Axminster TS200 unit

[TheTiddles]

Has anyone built a unit to house their Axminster TS200 table saw? I have just bought one and during the first two hours of putting it together have decided that whilst it is a nice bit of kit it would be significantly better built into a rolling unit with maybe a router table using the same fence. Would anyone care to share their own designs? This will probably be the first project for this machine as it really needs it.

Further to that, what would be a suitable material to use? I have looked at 18mm birch ply at around £50/sheet though I would prefer to lip the edges with a decent wood so maybe a cheaper ply?

Aidan

 

[Rich]

Aiden, it's already been done, and a fantastic job too, unfortunately I don't yet know how to post the link to you but it was about 6 months ago and is well documented with pics, sorry I can't be more help, the search facility will get you to it, I'm sure.

Rich.

Found it, it's under TS200 (SEARCH) and the Author is LarryS. hth.

 

[wizer]

https://www.ukworkshop.co.uk/forums/view ... hp?t=21814

 

[TheTiddles]

Check! Anyone else done similar? I'm thinking almost exactly the same just wondering if I was missing anything clever, thanks

Aidan

 

[tsb]

I've got the same table saw but thought the steel extension table was rubbish as well as the fence being too short. I've made another extension table out of MDF and stuck some laminate on the surface. I've picked up a second hand incra ls positioner jig and set that up to act as a fence for the saw and a fence for a router, which is set in the new MDF extension table

 

[Rich]

Hi tsb, any chance of a pic please.

Regards,

Rich.

 

[ByronBlack]

Aye, I would also be very interested in seeing the outcome of that setup - I may be investing in one myself

 

[tsb]

I've taken a couple of pictures of my ts200 set up but have no idea how to up load them onto the site, even after reading the FAQ's. Will try again if anyone can explain in plain english

 

[ByronBlack]

tsb, if you want, you can email the pics to me and i'll do them for you.

Failing that, you can sign up to something like Flickr, upload your photo's for free, and then cut and paste links from Flickr into your post between the

[Img][/img]

tags.

so your photograph in the post will look something like:

[img]www.flickr/myphoto/blahblahwhatever.jpg[/img]

[/code]

 

[Rich]

Hi Tsb, go to general chat/off topics, and then to the very top line, (adding images to postings) hth, I must confess, it gets to me, and I get my eldest lad to do my posting images for me

Rich.

 

[ByronBlack]

Posted on behalf of tsb

His TS-200 with incra setup:

 

[wizer]

oooh nice. That was exactly how I was going to do it, before I decided to go for a full cabinet.

 

[ByronBlack]

It's a nice setup - I would be inclined to something similar, however, on the TS-200 does the saw-blade go beneath the worktop, and is the riving knife quick to remove? The reason I ask is that sometimes I use my router-table to rabbet the end of panels, and would need the extra width of the table-saw's CI top, but it would be no good if the blade prevents that.

 

[Rich]

Good evening Byron, I haven't forgot you mate, I had a mini lathe waiting for me when I got home and have been setting it up.

The blade rests about 1/16" beneath the cast iron surface, the knife is easy to remove, just 2 nuts, although you have to supply your own spanners .

Can you remind me exactly what answers you are looking for as A.N Other has removed my PM'S and binned them :shock:

Rich.

 

[ByronBlack]

Hi Rich,

Thanks for answering the blade-height question, I was fearing it wouldn't go beneath, so that's a bonus.

The other question was; what is the maximum distance between the blade and mitre-fence when the sliding table is at it's furthest back (away from the blade). Basically, I suppose what I'm asking is what is the maximum panel size I can cross cut on the saw using the sliding table

Cheers,

 

[Rich]

I'll answer that one with a pic tomorrow(promise) , you'll see that I've made a customised panel cutting jig that also utilises the sliding carriage as well as the T slot in the table and allows me to come even further back in front of the blade, you'll see what I mean from the pic.

Regards,

Rich.

 

[TheTiddles]

Looking forwards to seeing that Rich!

The thing I find interesting is that these solutions require you to reach past the saw to use the router, whereas going at it from the other side is easier but you would have to use the tablesaw fence and not the Incra. I'm liking the dual use of the Incra, might make it worth buying one, just how wobbly are they? For instance, would you use one for ripping a 2" thick beech plank in half or go with the saw fence?

Has anyone built a full length fence for the TS200 that clamps tot he rear rail also or at least extends further? The current one is very tough for what it is but I'd like one a bit longer that isn't just a piece of wood clamped to the existing fence. I suppose with the Incra fence you could ditch the front and back rails or use them to lock the Incra fence down for bigger jobs?

Aidan

 

[ByronBlack]

Aiden, I can speak from experience in that the Incra is solid as a rock, as long as it's clamped/bolted properly, it should be strong enough for anything you can throw at it. They are very well engineered pieces of kit, and finances/space permittnig I would add one myself, but I don't think my workshop has enough width to cater for it.

It would enable you to remove both fence rails though, but this isn't such a boon really.

The other option is to use a good aftermarket fence, I can't think of the name, but there used to be one advertsised in the back of some of the british woodworking magazines, it replaces the rails with it's own and has a decent fence, I might be mistaken, but I think I saw a Nick Gibbs article where he had one on his saw..

 

[OPJ]

Byron, I think this might lead to what you are thinking of - well, it would, if only the site wasn't apparently under construction! :roll:

 

[ByronBlack]

Thats exactly the one I was thinking of Olly, couldn't for the life of me recall the name, they do a fence in 25, 40 and 50 inch lengths, and as far as I know (from reading about these a little while ago) they are well regarded.