Yep seen that Mike, This saw has loads of room to add extra holes, it's just not a sealed cabinet underneath. I'll see how it fares once its got a proper extractor on it and something over the top.
This is either a saw for life or a saw until I give Mr
@Nick Laguna UK a call and ask for a F3.
Is that a rebadged Harvey? I do like the look of these saws but like you something to aspire towards
Thanks for that Daniel. The part that's broken on this is the small pulley/flange where you fit the blade. One of the locking tool holes has blown out. Sadly it's not listed as a spare one can replace, though I assume it might be possible were I to contact SIP directly. Failing that one could get made I suppose. It looks to be in tact enough to use, though the few grams lost on one side could potentially upset things.
I have seen the need for a very thin insert I had thought of doing a nice red one like Fidget below but a full sheet of red Valchromat might be OTT.
When you say the rise and fall has issues, can you elaborate?
How are you finding it holding up with that 2mm ish lip around the edge? The one supplied with the saw looks to have been made from ply and was not secured down. Are the screws in yours going into the table itself? The holes on mine look vast.