brx017 wrote:hartk1213 wrote:Awesome nice job on the saw..I have I think the newer model and I love it they are great saw ..next step you should do if your not already going to do is make a cross cut sled they are so helpful
Thanks, and yeah I've got a new sheet of 3/4" hardwood plywood and 3/4" MDF on the ready to start making some jigs! First thing will be a crosscut sled for sure. That was the biggest reason I wanted to step up to a better saw. My little 12" capacity Skil has funky little t-slots with "ears" that stick out, so its not jig friendly. About the only things you can use with it is the crappy miter gauge it came with (it flops around in the slots itself), and the rip fence that skews when you clamp it down.
Since you have a similar saw, I've got a question for you. Do you find 36" capacity is enough? The reason I ask is I can shift the fence system to the right and have as much as 50" capacity. Maybe I'll just leave it alone, but it could see it being useful when cutting up plywood. Of course then I would need one heck of an outfeed table!
awesome you should be able to make quite a few jigs out of that..i used alot of mdf for my jigs
and for the capacity i find it to be just fine if i need to cut something like a full sheet of plywood ill use my skil saw which is easier to maneuver than a sheet of plywood
here is some of the upgrades i did to my saw if you were looking for some ideas
http://imgur.com/a/NnTeb