Cutting circles on the table saw...!

[brianhabby]

What do you think guys?

Interesting idea but not sure about his safety tactics despite giving us a Norm style warning at the beginning.

http://www.videojug.com/film/how-to-cut ... able-saw-2

regards

Brian

 

[Paul Chapman]

I don't have a table saw, but that didn't look a very safe way to me. Nor did the end result look very precise. Far easier, safer and more precise to use a router with a trammel IMHO.

Cheers :wink:

Paul

 

[neilyweely]

I dunno, quite impressive, but now sure about the spinning bit, wonder if it might 'spin-off' at a rate of knots!!

He looks like he may have sustained a few injuries over the years,
so, eerrmmm.....

Whats wrong with a router and the compass thingy attachment?

Neil

 

[Raggy]

Don't think I will be trying that

 

[Slim]

Why?

 

[jonny boy]

I think if the work piece was clamped down before each cut, it would make the process a lot safer. The dangerous part is when you rotate the piece against the blade, if you let go for a fraction of a second, the piece could easily be thrown towards you. A good demonstration though.

jonathan.

 

[Niki]

Yeap, very old idea...I made it a few times...

But, I made it with "Half sled" like in the pic below (disregard the text) so the blade guard is installed.

You can glue (with carpet tape) a few pieces of sanding paper on the sled or the workpiece for better grip.

Works like a charm and I think easier and faster than with router...especially on this 25mm thick Oak...

Regards
niki

 

[Raggy]

Why?

Lack of experience, maybe in a few years when my confidence is higher

 

[Slim]

Sorry Chris, I meant why would you choose this method over a safer one that produces a better finish. ie. a router.

 

[BradNaylor]

The standard method of cutting circles in the trade is like this but on the bandsaw.

I can't see why you would want to do it on a table saw.

I wouldn't.

Cheers
Dan

 

[motownmartin]

Sorry Chris, I meant why would you choose this method over a safer one that produces a better finish. ie. a router.

Maybe you don't have a router, or a bandsaw, its just another option, and I would probably choose hand tools over the table saw.

 

[Grinding One]

A jig saw is quite a cheap tool these days,this side of the pond anyway,and it will make a decent cut as well...just a thought.

 

[Slim]

Maybe you don't have a router, or a bandsaw, its just another option, and I would probably choose hand tools over the table saw.

True Martin. I often think people try to do too much on the tablesaw, somtimes to a point where it becomes dangerous. Machining coves springs to mind. (If you haven't seen this, try to find a video) It's probably because it doesn't require any set up.

 

[motownmartin]

Maybe you don't have a router, or a bandsaw, its just another option, and I would probably choose hand tools over the table saw.

True Martin. I often think people try to do too much on the tablesaw, somtimes to a point where it becomes dangerous. Machining coves springs to mind. (If you haven't seen this, try to find a video) It's probably because it doesn't require any set up.

Yeah seen it Simon, clever idea but not so clever without the proper holding gear.

 

[TheTiddles]

Coming up in next week's episode, "how to stick a fork in your leg"

Just because you can, doesn't mean it's not a really bad idea

Aidan

 

[big soft moose]

i'm with grinding one on this - if i didnt have a router or bandsaw - i'd use the jig saw (or buy one as they are hardly expensive). Come to that routers dont really break the bank either.

 

[TheTiddles]

I've done something similar with the woodrat, with a pin on the table below and rotating the workpiece. However, once the part is round and harder to hold if you let go it will start spinning then eventually fly off, which it did, on this setup that's annoying, on a tablesaw that's potentially more dangerous. It's an old technique that needs to stay in the past

Aidan

 

[woodyone]

i think i am agreeing with many other people when i say that that didnt look very safe. but also using a bandsaw to cut circles is much safer and i would guess more presise

 

[skipdiver]

I think Americans have a death wish.That looked so dangerous to me.You can do exactly the same thing on a bandsaw using the same kind of jig.A bandsaw is meant to cut circles,a tablesaw not.