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by ksd050
Disassembled
Very glad I didn't plug it in when I got home, this is what the inside of the switch looked like. Neutral and Earth wires twisted together
Original Bench Saw
Original Bench Saw
New Motor and Arbor box
All done
2
Rails
Wedges on tracks with threaded rod for lift
Threaded rod through bearings
Bearings on motor/arbor box rest on wedges to allow blade lift
Back side
Another angle
Steel reinforcement
Bearings for Trunions to roll on
Bearing ready to go in
Cut to size, mounted with 3mm aluminium trim for bearings to run on
Lining everything up. Ply trunions were cut with router in circle jig
another angle
Height adjustment was uncomfortably low, so a couple of wood gears bring it up to a better working height
For ages I was convinced I should use the 5mm steel plates from the original bench saw.. but after 2 failed attempts I gave up and used formply
lifting mech fitted to bring the saw up onto castors
Building the fence
Many clamps
new, Formply tabletop with messmate edging
fence rail attached to table top
table top to base attached via T nuts
Shiny!
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Tabs at the back to attach table top, allow for adjustment
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Added February 2020
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Posted in: DIY height adjustable, tilting table saw from 60's bench saw - ( February 2020 )

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