Brother, I did exactly what you told us! I was building cabinets in Dominican republic and the wood availability there is limited! All I had was my power, handsaw and a piece of particle wood. So I built a table saw following your instructions and it worked beautifully. I think you’d be proud of me. Thanks Bro!!

@GUIDE_Nico

Ай бұрын

You're awesome Johnny! I only have so many tools and Izzy helped with so much in the wallet department.

That's how it's done! Lots of videos show how to build a "simple" jig, and the first thing they do is break out more complex tools--bandsaw, table saw, router, and expensive fences to make a "simple" jig. Bravo for not missing the point.

@thechinadesk

7 жыл бұрын

Exactly right. Well said.

@vegan608

7 жыл бұрын

FuriousFilipino

@antonioerlano1741

7 жыл бұрын

FuriousFilipino

@nholt

7 жыл бұрын

YES I hate it when they use complex tools to build something simple.

@ArcanePath360

7 жыл бұрын

Or worse, they use a table saw they already have to show you how to make one. They show a power button being added but you're thinking, so how does this wire into the saw? Do I need to take it apart and override the switch? This guy shows that all you do is add a zip tie to the trigger! Simples.

Thanks for sticking to the “simple” part. don’t have the money to buy every tool so this helps tons

you know why i appreciate this video? Because it's an actual quick video. I hate having to watch 3 15 minute videos on building something that I'm only gonna use very rarely.

Thank you for the impromptu quick table saw with fence build! I sent this (and the other recent videos) forward for two different apartment dweller friends that were complaining about not having room for one! This will definitely meet both their needs! Thank you again!

@izzyswan

10 жыл бұрын

Awesome. hope it helps

@TomSnyder--theJaz

10 жыл бұрын

I like your style, izzy swan ! ;)

This video is exactly what I needed. I'm going to build some kitchen cabinets overseas and the only tools I can use will be whatever fits in a suitcase. I plan to do all cuts with a cordless circular saw and possibly a cordless router, but I really wanted to have a tablesaw as well. This video showing how to make one is perfect. Thank you Izzy.

Thank you, sir. I've been looking for a way around buying an expensive table saw. Thank you very much for the instructions. It's so simple and exactly what I've been looking for to get started with some longer rips.

"Not the perfect solution but if it's gonna get me woodworking...I'll do it." Subscribed.

@susanlc95

3 жыл бұрын

I agree! I subscribed also.

@bendennis7730

3 жыл бұрын

Likewise 👍

@teo-medesi

3 жыл бұрын

It's gonna get you going to the emergency room.

@jaymylotto8134

3 жыл бұрын

That was the dumbest phrase in thos clip. What he's doing is very unsafe. Even more unsafe when beginning woodworkers use it.

I love this idea. I have a left handed old circular saw that I’d like to replace, but now I may just repurpose it for this instead!

Beautiful! You're really good at eyeballing things, man. I'll have to do more measuring.

Thanks Izzy, this is exactly what I need in small-as-hell garage/shop/laundry. I have a miter saw mounted on a barbecue cart, but, as you're well aware, there are times when you have to have a table saw. This is great solution for my lack of space, lack of funds, table saw delema.

So helpful. When you say "simple" (unlike lots of other videos) you actually mean it. Thanks!

Amazing video! Thanks Izzy! Thank to you I am closer and closer to start some woodworking by myself and the biggest issue for me is lack of proper workshop tools but with tips like this, there is no issue! Once again thanks and please keep up this outstanding stream of most helpful videos!

Another great project from the THINK WOODSHOP.. cheers Mick!!!

my fellow American, you are the HONEY BADGER of wood working and what makes America great again.

i need a table saw really bad but i dont have the cash. You always have the best cheapest ideas, ill be making one this weekend with a foot petal momentary switch so soon as i walk away its off.

I love that idea. How simple. Now I know what to do with my old circular saw. Thanks again for sharig all your awsome ideas.

@izzyswan

10 жыл бұрын

The old ones are great for this most of them were built alot more sturdy

@unbreakableironman

4 жыл бұрын

@@izzyswan After I do this mod, I will look into 3d printing a plastic protector over the blade or maybe there is one out there already to purchase.

I would suggest instead of using screws to mount it use recessed bolts. If you double up your plywood you can put the bolts between the sheets, this will allow you to easily remove and replace the saw anytime. Also if you created your bolt holes before you did the plunge cut the blade will always run down the center and be square to the table. Follow up with a router bit to open the hole a little and you've got a square work space and a perfectly aligned saw blade.

@aimanjajo9951

2 жыл бұрын

Hi home Hunter, what do you mean by double up your plywood? and what do you mean put the bolts between the sheets? Thanks

@keithfuery2414

2 жыл бұрын

@@aimanjajo9951 Use 2 sheets 9mm ply. Drill through one sheet and counterbore to hold your bolt heads, then glue other sheet on top. Bolts are then covered, in between the 2 sheets.

@danierobbers9254

Жыл бұрын

@@keithfuery2414 this is amazing advice because I if I do this it will because I only have one saw. and do you have any advice on best ways to attach it to low saw horses. I am going to be making a roman work bench because my advalable space is crazzy small

You're a VERY GOOD designer/builder/maker of things Izzy, what's more important is you're a GREAT person, 10/10 for everything bro.

Thanks for all your limited tool vids in addition to your regular content. I am writing from Guatemala where I just finished a double bunk (my version of a Jay Bates build) and triple bunk for my wife's cousin. The only tools I had were two corded drills, a circular saw, two squares, and a tape measure. I can't thank you enough for all that you have taught me even though we have never met. If you are interested, I could send you pics. Keep up the good work.

This has been the best simple table saw build I've seen so far. Genius work.

@izzyswan

9 жыл бұрын

Tim Vine Thank you Tim glad it helped

@robinrwilsonsauls

9 жыл бұрын

izzy swan How the hell did this help???????????

@blindsidebank

8 жыл бұрын

+Robin Sauls ... he made a table saw out of 3/4" ply and a skillsaw. It helped by saving him a few hundred dollars to buy a tablesaw... think before commenting

@jshlnd14

8 жыл бұрын

+Mark Pederson You can't help it man. Some people are too stupid for their own good. LOL!

@aleksandergjuraj6002

7 жыл бұрын

metabo troncatrice

Like it, just what I've been looking for, plain and simple and easy to make. Thanks.

This guy is a maniac; I love his work and it is totally doable and functional. I have known guys who have produced full oak entertainment centers for their living rooms that were as majestic as most furniture I have seen.

Brilliant! I needed a table saw to cut some cabinet drawer inserts and didn’t want to buy one for such a small project. This is brilliant!

This guy is good, built a 10 minute table saw in 7 minutes..

@jltaco85

5 жыл бұрын

and 2 seconds, which means he had 2 mins and 58 seconds to smoke that pack of marlboros

@jamesdavis3757

4 жыл бұрын

He was taking the ads into account.

@arykesdeminno4389

4 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂👍

@paddyjsheridan

4 жыл бұрын

Your the type of person to go for beers with 🍺

@chancelake7770

4 жыл бұрын

jltaco85 has

G'day Izzy--Ian from Oz--been watching your vids for 18 months or more,,love the lateral thinking-great ideas etc.. Getting more out of our tools is extremely commendable... I happen to be a very lazy bloke who always like to find the easiest way to do things--I do not believe in sweat but I do believe in laziness.Laziness encourages all sorts of inventions--so laziness is good...Keep the vids coming--Ian

Oh this is awesome. My wife got me a ryobi table saw with a fixed hinge blade guard so I couldn't rip long boards (only good for tiny wood working moldings etc) so been ripping with my circle saw for years and sux. This I'm gonna build. 1000 thank U's

Lovely video thanks Izzy! I really like your straight-forward, no-nonsense approach where functionality is the name of the game.

Saw this video a few nights ago and the next morning I went out to the garage, grabbed a scrap piece of plywood, 4 screws, and my circular saw. I was up and cutting in under 30 minutes! Thank you so much for this idea. I rarely have a need for a table saw, so buying one was unrealistic. I am probably going to elaborate on your design just a bit by adding threaded inserts in the plywood so that I can bolt the saw on when needed so I don't have to worry about stripping out the screw holes every time I set it up

@muller27x

9 жыл бұрын

Oh and for my fence, I just used vise grip clamps for quick dimension changes

@DJracerTT03

9 жыл бұрын

muller27x Put a video up once you get it complete - would love to see it!

Great ! I do put my sweat into my work too and I love it. Wood last longer !

Built my table saw tonight. Works great. Went to Lowes and picked up all of the pieces precut and a switch for $25. Checked off the bucket list.

I appreciate the simplicity of this construct plan. I don't have a lot of tools but definitely find that some aspects of alternative tool options would be useful like the table saw.

I like this idea. Thanks for your great video!

So, I like this idea as a quick down and dirty technique. It looks to be a great idea for when a table saw does go down and you can't afford to stop the project as well as for that beginner who cant afford a decent saw. I have one suggestion however. Extend the rip fence on the opposite side of the table and mimic what you did to the front of the saw fence to the rear. This should allow you to slide the fence along the "table". If done with a little precision it once you measure and clap it should stay pretty accurate. and you can use clamps on the two sides to keep the fence from moving off the measured mark. Also you should be able to set up preset measurement lines off of the blade that would act as a measuring guide for your fence. Simple adds that may take a little long but should may also speed up the actual work. Hope this can help someone.

@rockandmeatroll

5 жыл бұрын

Great idea and thanks and to Izzy

@kraiggreenly5194

3 жыл бұрын

Great idea. I'm one of those who cannot afford a table saw yet.

Greetings Izzy! I bought a saw, I wanted precision in the cut, I saw many videos and it was your idea that I liked: simple, functional, easy to manufacture, short and concrete explanation. Thank you! My cuts are now less than 1mm accurate

IZZY....great solution to the age old problem. Always need a table saw. I have always used a half sheet of ply w/ a fence clamped down to do my rips. this is a more permanent solution that is lightweight and very portable. It gave me the idea to build a few different size tables for the different applications depending on what your building. Keep up the good work.

You're an awesome person. I've got an extra DeWalt in going to do this with

@woodworkingandepoxy643

3 жыл бұрын

How'd it turn out?

Thanks Iz, I'm waiting for my table saw. I the meantime, I just did what you did. I needed to cut some strips real quick and it work out well. Thx again.

Dude, I think even a beginner can follow your instructions! Thank you. Well done!

Short, efficient, no long talks for nothing !! excellent video. THANKS FOR SHARING.

I just started woodworking and need money for more basic tools. I'm really excited to try this out and put it to work until I can afford a real table saw. Thanks!

@timothymbess

8 жыл бұрын

+Stephen Al-Hakim This is a great way to lose a finger or get an eye gouged out from kick back. I don't yet own a table saw but a riving knife should ALWAYS be part of your setup.

@Lu-cho

6 жыл бұрын

+Timothy Bess bla bla. even with all the protection accessories. stupid people have a injury. a real stupid need for sure that.. what you talking about.

@jeffdains4611

5 жыл бұрын

@@timothymbess Because everyone knows there was 100% accident rates before riving knives were invented and installed.

This is genius. Thank you so much

As someone who is just now getting in to wood working I found this video to be amazingly educational, like you said not the best table saw... but for someone in a bind it is awesome!

Just building a garden office and struggled to cut the thin trims accurately round the windows, saw this idea and ten minutes later, four screws, a cable tie and some 30mm heavy duty flooring board and now got a working table saw, clamped the board to a folding Black and Decker Workmate. Thanks Izzy from the UK, brilliant stuff

Nice- and I'm a heavy sweater too. Got the rust spots on my table saw to prove it.

these thumbs down show little respect..if people think they can do better keep it to yourself... tnks nice video

Made this years ago, did not want to drill through my skill saw deck so I used carage bolts+ tabs made out of aluminum + butterfly nuts for mounting perposes. my fence I used 4ft level quick pistol grip claps. Been using it for years mine is box type so I just put in on saw hoarses and I am good to go also wired in electrical box on off switch witch gives me 3 extra outlets comes in handy. glad to see someone else does the same.

Love these simple jig ideas executed by Izzy that make preparing wood and solving problems without expensive gear straight forward or easy. 👍👏

you do good work Izzy, subscribed!

@izzyswan

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks man!

@stevesal2000

7 жыл бұрын

buildpro68

Watching this video ... Matthias Wandel wept tears of blood ...

This video is SUPERB. It showed me what to do, how to do it, and what tools I need. I'm going to have a table saw soon. Thank you!

Exactly said by Mr.Furious Filipino that to make a simple jig many have used assorted tools. This video by Izzy is superb and novice like me can try to do it. Thanks to him. I wish if I can get his advice on the minimum size with measurements for the wood used in this will be of immense help to people like. Kudos to the effort by him.

This is awesome! Very impressed, you ought to kick those Marlboros so we can watch you work for years to come.

@sterlinghearth3651

3 жыл бұрын

Judgement is more unhealthy than a Marlboro.

Looks good, I've been wanting to build something similar using an old circular saw and a short Wal-Mart bookcase that fell apart. I was thinking of adding an old jigsaw below as well to use as a cheap bandsaw/scroll saw. There's one big difference between that and yours: Yours exists in the real world. :)

@izzyswan

10 жыл бұрын

I like the idea of adding a jug saw.

So happy I found your channel. Made my first work bench and installed my skill saw as a table saw. Needless to say i have blown people away by following your steps. Now if I can just figure out how to make a drill press out of an old drill I would be in business. Thank you man, look forward to watching more.

@ginsadventures1747

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks man, I will keep an eye opened for one then

years ago i worked as a traveling wooden boat shipwright but didn't have the money or the room in my van for a table saw, and rarely needed one anyway so on those occasions when i needed to rip some small stock for making trim pieces i would make one of these table saw jigs out of scrap plywood lying around the boatyards and toss it out after the job was done. i also used the same technique with an electric router to make a mini shaper. shipwrights use a bandsaw more than anything so that's what took up most of the space and load capacity in the back of my van.

You saved my butt this weekend when I forgot to pack the table saw.

watched this as i am listening to talking heads both awesome

@TheMrchuck2000

5 жыл бұрын

Well, you just built a dangerous weapon (you "psycho killer" you!).

Finally someone who truly knows what he is talking about. Thanks so much!

This is a great video, no bs, gets stuff done, cover all the things that matter. You can get a straight cut with that. And it took 3 minutes less than advertised :D

Izzy thanks for this video and a lot of your other videos I've watched. It's videos like yours that have inspired me to make my own set-up. I just recently made my own simple table saw from a circular saw, partly encouraged by your videos. I posted a picture of my new saw to a woodworking forum and a couple of experienced woodworkers who have helped me a lot with the workbench project had concerns about the table saw. They were worried about the lack of a riving knife and the risk of the fence not being absolutely parallel to the blade, causing binding and kickback. Do you have an answer to those comments? Should I take any precautions to make it safer etc? Hoping you can make this a bit clearer for me. Thanks again.

@ecospider5

5 ай бұрын

I was also wondering about adding kickback protection. If I could figure that out I would make one of these.

How to...in 10 minutes. Video lasts 7 minutes. :-) Great idea, thanks!

Awesome AND I like that you mentioned the zip tie. I would have forgotten the saw had this safety feature, built the table and then said awww snap!

Way to build on your skills Izzy! Thanks for making this. This will get used.

You made me laugh when you said, "after I plug it in!" The reason I laugh, as I do every time I think of a customer at Home Depot. He bought the dewalt cordless kit and none of the tools worked. He was pissed off because he plugged in the cord part, ( that's what he called it instead of a charger ) and there was no signal reaching the tools. To make a very, very long story short, he thought the charger was supposed to send electric waves to the tools. His interpretation was that they are cordless, weren't they supposed to work like a cordless phone? He plugged in the charger in the garage and was trying to cut branches with the recepicating saw. Wi-fi saw, that MF might have something there. Lol.

@blueflamesable

8 жыл бұрын

+Tony Oliveira Bwaaaa hahahaha are you serious? I wouldn't be able too speak, just lying on the floor laughing.

@tomasjeffersonhernandez4904

7 жыл бұрын

thats actually the next generation power tools! no need to charge just connect it to the bluetooth charger and your ready to go!

@TimeToBeKind

7 жыл бұрын

Tomas, LOL... that's even better. we all keep laughing, meanwhile that guy might have something.

@danmoen755

7 жыл бұрын

Tony Oliveira excellent idea wifi saw. 😒

@dailyfootynews3788

7 жыл бұрын

Wireless power. Tesla took these secrets to his grave unfortunately.. ;)

thank you thank you thank you, this saved my wallet!

Flippin sweet. I knew this was possible but couldnt picture in my head clearly exactly how to do it. This is the how. Nice one.

i really like that you dont over explain. im pretty new to this and enjoy the "thinking" about it. cheers Izzy! keep it up.

Dude's like the Naked Chef of carpenty: quick, simple and effective!

@regondi

9 жыл бұрын

The naked carpenter...that's your new show izzy

There is a reason real table saws have safety features and are so well built. Unfortunately, it will take a finger lost or kick back through the stomach to teach most.

@kint5ugee

5 жыл бұрын

yet people still hurt themselves on them. Get off your high horse.

@danbytp

3 жыл бұрын

Chicken!

Brilliant improvisation! Thank you for imparting your knowledge to a beginner.

You Rock Izzy Swan. I love the simplicity of this project.

hi izzy i would like to ask if you have think of something like an anti kick back for this jig

I screwed an old skillsaw to the bottom of a chair in this same manner so i could cut straight identical squares to make a chessboard, bit gutted to see I'm not the only genius who thought of this :L

@labibbidabibbadum

4 жыл бұрын

I thought you were going to say you screwed it to the bottom of a chair and switched it on when your mother in law sat down. You scoundrel! How could you??

Going to help no end are these little tips, just starting up again and not a lot of room or cash so really appreciate the time you have put in.

Well done, I lack space temporarily so a table saw plan like this is great! i can work out minor details of getting angle cuts, thanks

I see you're not only a woodworker but also have a green thumb

well, I made one myself as I cannot afford a table saw. the problem I encountered is that the saw base is not strong enough to hold the it weight @ up-side-down position, and therefore the blade is not square off the table surface. so it is very hard to have a straight mitre cut with a 2x4 timber. anyone has the same problem?

@chipmcshoulder3798

8 жыл бұрын

consider building a box to go around the saw that supports the weight.

My work shops tiny and this works a treat for such a small space. Not only that but on a good day (weather wise i mean) i screw to some heavy duty garden furniture i made last year, and i'm away. Thanks Izzy :)

Izzy, awesome stuff. My tool experience is as a rough carpenter... comfortable working on makeshift tables with Skillsaw, belt sander, jigsaw, and hand drill (with guide). I decided I want to repair, and then actually build guitars. Need to step my carpentry game WAY up, but I don't have room for a bunch of shop tools... I want to use my hand-electric tools. You the man!! Exactly what I needed guidance on. Thank you!!! Subscribed.

You should teach them how to build prosthetic fingers also.

Just a thought, wouldn't it be easier to screw down the base first, THEN cut the slot for the blade? That way you don't have to worry about lining up the blade with the slot when screwing it down later.

@KhendrukChoda

9 жыл бұрын

Daniel Batts may b he wants to extend the groove a little further, hence before hand...

@ElliotSpear1

9 жыл бұрын

Daniel Batts no cause you need it a bit wider than the blade like he said in the video

@KhendrukChoda

9 жыл бұрын

yup there u r .....

@mochlod

6 жыл бұрын

This would work if you had a tool other than the saw to widen the slot. dremel or router would work.

Good job . simple, easy and practical. thank you

This is by far the best and easiest of all. Izzay had just done what we thought of doing but could not get act together due to inexperience. I only need a table saw for my decking project where 5 meter long boards need to be stripped along the length...pretty challenging without a table saw. But otherwise, table saw is dangerous and fairly useless for me buy one. I can just dismantle the whole thing as soon as I finish the project. Many thanks Izzy.

"After I turn the power on" LOL

This genius could build Noah's Ark in an afternoon.!

@nittiannandakrisnan487

9 жыл бұрын

and sweat so much as to cause the flood

@scottydntno

9 жыл бұрын

nitti annandakrisnan I was thinking the same thing.... he literally puts his sweat into his work LMAO

@nittiannandakrisnan487

9 жыл бұрын

ye he/s cool

@fusion-music

9 жыл бұрын

Enrico Palazzo If your name is Izzy and you have God playing on your side - you can build wooden ships that big. As man has advanced in many thousands of years, we have lost the skills. Izzy just happens to use his brain better than some. Certainly better than me.

@fusion-music

9 жыл бұрын

Enrico Palazzo Ciao Enrico. I understand fully what you are saying and what your thought processes are. I follow science and also 'God'. Science is being re-written as we speak. So we do not understand all things. God was re-written by clergy - but they maligned him. My understanding is that if God is all powerful and wrote the laws of physics (which we do not know thoroughly), then he also has the power and knowledge to make the ark work (stress-wise). So if we build an ark, it will not work - if God blesses the building of it - it will work. But you are right, from current understanding of engineering, the ark would not work. Nice to have a bit of fun though and see Izzy doing things out of the ordinary. Nothing works until we try it. Have a look at Izzy making a bowl with a table saw. Ciao for now.

I really appreciate you sharing these tips. A similar design was my first "Table Saw" in the mid '70's and I still have one circular saw with holes in the base just in case.

Build a table saw in 10 minutes... Did it, and done! Works great. Thanks, Izzy keep posting awesome content. Who wants cheap furniture with no style from China anyway. Just build it your dang self and let the grandkids fight over who gets to keep it!

wow, you must garden a lot because you seem to have a green thumb. (please forgive me for the bad joke)

This doesn't look lethal at all.

@aaronholmgren5497

7 жыл бұрын

Show me a table saw that doesn't...

@basilmemories

6 жыл бұрын

one with a proper guard on it?

@pershop4950

6 жыл бұрын

So add a few more things that will be useful and protective. I'm sure the video is just showing how to get something basic up and running, there are way more things to do to make it safer, including properly mounting it on something more stable than the end of a table.

@trevorcrane1664

6 жыл бұрын

Ffs, have a cry. However did our grandparents survive when none of the tools they worked with had guards and other idiot safe features? The number one danger with any tool is the tool behind the tool...

@Xanderfied

6 жыл бұрын

All power tools have a Darwin award warning label implied. If every safety step causes you to pause, and think, perhaps wood working is the wrong vocation.

Bro I agree so much with this simple setup. It's far from being perfect but when you just have a saw - and nothing else that's just nice. I love your little tips like putting a first screw for fixing the saw, then squaring. Aligning with the blade also seems to be a nice idea, I was struggling to get nice 90° but that goes just well.

I Like It. My Old Man used to mount his Skilsaw on a 55 Gal Barrel., A little high but Portable and good for collecting the Dust.

Joe: got the note about "Skill" saw. Interesting because I believe Skill invented the saw and like Thermos Bottle or Xerox Copy it became a household word for the tool. I like most all my baby boomer friends, call all circular saws "Skill" saws. Oddly enough when I buy a circular saw, I always buy a Skill brand. Somehow just seems right.

@JSchrumm

8 жыл бұрын

+David Clink I think of sawsall when it comes to reciprocating saws.

@mysss29

7 жыл бұрын

*Skil *Sawzall meh

You did it more than half year ago - now let's add safety.

Took me about an hour but it works perfectly! I’m very happy with the results. Thanks!

thanks for posting this, great stuff, when it gets warm enough I will do this with my circular saw

Super dangerous setup if u use this method keep the on off switch handy. And mount everything securely. Great video though.

Examine your saw to ensure it will work before you make this saw table.

Thanks for giving me the reason to keep my extra circular saw. One can be the permanent table saw and the other is still permanently portable.

Simple and clever. Thank you, it couldn't have been simpler.