Mounting a SCMS on a shelf ?

[cant-weld-wood]

this shelf would be just above the bench hight

 

[Racers]

Hi, Wizer

You need some 50 by 25mm 3mm wall thickness box section tube. last time I got some from a steel stockist it was less than £20 for 7.5 meters and they will cut it for you as well, that might be to much :shock:

I think it you use it edge on to make a couple of T's it should take the weight easly, depending on the strenght of the wall :wink:


Pete

 

[wizer]

I have had a chance to get in the workshop today and work out how this is going to work. The SCMS requires 900mm from the wall to accommodate the bars plus another 110mm for the front knob assembly. Even though it's going to free up space else where, I'm not sure if I want to devote this wall to the SCMS. TBH I am seriously considering the Hitachi C12RSH which has the bars projecting forward like the Kapex. It's not cheap, but considerably less than the Kapex and is probably worth it to save a bit of space. It's either that or forgo the sliding capability all together and get a standard CMS.

CWW: I will let you know what I decide, thanks for the kind offer.

 

[MikeG.]

Tom,

brilliant idea, those reversed guide-bars. I had yet another "why didn't I think of that" moment when I first saw one. Oh, and that looks a good price to me, too.

Mike

 

[wizer]

yes I have been resisting that saw for quite a while but there are just too many ticks in the pro's box. Not only is it space saving, but larger capacity than my current bosch!

 

[cant-weld-wood]

thats ok wizer if you want it done just pm me or email
wot ever you decide if you need it welded i will come and do it
for you no problem

 

[hpl]

I haven't tried that Hitachi Tom, but I do know someone with a 10" one and it produces a brilliant cut, better finish than my Kapex. I nearly bought one but they had discontinued the 10" and gone up to the 12", which was much more money, and I got my Kapex second hand for about £350 plus vat. Sometime I still wish I had tried the Hitachi you are looking at to see if it is as good as the 10". The cut on the 10" was so clean that hardwood end grain mostly didn't need planing, you could go straight on to sanding with about 150-180 grit, and for mitres the cut is good enough to glue together, with the Kapex I often run a hand plane over the cut if I want a really good join. It does have a little more movement in it than the Kapex on the arms, but the arms on that 12" look much more substantial

Johnny B

 

[WellsWood]

........I am seriously considering the Hitachi C12RSH which has the bars projecting forward like the Kapex......

You don't need much of an excuse do you :wink: :roll: :roll: :wink:

I seem to remember saying quite a while back that it was only a matter of time before other manufacturers jumped on the "bars out the front" bandwagon. It's such a good (and with hindsight, obvious) idea it just has to be adopted pretty much universally eventually, surely (?).

 

[wizer]

I'm pretty certain the Hitachi precedes the Kapex. Festool are great at copying other peoples ideas (or buying them). I have no idea why Hitachi don't advertise this feature. I came across it purely by accident whilst browsing.

If I don't tell the missus, there's no need for an excuse

 

[OLD]

When i extended my shop i considered having a fixed position for the saw but rejected it due to space required both front and rear and where to position it mid run or at the end they are big things and take loads of space. So i built a simple cabinet of sheathing ply with fold up supports which is parked in a door way and moved to where required it works very well and i recommend this solution its less work and expense and no messing around trying to get the brackets in line on masonry etc.

 

[wizer]

I know that if I make it harder to access then I won't use it at all. The way it is at the moment means I can't use my tablesaw the way that I want to.

I've decided to sell the Bosch. If it gets good money then I'll invest in the Hitachi. If it goes for a pittance then I'll have to get by without a mitre saw. It's not really that much of a hardship in the scheme of things, it's used much less now I have the TS.

 

[OPJ]

I had a brief play with the Htachi at Yandles a few weeks ago - it does seem to slide quite smoothly and feels more solid than my Bosch 12". I mentioned it to Andy King and he said he'll try and pop down there sometime for a review in Good Wood. :wink:

 

[wizer]

I love this forum, it helps me spend money I don't have..... :lol: