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| Charles |
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  Registered Member #1923 Joined: Mon Nov 28 2011, 06:07pmPosts: 652 | Robin all my tools where booth BEFORE I retired As all my model wood ship, figurine or plastic kit (got a big inventory unfortunately) The reason is $ I did negotiated a budget with my minister of finance when I was still at work and spend every penny now retired I spend only for paint and glue and my minister is happy. Never forget that for our minister of internal affaire our hobby are toy for them, dust catcher that take space and are not useful.  | ||
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| Andrew Gorman |
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 Registered Member #4767 Joined: Sat Apr 16 2016, 06:49pmPosts: 63 | I've found a good compromise between a full size saw and a model only saw in a 1940s tilting table bench saw. These were widely available in North America from Sears, Montgomery Ward and others. They are pretty unloved now, but still show up on craigslist and at flea markets. Advantages are cast iron construction, easily rebuilt by replacing oilite bushings, and with (usually) a half inch arbor will take all kinds of trim saw and other blades, 7" down to Dremel tablesaw blades. Mine has a 3/4 HP motor and mounted on a board is at the upper weight limit of something I can put away on a shelf when I'm done with it. And It will cut a 2X4. I like using salvaged wood and with this saw I can cut pieces down to a size my little Proxxon can handle. And rebuilding the saw was a fun project itself. Manuals for just about any saw can be found at: http://vintagemachinery.org/ And here is one similar to mine: http://vintagemachinery.org/photoindex/detail.aspx?id=10753 | ||
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| Winston |
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winston   Registered Member #1 Joined: Sat Jun 13 2009, 02:08pmPosts: 2292 | With a 3/4 HP motor it definitely has enough power and a solid frame to work with. | ||
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| NovaStorm |
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 Registered Member #5618 Joined: Sat Sep 22 2018, 02:33pmPosts: 168 | That is a beauty. | ||
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| Andrew Gorman |
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| Registered Member #4767 Joined: Sat Apr 16 2016, 06:49pmPosts: 63 | Solid it is! There is no need to clamp the saw down while cutting, and the small size makes it possible to keep it in a city apartment. With the 1/2"-13mm arbor and a 5/8 adapter bushing there are lots of blades available. I am very happy with it, and better yet I can use it for the occasional full size project. | ||
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| Charles |
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| Registered Member #1923 Joined: Mon Nov 28 2011, 06:07pmPosts: 652 | Proxxon do have a micro planer the DH40 model https://www.proxxon.com/en/micromot/27040.php Expensive and I mist my chance to by it when it was time to tool purchase +- $900cdn That is the only power tool missing for my hobby Micro- mark got one for $570cdn Will see | ||
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