Table saw

[jdawg90 10+ year member]

I see a bunch of 10" table ssaws on craigslist for like 40-50 bucks... would this small of a saw be next to worthless for building a box around 50 inches wide, 25 tall and 20 deep, other than for cutting the port?

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[jco1385 5,000+ posts]

why does the box size matter? if it can cut 3/4 mdf it will work

 

[tyler_fitz 10+ year member]

i wouldn't think so. its not so much the saw that's important, but the fence. a fence doesn't need to be accurate, you can always measure the distance between the blade and the fence with a tape, but if its not square ur fukked. it doesnt take much to cut mdf, but if you're building boxes accuracy is a must. and for 40-50 dollars i would question the accuracy.

 

[jdawg90 10+ year member]

i wouldn't think so. its not so much the saw that's important, but the fence. a fence doesn't need to be accurate, you can always measure the distance between the blade and the fence with a tape, but if its not square ur fukked. it doesnt take much to cut mdf, but if you're building boxes accuracy is a must. and for 40-50 dollars i would question the accuracy.

well i would make the measurements myself and draw a line... i wouldnt go by the saw's measurements.

How would i make a fence for it? With just the table saw, i would only be able to make 10" wide cuts, correct?

Im just trying to get straighter cuts than i do with my 14.4v dewalt saw

 

[miker 5,000+ posts]

It won't help you too much with rips.. But cut all your pieces a little big, and then cut them again with the table saw so they are exact.

 

[jco1385 5,000+ posts]

the 10" is the blade. a 10" diameter blade //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

 

[jdawg90 10+ year member]

how would this work?

http://raleigh.craigslist.org/tls/737008990.html

 

[jco1385 5,000+ posts]

that'd work.

 

[samger2 10+ year member]

A small table saw will work...it just may take a bit more effort and another person helping may be necessary.

 

[edzy 10+ year member]

take a piece of 1/2 ply. secure it to the table top. turn on the saw and raise it thru the plywood. Then make measurements from the blade to point X. Make sure its square. I put a straight piece of say 4" wide scrap against the blade, and make a line. Then make all measurements off the line. For a fence, the same 4" scrap screwed to the plywood. You can make cuts up to 46" wide.