Ultimate Table Saw

[John Formsma]

Point well made, Terry. Those things scare me too. I've done a bit of stuff
with a radial arm saw...using it like a table saw...not the safest tool
either.  But ditto to what you said, "maybe it's the combination of me & a
table saw."

JF


On 3/30/07, Farrell <mfarrel2 at tampabay.rr.com> wrote:
>
>  Is there anything we do with pianos on a table saw that a band saw and a
> router can't (and maybe a hand-held circular saw for plywood and a good hand
> saw for cutting off large dimension lumber)? I have a Shopsmith, a table saw
> being the main feature, but I use it mostly for buffing and drilling
> (horizontal) - I can't remember when I last used it as a table saw.
>
> Table saws scare the heck out of me (or maybe it's the combination of me &
> a table saw). I've had things kick back so darn hard at me - I simply avoid
> its use at all costs. I'll be the first to admit, perhaps I just don't know
> how to use a table saw correctly - but I'll also suggest that there are a
> lot of folks using table saws that haven't had any more professional
> woodworking training than I have had (hmmm, could common sense be a factor
> here?).
>
> So many of the things commonly done on a table saw can be done with a
> bandsaw. William Monroe suggested: "Ask Terry Farrell about his bandsaw (in
> case you haven't read enough already ;-}  )."
>
> Cool suggestion. Anyone want to hear about my bandsaw???  ;-)
> Terry Farrell
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> It's taken a good part of my career to figure out that I need to have the
> best tools possible if I want to do high level work. I'll never forget Laroy
> Edwards telling me that if you have the right tool, the customer pays for
> it. If you don't have the right tool, *you* pay for it.
>
> Ironically, he himself was a victim of a table saw blade =8-O (long before
> SawStop).
>
> Tom Cole
>
>
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