Saw Kicking Back Already
December 21st, 2008Delivery Problems
Troubles have developed in table saw paradise.
The guy who owns the saw thought he could deliver it. But he can’t. So a fifty-dollar gas contribution now turns into a nightmare rental scenario. Looks like a $150 addition to the cost, even if I take a train to rent the truck, drive the saw to Miami, and turn the truck in here.
I’m wondering if I could just take the saw apart. Motor out, top off. The motor has to weigh 75 pounds. I’m sure the top is another hundred. That would leave me with a box weighing around 250 pounds, which I should be able to wrestle onto a pickup bed with help.
The extension is homemade. It would have to come off. I don’t know what to do with it. I don’t want it. It’s too big to go in the garage. Maybe I could just dump it. I have no place to put it, and I am never going to cut giant panels. If I do, I can build a piece of junk like that, myself. I’m sure it’s useful, but it’s not worth losing the saw over.
Do any of you know how to take apart a table saw, and whether this idea is realistic? If the saw will come apart into pieces that can be handled fairly easily, I can borrow my dad’s Explorer and cram it in the back. Total cost: $30.
December 21st, 2008 at 4:24 PM
“Do any of you know how to take apart a table saw, and whether this idea is realistic?”
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Nah, not me. Mine’s portable…
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But hey, look on the bright side – at least itsw not -12 degrees in Miami like it is here in Minneapolis…
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okay… I am not helping … I’ll stop now…
December 21st, 2008 at 4:36 PM
Think the saw would fit in the box of the pickup that you did not get?
Actually, a little trailer would be a good addition for your garage.
I have seen new ones in several tool catalogs for under $300.
Used ones seem to go for around $100.
December 21st, 2008 at 5:02 PM
Partially disassembling a big-assed table saw?
How hard can it be? Just take photos as you disassemble, and bring baggies for the nuts and bolts.
Go for it, Steve. It’s too good a bargain to pass up, and … well … you need it.
December 21st, 2008 at 5:30 PM
That saw looks like a real bargain to me. A well made cabinet saw is a wonderful piece of machinery and you’ll appreciate it every time you make a clean cut. When you set it up square and true it will stay that way. With 5hp you’ll be able to cut what you want. Get yourself some sort of dust collection if you don’t have it already.
As for transportation, borrow something with a trailer hitch and rent a small utility trailer — beats taking the thing apart though you’ll have to take the extension table off just to manipulate the thing. Need some dollies of some sort to move it about. Though these things are heavy, they can be moved and lifted one side at a time to get a dolly or cart on or under. I have a Jet cabinet saw which is probably about the same size and weight and it can be moved about and I’m short, fat, and old.
Good luck
December 21st, 2008 at 5:43 PM
Have you been to Mish’s site today? She says Leah, got some bad news. Do you know what it is?
December 22nd, 2008 at 1:58 AM
The motor comes off (and a 5HP …hmm, not sure: but 50-75 lbs sounds right). Both the cast iron extensions come off, at about 40 lbs each (after the Biesy …which is another 75 lbs or so altogether). The top comes off (fairly easily: about 75 lbs).
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I’ve disassembled a couple of the weighty monsters, and wrestled them into my (tiny Ford Ranger) pickup; anyone can.
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Bring ingenuity. If you ain’t got a brother (I do: lucky – and *fortunate* – me), bring a friend JIC.
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You’re right on this: if you don’t want the extension, just dump it. Even a 500 lb. monster like this can be fairly easily disassembled (and reassembled) for Real People Transport (i.e., without a forklift).
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Best advice: bring a decent set of wrenches and sockets. You Can Do It.