29-12-2014, 01:15 PM
...should have added that the thicknesser is a Metabo HC260C (very common good middle-range unit), the router table is a Kreg PRS1040 (on casters) with a Trend T11 2000W 1/2" router permanently mounted and the optional Kreg micro-adjusting lift and precision miter guide - I use 1/4" -> 1/2" and 8mm -> 1/2" collets so I can use the Leigh and small cutters in it without changing the router...
The saw table is a cheap Axminster BTS10 - early model - which is just about OK - I use one of those digital bevel measurement blocks to ensure that the blade is EXACLY 90 degrees to the table bed to ensure the ends are true - also added a UJT Precision Mitre Fence which I feel is excellent value and is very well made - it seems very similar to the one on the Kreg (which was much more expensive).
The saw table is the weak point in the chain, but I have no space in the workshop to machine stuff so it has to be taken outside, which is a MAJOR pain as it means that serious machining can only be done on fine days and that I have to have a mobile saw table...
Ideally, when the new workshop is on-line, I'll have a nice cast-iron-topped saw table with decent fences...
The saw table is a cheap Axminster BTS10 - early model - which is just about OK - I use one of those digital bevel measurement blocks to ensure that the blade is EXACLY 90 degrees to the table bed to ensure the ends are true - also added a UJT Precision Mitre Fence which I feel is excellent value and is very well made - it seems very similar to the one on the Kreg (which was much more expensive).
The saw table is the weak point in the chain, but I have no space in the workshop to machine stuff so it has to be taken outside, which is a MAJOR pain as it means that serious machining can only be done on fine days and that I have to have a mobile saw table...
Ideally, when the new workshop is on-line, I'll have a nice cast-iron-topped saw table with decent fences...
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