justdraftn Posted March 15, 2018 Report Share Posted March 15, 2018 ....this is my idea of fun. First, after an hour playing w/this beauty, there is no comparison w/the Wen. ....'nough said. No instruction for installing the lock knob. I guess Delta figures if you can figure out how to put the lock knob on the table tilt.....you can use the saw correctly. Not real sure about how to adjust the hold down. Either too tight or not enough. Now I need a cabinet/stand for it. Sit or stand.....????? Scrolling Steve, WayneMahler, kmmcrafts and 2 others 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmmcrafts Posted March 15, 2018 Report Share Posted March 15, 2018 Very nice!! That saw should serve you very well for quite a long time.. I remember the amazing difference when I went from my old Dremmel to the Dewalt.. what a smooth quiet saw.. Then going from the DeWalt to the Hawks and Excaliburs.. Like your light and light mount, LOL.. cool idea.. I'd have never thought of that one.. If you don't have a foot switch... that would be my next investment.. was amazed at how much easier to control the saw with the simple foot switch.. Have fun making sawdust.. and post pictures either of the projects or the pile of sawdust OCtoolguy and WayneMahler 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nrscroller Posted March 15, 2018 Report Share Posted March 15, 2018 HI Take the hold down off, all it does is make it hard to make turns and tight cuts. Nobody uses a hold down, I have been sawing for 30 years and never use one.Learn to grip your wood with finger tips and use one for a holder and one with a lighter touch for pivoting. have fun and good luck Bill new2woodwrk, meflick, Falcon and 3 others 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justdraftn Posted March 15, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2018 14 minutes ago, kmmcrafts said: Like your light and light mount, LOL.. cool idea.. Pretty cool, huh? Pretty high tech. A scrap of walnut, a magnet from Lowes, a foot of #6 ground wire, cheepie LED light from HF and some tape. I made it for changing the lower guides on my band saw. Seems it will have a dual life now. kmmcrafts, OCtoolguy, new2woodwrk and 2 others 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justdraftn Posted March 15, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2018 14 minutes ago, nrscroller said: HI Take the hold down off, all it does is make it hard to make turns and tight cuts. Nobody uses a hold down, I have been sawing for 30 years and never use one.Learn to grip your wood with finger tips and use one for a holder and one with a lighter touch for pivoting. have fun and good luck Bill Thank you! That is exactly what I wanted to hear. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCtoolguy Posted March 15, 2018 Report Share Posted March 15, 2018 I think I see more of those magnetic LED lights in your future. Thanks for a great idea. Now ,why didn't the rest of us think of that? Ray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spirithorse Posted March 15, 2018 Report Share Posted March 15, 2018 Congratulations on the new purchase. Now keep the table waxed to keep it from rusting and take care of your investment. Looking forward to seeing some of your projects. God Bless! Spirithorse OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockytime Posted March 15, 2018 Report Share Posted March 15, 2018 Congratulations on your saw. You will love it! I like the light idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCtoolguy Posted March 15, 2018 Report Share Posted March 15, 2018 9 hours ago, justdraftn said: ....this is my idea of fun. First, after an hour playing w/this beauty, there is no comparison w/the Wen. ....'nough said. No instruction for installing the lock knob. I guess Delta figures if you can figure out how to put the lock knob on the table tilt.....you can use the saw correctly. Not real sure about how to adjust the hold down. Either too tight or not enough. Now I need a cabinet/stand for it. Sit or stand.....????? I say SIT! If you are interested, I have a great plan for a stand. It's heavy and doesn't move. 4 x 4 and 2 x 4 construction. Ray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justdraftn Posted March 15, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2018 33 minutes ago, octoolguy said: I say SIT! If you are interested, I have a great plan for a stand. It's heavy and doesn't move. 4 x 4 and 2 x 4 construction. Ray octoolguy, thanks! for the offer. I have a very small shop.....everything has to move. I was getting ready to build a new stand for the planer...but now I am thinking of a stand for both the planer and scroller. We'll see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCtoolguy Posted March 15, 2018 Report Share Posted March 15, 2018 (edited) 45 minutes ago, justdraftn said: octoolguy, thanks! for the offer. I have a very small shop.....everything has to move. I was getting ready to build a new stand for the planer...but now I am thinking of a stand for both the planer and scroller. We'll see. My shop is 9 x 13 and I have a lot of equipment in it. Two scroll saws. But with that said, the stand that I built for my Dewalt sits pretty much back in a corner but it will move. I have been trying to come up with some sort of "lift" mechanism so that it can be rolled but so far, I haven't found one I like. I don't want to lose the "firmness" that it now has. I did buy some of the H/F foam mat and put that under it so it doesn't move at this time and is very vibration free. Anyway, there are many ways to do it and the stand I built could have wheels incorporated into it. It depends on how creative you are. I don't recall where I found the plans. I made the top so that it can tilt to give me different working angles. Oh, and I also made a dust control system for for it that incorporates a Fein vacuum. I'll stick a pic here. Also the plans. I found them so I'm including them. Dang it. I'm having trouble posting the plans. I'll figure it out and post them. Ray Edited March 15, 2018 by octoolguy new2woodwrk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockytime Posted March 15, 2018 Report Share Posted March 15, 2018 Looks good Ray. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCtoolguy Posted March 15, 2018 Report Share Posted March 15, 2018 36 minutes ago, Rockytime said: Looks good Ray. Thanks Les. I haven't taken any pics of my stand in it's finished condition but I will when it is done. I have been trying to post the plans for the stand but so far I haven't figured out how to do it. I just put up a new topic to see if I can get any help. Ray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justdraftn Posted March 16, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2018 (edited) 2 hours ago, octoolguy said: Oh, and I also made a dust control system for for it that incorporates a Fein vacuum. I'll stick a pic here. Ray That is a very stout looking stand. I like your vacuum system. So, you are vacuuming the dust off the top of the table as opposed to blowing it off. What are the blue flex tubes? Where did you get those? I like the idea of sucking it all up before it gets blow all over. Edited March 16, 2018 by justdraftn wrong quote OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCtoolguy Posted March 16, 2018 Report Share Posted March 16, 2018 (edited) 31 minutes ago, justdraftn said: That is a very stout looking stand. I like your vacuum system. So, you are vacuuming the dust off the top of the table as opposed to blowing it off. What are the blue flex tubes? Where did you get those? I like the idea of sucking it all up before it gets blow all over. I'm vacuuming both top and bottom of the table. No more mess under the table. I still use the blower tube up top and have it aimed in such a way that it pushes the dust toward the upper vacuum tube. I bought the flex tube from here....http://www.loc-line.com/distributors/us-distributors/. I bought 3/4" stuff but when I make the set up for my Hegner, I'm going to make it out of 1/2" instead. Tighter quarters on the Heg. I also have a 20" box fan fitted with a furnace filter to the right of the saw. It pulls some of the dust that is airborn. Ray Edited March 16, 2018 by octoolguy justdraftn 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCtoolguy Posted March 16, 2018 Report Share Posted March 16, 2018 (edited) Wrong/ Won't work. Edited March 16, 2018 by octoolguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Scroller Posted March 16, 2018 Report Share Posted March 16, 2018 Very good and if it was mine I'd make a masonite square larger top to fit over it to give you more table space and even a zero clearance blade hole or with a material of you choice. Roly justdraftn, new2woodwrk and OCtoolguy 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevan Posted March 16, 2018 Report Share Posted March 16, 2018 12 hours ago, octoolguy said: My shop is 9 x 13 and I have a lot of equipment in it. Two scroll saws. But with that said, the stand that I built for my Dewalt sits pretty much back in a corner but it will move. I have been trying to come up with some sort of "lift" mechanism so that it can be rolled but so far, I haven't found one I like. I don't want to lose the "firmness" that it now has. I did buy some of the H/F foam mat and put that under it so it doesn't move at this time and is very vibration free. Anyway, there are many ways to do it and the stand I built could have wheels incorporated into it. It depends on how creative you are. I don't recall where I found the plans. I made the top so that it can tilt to give me different working angles. Oh, and I also made a dust control system for for it that incorporates a Fein vacuum. I'll stick a pic here. Also the plans. I found them so I'm including them. Dang it. I'm having trouble posting the plans. I'll figure it out and post them. Ray Hey Ray, here is an idea for retractable casters for your stand. I did this on my Hawk. OCtoolguy and Phantom Scroller 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrolling Steve Posted March 16, 2018 Report Share Posted March 16, 2018 Congrats on the new saw !....Enjoy ! justdraftn and OCtoolguy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justdraftn Posted March 16, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2018 10 hours ago, octoolguy said: I'm vacuuming both top and bottom of the table. No more mess under the table. I still use the blower tube up top and have it aimed in such a way that it pushes the dust toward the upper vacuum tube. I bought the flex tube from here....http://www.loc-line.com/distributors/us-distributors/. I bought 3/4" stuff but when I make the set up for my Hegner, I'm going to make it out of 1/2" instead. Tighter quarters on the Heg. I also have a 20" box fan fitted with a furnace filter to the right of the saw. It pulls some of the dust that is airtborn. Ray I like this, a lot. Is all the pipe just regular PVC stuff from HD? I have a PowerTec air filter in my basement shop. Works very well. I have the box fan w/furnace filter mounted over the table saw in the garage. It does a good job w/dust. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justdraftn Posted March 16, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2018 Here are retractable casters. https://www.pinterest.com/search/pins/?q=retractable casters&rs=typed&term_meta[]=retractable|typed&term_meta[]=casters|typed OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falcon Posted March 16, 2018 Report Share Posted March 16, 2018 15 hours ago, octoolguy said: I think I see more of those magnetic LED lights in your future. Thanks for a great idea. Now ,why didn't the rest of us think of that? Ray I vote us old guys let younger ones design it and we take advantage of it! LOL new2woodwrk, OCtoolguy, MrsN and 1 other 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justdraftn Posted March 16, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2018 13 minutes ago, Falcon said: I vote us old guys let younger ones design it and we take advantage of it! LOL ...if that was aimed at me.....I got news for 'ya...... I turned 67 on the 14th. I'm a Pi child. ....so, I will be looking for your next design. ....from one fish to another....happy birthday. OCtoolguy, new2woodwrk and Falcon 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meflick Posted March 16, 2018 Report Share Posted March 16, 2018 53 minutes ago, justdraftn said: ...if that was aimed at me.....I got news for 'ya...... I turned 67 on the 14th. I'm a Pi child. ....so, I will be looking for your next design. ....from one fish to another....happy birthday. Happy Belated birthday. OCtoolguy and justdraftn 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCtoolguy Posted March 16, 2018 Report Share Posted March 16, 2018 6 hours ago, stevan said: Hey Ray, here is an idea for retractable casters for your stand. I did this on my Hawk. Thanks. I might have to give this a try. Ray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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