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BrownFinger wrote: »Thanks,need to find some suitable wood to do the bottom shelves.
Do you want it to be a full flat shelf on both sides? As in, would you be okay with small gaps in a shelf? (Depends on what you plan storing on it I suppose..)
Reason I ask is given it's "rustic" look, it might look kinda cool with rebar running side to side, or back to front as a shelf.
Drill holes to slot the bars into place and drill halfway through the opposing strut. Maybe set them at 1" apart or whatever makes an even figure across that shelf span.
Spray paint them black or grey or whatever and bobs your uncle. I intend using some very soon on a coffee table plan.
Just an idea..
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BrownFinger wrote: »That is absolutely class.
Another one added to the list :rolleyes:
What was bill for the timer if you dont mind me asking ?
I built this BBQ bench after seeing Mossyms one!
That concrete top is class!!
I think roughly
9x2 = 150
6x2 = €140
4x4 = €200
Steel anchors = €110
Nuts and bolts €50
Not cheap when you add it up, but should last a fair while. And sure the fun is in making it, there’d be no enjoyment in getting someone to do it for ya.0 -
Some really great projects have been posted recently, so I decided to drag down the tone a little bit
Last week I did a quick bodge to mount a cheapo table saw on the side of the bench in one of our farm sheds so that I can do quick and dirty fence work, and breaking up rough sawn timber into workable planks.
Side note: the table saw is an Einhell tc-ts 2025/1 u - don't buy these or their differently branded equivalents, they're the lowest possible intersection between cost reduction, quality and features, which leads to a (IMO) dangerous tool. I was given this one for free.
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looks cool ive a similar table which houses my chop saw most of the time, youve given me an idea;)chillyspoon wrote: »Some really great projects have been posted recently, so I decided to drag down the tone a little bit
Last week I did a quick bodge to mount a cheapo table saw on the side of the bench in one of our farm sheds so that I can do quick and dirty fence work, and breaking up rough sawn timber into workable planks.
Side note: the table saw is an Einhell tc-ts 2025/1 u - don't buy these or their differently branded equivalents, they're the lowest possible intersection between cost reduction, quality and features, which leads to a (IMO) dangerous tool. I was given this one for free.
Ive the same saw. Got it in argos on a bargain alert. It was only about €80. The fence is terrible and the noise is deafening but it cuts well for me and is a huge step up from not having a table saw. I have another type clamp i lock in place behind that fence to stop it flexing when making cuts.
Im not defending it or anything ive nothing to compare it to but whats so dangerous about it compared to a different one?
Also what did you cut those slabs on the left with they look like great future projects!0 -
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looks cool ive a similar table which houses my chop saw most of the time, youve given me an idea;)
Ive the same saw. Got it in argos on a bargain alert. It was only about €80. The fence is terrible and the noise is deafening but it cuts well for me and is a huge step up from not having a table saw. I have another type clamp i lock in place behind that fence to stop it flexing when making cuts.
Im not defending it or anything ive nothing to compare it to but whats so dangerous about it compared to a different one?
Also what did you cut those slabs on the left with they look like great future projects!
For me there are a few compounding issues that make it a dangerous saw, and of course this applies to pretty much all saws in this price range, there are so many sacrifices made to make them this cheap, I'm only targeting the Einhell because it's the one I have. Here's the list:- Stability - they make these saws so light that anything more than the smallest board passing through it is going to risk the entire saw sliding away from the user, they have little metal hoops on the legs intended to stop it from tipping but a little slide + a little twist caused by even the tiniest difference in grip between one side and the other is going to increase the risk of kickback.
- Fence - you've called this one out; the fence is awful, any fence movement is a kickback risk.
- Table - the table is so lightweight that it flexes under load - this is a lift risk; hence another kickback risk.
- Marketing - think of all the above and then think how these budget saws are marketed; they're sold in supermarkets and targeted at beginners - the very set of people unprepared for dealing with the outcome of the issues above if something goes wrong.
My intention with bench mounting it is to nip the stability issues in the bud and it has made a massive, massive difference. The fence is next on my hit list for improvement - not sure what I'm going to do there yet.
I had a look at replacing the table with a melamine surface but when I opened up the saw I found that it's a much bigger task than it looked from the outside so I ran away
The slabs are some very mixed ash by the way - I expect about 50% loss due to rot. It was a dead tree that we had to fell a couple of years back and a guy milled it for me with his mobile mill. I need to check but I think it has just about reached dry enough to mill further for interior acclimatisation, which was a major factor in doing this little project first.0 -
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Yeah actually i have had the table tip back when doing rip cuts. I never installed the stability loops myself. I think i might mount it on the table like you have done to see how it feels but thats for another day i got a cheap router and router table(silverline 2050w) that im sure is going to get dangerous at some point:pac:
Funny enough i was looking at fence kits on amazon yesterday but they are more expensive than the saw so ill stick with my clamp on fence when needed.
A stability bodge that you could do in 5 mins and I think would genuinely help is to put a couple of concrete blocks at the inside of the front legs and simply duct tape them to the legs; it'll be as ugly as sin but should work!
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chillyspoon wrote: »A stability bodge that you could do in 5 mins and I think would genuinely help is to put a couple of concrete blocks at the inside of the front legs and simply duct tape them to the legs; it'll be as ugly as sin but should work!
A weightily solution indeed
I didn't bother with the support frame
I just bolt to the bench“I can’t pay my staff or mortgage with instagram likes”.
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Finished the wrestling ring.
Ill try the imbed but it never works for me but heres the link also: Wrestling ring build finished https://imgur.com/gallery/hFb1FGy0 -
chillyspoon wrote: »For me there are a few compounding issues that make it a dangerous saw, and of course this applies to pretty much all saws in this price range, there are so many sacrifices made to make them this cheap, I'm only targeting the Einhell because it's the one I have. Here's the list:
- Stability - they make these saws so light that anything more than the smallest board passing through it is going to risk the entire saw sliding away from the user, they have little metal hoops on the legs intended to stop it from tipping but a little slide + a little twist caused by even the tiniest difference in grip between one side and the other is going to increase the risk of kickback.
- Fence - you've called this one out; the fence is awful, any fence movement is a kickback risk.
- Table - the table is so lightweight that it flexes under load - this is a lift risk; hence another kickback risk.
- Marketing - think of all the above and then think how these budget saws are marketed; they're sold in supermarkets and targeted at beginners - the very set of people unprepared for dealing with the outcome of the issues above if something goes wrong.
My intention with bench mounting it is to nip the stability issues in the bud and it has made a massive, massive difference. The fence is next on my hit list for improvement - not sure what I'm going to do there yet.
I had a look at replacing the table with a melamine surface but when I opened up the saw I found that it's a much bigger task than it looked from the outside so I ran away
The slabs are some very mixed ash by the way - I expect about 50% loss due to rot. It was a dead tree that we had to fell a couple of years back and a guy milled it for me with his mobile mill. I need to check but I think it has just about reached dry enough to mill further for interior acclimatisation, which was a major factor in doing this little project first.
Agree with all this, with the T shirt to prove it!! Aldi and Lidl saws are grand, and it's great to be able get tools as cheap and as accesible, but they are very limited. And table saws are prob the worst considering the damage they can do if you are unfamiliar with how they work. I put mine into a table and it did improve it a huge amount. Still if i was cutting a lot of material on it, i would be looking at getting something old and solid, cast iron table type.
Below is the table i built into it. It makes it way more useable and safe.
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magicbastarder wrote: »i started to read this thinking it was about all the covid fuss yesterday.:D:D:D:D:D 0
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Think I've found the perfect chair for my Man Shed. Thanks! 0 -
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