I finally had an entire day to set up my
table saw the way I want it. And I must say,
I'm quite pleased with the results! After checking out the store to make sure they did not have any zero clearance inserts available, I had to
totally make mine from scratch. I used a 1/4 inch piece of plywood to make it. For a first timer, I think it
came out OK. The piece was a little warped, and I may have to remake another one at a later date. But for now, this one works pretty good. The second thing I made for the new table saw,
was a sled. I can' believe what a difference a sled makes when cutting small pieces of wood. It has
revolutionized my cuts. I cut three times and
they were all the
EXACT same length! Amazing! ( for me anyway)
Forget hand tools from now on.
I could not cut a straight line with a miter box! And to be clear, this is NOT an expensive, bells and whistles table saw. But it works! Better than I had hoped or imagined. So I set out to make a
couple of boxes tonight and what a joy it was to make them. For the first time ever, everything fell into place. I am very happy with the new tool and wish I had purchased it earlier.
Even the cats approve! I have to wait for the first one to finish gluing up. I ran out of clamps!
Current weight: 263.2
I finally had an entire day to set up my table saw the way I want it. And I must say, I'm quite pleased with the results! After checking out the store to make sure they did not have any zero clearance inserts available, I had to totally make mine from scratch. I used a 1/4 inch piece of plywood to make it. For a first timer, I think it
came out OK. The piece was a little warped, and I may have to remake another one at a later date. But for now, this one works pretty good. The second thing I made for the new table saw, was a sled. I can' believe what a difference a sled makes when cutting small pieces of wood. It has revolutionized my cuts. I cut three times and 
they were all the EXACT same length! Amazing! ( for me anyway) Forget hand tools from now on. I could not cut a straight line with a miter box! And to be clear, this is NOT an expensive, bells and whistles table saw. But it works! Better than I had hoped or imagined. So I set out to make a 
couple of boxes tonight and what a joy it was to make them. For the first time ever, everything fell into place. I am very happy with the new tool and wish I had purchased it earlier. Even the cats approve! I have to wait for the first one to finish gluing up. I ran out of clamps! Current weight: 263.2
