Thanks for the videos. I too would be interested in seeing a breakdown of this tablesaw. Maybe when you make the improvement you mentioned.

What a tool. I watched you cut your aluminum plates for the make in this video series. With great ease too. After going through the whole of your presentation I decided to convert my own table wood-saw to suit my needs in cutting aluminum....I will appreciate it greatly if you provide me with some info about the motor power, motor rpm, disc diameter and type of disc used in this particular execution. Thank you !!!

@joergbeigang

4 жыл бұрын

The key is using the right blade. There are blades for aluminum available. Every second tooth is a little longer and has a chamfer on the sides. And the angle of the teeth is less aggressive compared to a blade for wood (there are also blades for aluminum for automatic feeding - don't use them). You should use some lubrication, otherwise the aluminum will stick to the teeth. I'm using those sticks that were used for tabbing in the past (I'm still using them for tabbing). I think power isn't critical. It's less power needed then cutting fresh wood in lengths direction. I'm using a very old mafell handsaw inside my table saw. For safety reasons it's pretty important that there's not much play in the moving table and the parallel stop. And of course a riving knife. It can kick back pretty hard. So always stay out of the shooting direction and place your fingers in a way that they are not getting pulled in if it happens. Clamps are a good idea here. As smaller the parts, as more dangerous it is. And protect your eyes with glasses. The chips flying fast and can be very painful in the eye. Guess I covered it all here. Have fun cutting aluminum and stay safe!

@YannisNikoleris

4 жыл бұрын

@@joergbeigang Concise and to the point. Thank you for your time and pointers!!!

Is there a CAD model for the sliding mechanism for the table saw? I can't find it in your website. Awesome build!

@joergbeigang

5 жыл бұрын

I'm happy you like it! The mechanism is quite easy to explain. It's just a cheap linear bearing, a 8 mm steel rod on an aluminum support. The rods are mounted to the body of the saw and the four linear bearings are sitting on an 5 mm aluminum sheet which is screwed to the moving table (in the area where the perpendicular stop is). This got of course some downsides: The travel is quite limited. Should be about 50 to 60 cm. That makes the saw not really suitable for cutting wood panels (somehow ironic for a panel saw ...). There is no real dust collection, so cutting wood is anyway not very pleasurable with this saw. If I'd do it again, I'd made the sliding mechanism upside down. The bearings on the body and the rods on the moving part. Maybe one day I'll change it that way, but for now it's working. Somewhere I still got the CAD files, but it was done on Inventor and I'm not having access to that software anymore. Hope that helps.