Some while back I read (and saved but can't find) an article about converti=
ng a contractor's table saw (open legs) to a cabinet saw. The aim is to be=
able to do dust collection. These were detailed instructions on building =
a wooden surround around the body of the saw. It also had hinged compartme=
nts so you could still access the outboard electric motor, etc.
Does anybody remember seeing this article and in what publications?
Thanks
Ivan Vegvary
In article <[email protected]>,
Ivan Vegvary <[email protected]> wrote:
> Some while back I read (and saved but can't find) an article about converting
> a contractor's table saw (open legs) to a cabinet saw. The aim is to be able
> to do dust collection. These were detailed instructions on building a wooden
> surround around the body of the saw. It also had hinged compartments so you
> could still access the outboard electric motor, etc.
>
> Does anybody remember seeing this article and in what publications?
When I did it, I cut 1/4" ply to fit and bolted it to the legs. Hinged
a bottom for cleanout and installed a port on it.
No plans, no publication. Simple.
--
I used to like fishing because I thought it had some larger significance. Now I
like fishing because it¹s the one thing I can think of that probably doesn¹t.
John Gierach
In article <[email protected]>, Mike Marlow
<[email protected]> wrote:
> What ever happened to try it - reivise it (as necessary), and go on
> from there?
I encourage my kids to make mistakes. They learn from it.
When I was still management at the newspaper I was pushing for failures
to be part of the annual performance review on the premise that if you
hadn't failed at SOMETHING you really weren't trying.
The owners couldn't wrap their heads around the concept.
--
I used to like fishing because I thought it had some larger significance. Now I
like fishing because it¹s the one thing I can think of that probably doesn¹t.
John Gierach
In article <[email protected]>, J.
Clarke <[email protected]> wrote:
> Typical American management
The people involved are not American, and do not reside or do business
in the USA.
--
I used to like fishing because I thought it had some larger significance. Now I
like fishing because it¹s the one thing I can think of that probably doesn¹t.
John Gierach
In article <[email protected]>, J.
Clarke <[email protected]> wrote:
> In article <180920120832141341%dave@N_O_T_T_H_I_Sbalderstone.ca>,
> dave@N_O_T_T_H_I_Sbalderstone.ca says...
> >
> > In article <[email protected]>, J.
> > Clarke <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > > Typical American management
> >
> > The people involved are not American, and do not reside or do business
> > in the USA.
>
> So we exported the culture.
yeah... How's that working out for you? At least here our governments
aren't drowning in debt.
--
I used to like fishing because I thought it had some larger significance. Now I
like fishing because it¹s the one thing I can think of that probably doesn¹t.
John Gierach
In article <[email protected]>, J.
Clarke <[email protected]> wrote:
> I didn't say it was working, you idiot.
I couldn't remember why I KF'd you, so I turned the filter off. Now I
recall.
Back in the box...
--
I used to like fishing because I thought it had some larger significance. Now I
like fishing because it¹s the one thing I can think of that probably doesn¹t.
John Gierach
On Mon, 17 Sep 2012 18:27:05 -0700, "Lew Hodgett"
>What's the difference between an Oriental and an Occidental?
>An Occidental learns from his mistakes.
>An Oriental learns from the mistakes of others.
>It's less expensive.
Certainly in the long run, but I agree with the statement that if
you've never made any mistakes on your own, then you are not trying
hard enough.
tiredofspam wrote:
> Too bad, small minded. I am in a technical field, and that is how you
> learn what it can and can't do. Where I went to a financial... they
> don't have sandboxes... meaning a system to experiment on. But you are
> expected to be perfect all the time... again shortsighted. But typical
> management.
Great comment and great point! I had forgotten about that term "sandbox".
It used to be a part of our vocabulary and was considered to be a worthwhile
aspect of our development. Think of the advances that have come out of
sandboxes - they are too numerous to list. But that term and that concept
seem to have disappeared. Even I have forgotten the term - as much as it
was a part of my professional life for decades.
Imagine those who have not experienced that term and its value. It's no
wonder that today it is very common to encounter people who look for the
answers without endeavoring to experience the problem and discovering
answers. The very real advantage of the latter is that new answers to old
problems can be created. The very real disadvantage is that with the
former, the asker is limited to the knowledge and the abilities of the
person from whom he gets an answer.
--
-Mike-
[email protected]
Lew Hodgett wrote:
> Dave Balderstone wrote:
>
>> I encourage my kids to make mistakes. They learn from it.
> ---------------------------------------------
> What's the difference between an Oriental and an Occidental?
>
> An Occidental learns from his mistakes.
>
> An Oriental learns from the mistakes of others.
>
> It's less expensive.
>
If one is content with a limited amount of learning.
--
-Mike-
[email protected]
Dave Balderstone wrote:
> In article <[email protected]>,
> Ivan Vegvary <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Some while back I read (and saved but can't find) an article about
>> converting a contractor's table saw (open legs) to a cabinet saw.
>> The aim is to be able to do dust collection. These were detailed
>> instructions on building a wooden surround around the body of the
>> saw. It also had hinged compartments so you could still access the
>> outboard electric motor, etc.
>>
>> Does anybody remember seeing this article and in what publications?
>
> When I did it, I cut 1/4" ply to fit and bolted it to the legs. Hinged
> a bottom for cleanout and installed a port on it.
>
> No plans, no publication. Simple.
Because it is... simple! Ya did it right Dave. We are overcomplicating
things when we have to ask questions on the most simple of things these
days. What ever happened to try it - reivise it (as necessary), and go on
from there?
Was talking with a guy recently who made a big point about how much was
learned from just trying and doing things. Even if they come out wrong, a
great deal was to be learned from the effort. Today - no such thing. Now
we run to asking rather than trying and learning. And then... we try to
convince ourselves that we are learning from the shortcuts. Just not so...
--
-Mike-
[email protected]
--
-Mike-
[email protected]
"Dave Balderstone" wrote in message
news:180920122058028943%dave@N_O_T_T_H_I_Sbalderstone.ca...
In article <[email protected]>, J.
Clarke <[email protected]> wrote:
> I didn't say it was working, you idiot.
I couldn't remember why I KF'd you, so I turned the filter off. Now I
recall.
Back in the box...
==================================================================
+1
In article <[email protected]>, tiredofspam
says...
>
> On 9/17/2012 5:00 PM, Dave Balderstone wrote:
> > In article <[email protected]>, Mike Marlow
> > <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >> What ever happened to try it - reivise it (as necessary), and go on
> >> from there?
> >
> > I encourage my kids to make mistakes. They learn from it.
> >
> > When I was still management at the newspaper I was pushing for failures
> > to be part of the annual performance review on the premise that if you
> > hadn't failed at SOMETHING you really weren't trying.
> >
> > The owners couldn't wrap their heads around the concept.
> >
> Too bad, small minded. I am in a technical field, and that is how you
> learn what it can and can't do. Where I went to a financial... they
> don't have sandboxes... meaning a system to experiment on. But you are
> expected to be perfect all the time... again shortsighted. But typical
> management.
Typical American management, which is one reason that the Japanese and
Chinese are eating our lunch. They try all kinds of weird stuff--if it
doesn't sell they try something else. Example was Sony and PDAs. The
licensed the Palm Pilot technology, made a line of handhelds based on
that technology that were like the Palm Pilot had died and gone to
heaven, they didn't sell well, Sony dumped the whole line and moved on
to other things. The VCR was a gamble that American business wasn't
willing to take--Ampex could have been making something similar from the
late '60s on, but they couldn't get their heads around the concept that
something cheap and not broadcast-quality would sell to a mass market.
A couple of kids in Hong Kong built a large business just buying weird
stuff in the local stores and selling it online.
In article <180920120832141341%dave@N_O_T_T_H_I_Sbalderstone.ca>,
dave@N_O_T_T_H_I_Sbalderstone.ca says...
>
> In article <[email protected]>, J.
> Clarke <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > Typical American management
>
> The people involved are not American, and do not reside or do business
> in the USA.
So we exported the culture.
In article <180920121856210790%dave@N_O_T_T_H_I_Sbalderstone.ca>,
dave@N_O_T_T_H_I_Sbalderstone.ca says...
>
> In article <[email protected]>, J.
> Clarke <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > In article <180920120832141341%dave@N_O_T_T_H_I_Sbalderstone.ca>,
> > dave@N_O_T_T_H_I_Sbalderstone.ca says...
> > >
> > > In article <[email protected]>, J.
> > > Clarke <[email protected]> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Typical American management
> > >
> > > The people involved are not American, and do not reside or do business
> > > in the USA.
> >
> > So we exported the culture.
>
> yeah... How's that working out for you? At least here our governments
> aren't drowning in debt.
I didn't say it was working, you idiot.
On 9/17/2012 5:00 PM, Dave Balderstone wrote:
> In article <[email protected]>, Mike Marlow
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> What ever happened to try it - reivise it (as necessary), and go on
>> from there?
>
> I encourage my kids to make mistakes. They learn from it.
>
> When I was still management at the newspaper I was pushing for failures
> to be part of the annual performance review on the premise that if you
> hadn't failed at SOMETHING you really weren't trying.
>
> The owners couldn't wrap their heads around the concept.
>
Too bad, small minded. I am in a technical field, and that is how you
learn what it can and can't do. Where I went to a financial... they
don't have sandboxes... meaning a system to experiment on. But you are
expected to be perfect all the time... again shortsighted. But typical
management.
On 9/17/2012 12:07 AM, Ivan Vegvary wrote:
> Some while back I read (and saved but can't find) an article about converting a contractor's table saw (open legs) to a cabinet saw. The aim is to be able to do dust collection. These were detailed instructions on building a wooden surround around the body of the saw. It also had hinged compartments so you could still access the outboard electric motor, etc.
>
> Does anybody remember seeing this article and in what publications?
Can't help with the article you want, but, my suggestion is to build
build a suitable bench for the saw, and jointer if you have one. Remove
the legs from the saw and put saw on bench. Cut a hole in top of bench
and attach a 4" rubber roof vent jack for dust collection and make a ply
plate for the back of saw where the belt goes.
Here are some pictures of what I did:
http://tinyurl.com/9me2w3j
--
Jack
Add Life to your Days not Days to your Life.
http://jbstein.com
On 9/16/2012 9:07 PM, Ivan Vegvary wrote:
> Some while back I read (and saved but can't find) an article about converting a contractor's table saw (open legs) to a cabinet saw. The aim is to be able to do dust collection. These were detailed instructions on building a wooden surround around the body of the saw. It also had hinged compartments so you could still access the outboard electric motor, etc.
>
> Does anybody remember seeing this article and in what publications?
>
> Thanks
>
> Ivan Vegvary
>
Most of the woodworking magazines have all covered that ground
several times.
Look at the Wood magazine site as well
as Fine Woodworking and all the rest of the
regular suspects. American Woodworker was formally
a great magazine but that is no longer the case, but
you might get lucky and find a decent article.
Wood magazine did a major article on this very subject several
years ago.