Table saw extension?

Second Tage Frid book. Read it through on receipt and since have gone
back for refresher and found something entirely NEW. Great reference
tome!

On Tue, 14 Sep 2004 00:05:43 GMT, patriarch
<<patriarch>[email protected]> wrote:

>"Troy Hall" <[email protected]> wrote in
>news:[email protected]:
>
>> I've still got a
>> lot to learn. If there was a college nearby I'd take a course in wood
>> working as I didn't pay as much attention in school 30 years ago as I
>> should've. I really enjoy woodworking and am SLOWLY reacquiring all
>> my tools...
>
>Troy, it seems we all still have a lot to learn. Just in different areas.
>
>We have been blessed in our area with several good woodworking programs run
>by the high schools, in the evenings. You might check there, too.
>
>There's a regular here, who, for as long as I've been hanging out here,
>kept touting a book by Fred Bingham, "Practical Yacht Joinery". Since I
>had no interest in yachts, it took me a very long time to finally spend the
>$15 to buy a used copy. For a fellow on a limited tools budget, a VERY
>good investment would be to scrounge up a copy, either in a library, or
>over the web, used. Almost everything in the book relates to working on
>land-based projects as well.
>
>And see about "Tage Frid Teaches Woodworking, Pt1 & 2".
>
>Welcome. Visit often.
>
>Patriarch

ok. That makes sense. I have two circular saws, one 5¼" and one 7½" and
will use them. What I did was after I cut it proud I used a piece of
hardwood as a fence and trimmed to the proper size. Next time I'll just do
that from the start. Thank you very much. I've still got a lot to learn.
If there was a college nearby I'd take a course in wood working as I didn't
pay as much attention in school 30 years ago as I should've. I really enjoy
woodworking and am SLOWLY reacquiring all my tools after a very long and
messy divorce.

signature Troy & Michelle Hall Cogy Farm Clay Center, Kansas 67432
"Mike Marlow" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> "Troy Hall" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > I've got a very old craftsman table saw. It has a adjustable fence and
> such
> > but I was trying to cut a piece of plywood down the middle last night
and
> it
> > was almost impossible to get the cut straight. Any recommendations on
how
> > to do this better? I couldn't use the miter because of the depth of the
> > board.
> >
>
> The easiest way would be to cut the board a little fat with a circular saw
> and then trim up the now more manageable piece on the table saw. Use a
> straight edge of some sort to guide the circular saw and you can eliminate
> the second step. Cutting a piece of plywood the way you're trying is the
> wrong use of a table saw.
> --
>
> -Mike-
> [email protected]
>
>


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Straight straight edges are hard to find! I keep a piece of 1/2 ply about a
foot wide that is known to be straight. I also use it as a carrier for
ripping on a RAS. I screw the work onto it from below and run it against
the fence. You can use the same method on the TS when neither side of the
workpiece is straight. After the first cut, you take the work off the
carrier and use the fence normally.
Wilson
"Troy Hall" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> ok. That makes sense. I have two circular saws, one 5¼" and one 7½" and
> will use them. What I did was after I cut it proud I used a piece of
> hardwood as a fence and trimmed to the proper size. Next time I'll just
do
> that from the start. Thank you very much. I've still got a lot to learn.
> If there was a college nearby I'd take a course in wood working as I
didn't
> pay as much attention in school 30 years ago as I should've. I really
enjoy
> woodworking and am SLOWLY reacquiring all my tools after a very long and
> messy divorce.
>
> signature Troy & Michelle Hall Cogy Farm Clay Center, Kansas 67432
> "Mike Marlow" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> >
> > "Troy Hall" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> > news:[email protected]...
> > > I've got a very old craftsman table saw. It has a adjustable fence
and
> > such
> > > but I was trying to cut a piece of plywood down the middle last night
> and
> > it
> > > was almost impossible to get the cut straight. Any recommendations on
> how
> > > to do this better? I couldn't use the miter because of the depth of
the
> > > board.
> > >
> >
> > The easiest way would be to cut the board a little fat with a circular
saw
> > and then trim up the now more manageable piece on the table saw. Use a
> > straight edge of some sort to guide the circular saw and you can
eliminate
> > the second step. Cutting a piece of plywood the way you're trying is
the
> > wrong use of a table saw.
> > --
> >
> > -Mike-
> > [email protected]
> >
> >
>
>
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"Troy Hall" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I've got a very old craftsman table saw. It has a adjustable fence and
such
> but I was trying to cut a piece of plywood down the middle last night and
it
> was almost impossible to get the cut straight. Any recommendations on how
> to do this better? I couldn't use the miter because of the depth of the
> board.
>

The easiest way would be to cut the board a little fat with a circular saw
and then trim up the now more manageable piece on the table saw. Use a
straight edge of some sort to guide the circular saw and you can eliminate
the second step. Cutting a piece of plywood the way you're trying is the
wrong use of a table saw.
--

-Mike-
[email protected]

"Troy Hall" <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:

> I've still got a
> lot to learn. If there was a college nearby I'd take a course in wood
> working as I didn't pay as much attention in school 30 years ago as I
> should've. I really enjoy woodworking and am SLOWLY reacquiring all
> my tools...

Troy, it seems we all still have a lot to learn. Just in different areas.

We have been blessed in our area with several good woodworking programs run
by the high schools, in the evenings. You might check there, too.

There's a regular here, who, for as long as I've been hanging out here,
kept touting a book by Fred Bingham, "Practical Yacht Joinery". Since I
had no interest in yachts, it took me a very long time to finally spend the
$15 to buy a used copy. For a fellow on a limited tools budget, a VERY
good investment would be to scrounge up a copy, either in a library, or
over the web, used. Almost everything in the book relates to working on
land-based projects as well.

And see about "Tage Frid Teaches Woodworking, Pt1 & 2".

Welcome. Visit often.

Patriarch