reason for doing this but somehow it
escapes me at the moment.

Here's a guy who managed to gang two Craftsman table saws together.

<http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4393374960&category=20789&ssPageName=WDVW&rd=1>

Ebay item #4393374960 if the link fails.

Strange


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CS

"Charlie Self"

in reply to Unquestionably Confused on 17/07/2005 2:38 PM

17/07/2005 8:35 AM



Unquestionably Confused wrote:
> I suppose he had a perfectly good reason for doing this but somehow it
> escapes me at the moment.
>
> Here's a guy who managed to gang two Craftsman table saws together.
>
> <http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4393374960&category=20789&ssPageName=WDVW&rd=1>
>
> Ebay item #4393374960 if the link fails.
>
> Strange

Not really. Look at the different rip capacities. I've got a buddy who
did pretty much the same thing, but kept the saw with the shortest rip
distance set up for dadoing.

a

in reply to Unquestionably Confused on 17/07/2005 2:38 PM

17/07/2005 12:33 PM

It's obvious that the two blades are used for two different cutting
blades. If you can't figure that out then you're DUMBER than a sack of
hammers.

DN

"Dhakala"

in reply to Unquestionably Confused on 17/07/2005 2:38 PM

18/07/2005 10:55 PM



Guess who wrote:
> On Sun, 17 Jul 2005 14:38:59 GMT, Unquestionably Confused
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >I suppose he had a perfectly good reason for doing this but somehow it
> >escapes me at the moment.
>
> Because he's perfectly aware that *somewhere* out there, there's
> somebody dumb as a sack of hammers who'll bid on it.

Give Guess a see-gar! Somebody hit the "buy it now" button for $300.
:-)

MO

Mike O.

in reply to Unquestionably Confused on 17/07/2005 2:38 PM

18/07/2005 9:39 PM

On Sun, 17 Jul 2005 14:38:59 GMT, Unquestionably Confused
<[email protected]> wrote:

>
>Here's a guy who managed to gang two Craftsman table saws together.

Ahh...the memories.

Many years ago we had a job to build 140 video cassette display
cabinets for a convenience store chain. We had 280 4'x8' sheets of
various sheet goods that we needed to cut into 4'x4' pieces. At the
time we had two of the old Delta 10" saws with the chrome fence bars
that would only rip to 24". We bolted them both together and used
the fence on one saw to cut from the other. Of course we had to
measure to the fence since the scale was just a little bit off.:-)

Mike O.

JB

John B

in reply to Unquestionably Confused on 17/07/2005 2:38 PM

17/07/2005 2:51 PM

Unquestionably Confused wrote:
> I suppose he had a perfectly good reason for doing this but somehow it
> escapes me at the moment.
>
> Here's a guy who managed to gang two Craftsman table saws together.
>
> <http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4393374960&category=20789&ssPageName=WDVW&rd=1>
>
>
> Ebay item #4393374960 if the link fails.
>
> Strange
Got me buggered, First I thought, probably good for ripping e.g., 2
pieces at once, but the saws are not adjustable and then again I don't
reckon I would like try it. I have enough problems keeping out of the
way of one madly spinning blade, never mind 2 ;)

Regards
John

tt

"toller"

in reply to Unquestionably Confused on 17/07/2005 2:38 PM

17/07/2005 3:12 PM

I bought an old cast iron craftsman saw at a garage sale for $2 to (if I
ever get around to it) replace the stamped steel wing on my saw.
Maybe he had the same idea and got carried away?

Sk

"Swingman"

in reply to Unquestionably Confused on 17/07/2005 2:38 PM

17/07/2005 3:27 PM


"Unquestionably Confused" wrote in message

> Somehow, I doubt it. If it was, the guy would have just added a couple
> more saws rather than buying a new one<g>

Well, we can dream ... if I should somehow go to heaven, besides joining SRV
on bass in a three piece blues band, I am gonna request a nail gun for every
size nail, a router for every bit, a table saw for every blade, and a shop
of sufficient size to make Tom Plaman green with envy.

--
www.e-woodshop.net
Last update: 7/12/05

Sk

"Swingman"

in reply to Unquestionably Confused on 17/07/2005 2:38 PM

17/07/2005 11:35 AM

"Leon" wrote in message
>
> "Unquestionably Confused" wrote in message
> >I suppose he had a perfectly good reason for doing this but somehow it
> >escapes me at the moment.

> Yeah now that he has heard of the Combination and or General cutting
blades
> he no longer needs to have a saw equipped with both a dedicated rip and
> dedicated cross cut blade.

Looks convenient to me. In one of the pictures the saw on the left has a
dado stack mounted ... I would love to have the capability to keep a saw set
up for dadoes, or other uses, and be able to use the same fence and table
surface for ripping.

Two things I am always trying to figure a way around is the time spent
changing blades/bits, and the resultant re-setup. I cut some fingerjoints
yesterday and realized I didn't cut enough test pieces to get a good fit ...
you know the rest of the story. .

This would have solved the problem. Hmmmm ... I am thinking if two is good,
four has to be better? ;)

--
www.e-woodshop.net
Last update: 7/12/05

Lr

"Leon"

in reply to Unquestionably Confused on 17/07/2005 2:38 PM

17/07/2005 2:51 PM


"Unquestionably Confused" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>I suppose he had a perfectly good reason for doing this but somehow it
>escapes me at the moment.
>


Yeah now that he has heard of the Combination and or General cutting blades
he no longer needs to have a saw equipped with both a dedicated rip and
dedicated cross cut blade.

Pg

Patriarch

in reply to Unquestionably Confused on 17/07/2005 2:38 PM

17/07/2005 5:47 PM

"Swingman" <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:

> "Leon" wrote in message
>>
>> "Unquestionably Confused" wrote in message
>> >I suppose he had a perfectly good reason for doing this but somehow
>> >it escapes me at the moment.
>
>> Yeah now that he has heard of the Combination and or General cutting
> blades
>> he no longer needs to have a saw equipped with both a dedicated rip
>> and dedicated cross cut blade.
>
> Looks convenient to me. In one of the pictures the saw on the left has
> a dado stack mounted ... I would love to have the capability to keep a
> saw set up for dadoes, or other uses, and be able to use the same
> fence and table surface for ripping.
>
> Two things I am always trying to figure a way around is the time spent
> changing blades/bits, and the resultant re-setup. I cut some
> fingerjoints yesterday and realized I didn't cut enough test pieces to
> get a good fit ... you know the rest of the story. .
>
> This would have solved the problem. Hmmmm ... I am thinking if two is
> good, four has to be better? ;)
>

Didn't David Eisan have a TwoByUnisaw set up a while back?

Patriarch

Gw

Guess who

in reply to Unquestionably Confused on 17/07/2005 2:38 PM

17/07/2005 12:06 PM

On Sun, 17 Jul 2005 14:38:59 GMT, Unquestionably Confused
<[email protected]> wrote:

>I suppose he had a perfectly good reason for doing this but somehow it
>escapes me at the moment.

Because he's perfectly aware that *somewhere* out there, there's
somebody dumb as a sack of hammers who'll bid on it.

Lr

"Leon"

in reply to Unquestionably Confused on 17/07/2005 2:38 PM

18/07/2005 4:23 PM


"Swingman" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...

> Two things I am always trying to figure a way around is the time spent
> changing blades/bits, and the resultant re-setup. I cut some fingerjoints
> yesterday and realized I didn't cut enough test pieces to get a good fit
> ...
> you know the rest of the story. .

The remedy is simple. Cut an extra 1 of everything that may be needed
because of a screw up during a complicated set up. Thay way you will never
need to undo the set up and it almost guarantees that you will not need the
extra pieces simply because they are available. At least it works that way
for me. LOL






UC

Unquestionably Confused

in reply to Unquestionably Confused on 17/07/2005 2:38 PM

17/07/2005 3:20 PM

toller wrote:
> I bought an old cast iron craftsman saw at a garage sale for $2 to (if I
> ever get around to it) replace the stamped steel wing on my saw.
> Maybe he had the same idea and got carried away?

Or perhaps he should have been.

It's heartening to see that no one else here seems to have figured out
what he was attempting to do. I was afraid thaat it was going to be
something totally obvious to everyone but me.<g>

Think I'll drop him a note and ask THE QUESTION. Good for a grin if
nothing else.


UC

Unquestionably Confused

in reply to Unquestionably Confused on 17/07/2005 2:38 PM

17/07/2005 6:19 PM

Swingman wrote:

>
> Looks convenient to me. In one of the pictures the saw on the left has a
> dado stack mounted ... I would love to have the capability to keep a saw set
> up for dadoes, or other uses, and be able to use the same fence and table
> surface for ripping.
>
> Two things I am always trying to figure a way around is the time spent
> changing blades/bits, and the resultant re-setup. I cut some fingerjoints
> yesterday and realized I didn't cut enough test pieces to get a good fit ...
> you know the rest of the story. .


Apparently so did the guy posting this item on Ebay. Swingman is
correct according to the gent selling this. He e-mailed me privately
and told me that Swingman on the wreck was correct.


> This would have solved the problem. Hmmmm ... I am thinking if two is good,
> four has to be better? ;)


Somehow, I doubt it. If it was, the guy would have just added a couple
more saws rather than buying a new one<g>


UC

Unquestionably Confused

in reply to Unquestionably Confused on 17/07/2005 2:38 PM

18/07/2005 12:18 AM

Swingman wrote:
> "Unquestionably Confused" wrote in message
>
>
>>Somehow, I doubt it. If it was, the guy would have just added a couple
>>more saws rather than buying a new one<g>
>
>
> Well, we can dream ... if I should somehow go to heaven, besides joining SRV
> on bass in a three piece blues band, I am gonna request a nail gun for every
> size nail, a router for every bit, a table saw for every blade, and a shop
> of sufficient size to make Tom Plaman green with envy.

I can go along with everything but Tom's shop? Greedy bastard, aren't you?


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