Category Archives: Carbide Saw table

Frustrating session in the workshop!

I set everything up last night ready to make a start on cutting the 1.5″ diameter round bar of high tensile steel, in half. I was full of hope that with the carbide tipped saw blade that cuts wood and … Continue reading

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Flycut the top of the Seal Block – need to make a valve seat cutter next.

Today I managed to get the surface fly cut back and also the base but have left 3 thou for final lapping of the top and bottom. Hope its enough! The home made power feed worked great and certainly helped … Continue reading

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Nearly finished the carbide saw tipped table

Design and build of a cutting and grinding centre. It can use carbide tipped saws, slitting saws and diamond grit stone for tools. Continue reading

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‘T’ Slots cut for first part of top plate – carbide saw table project

Well today I manage to finish tapping both top and bottom sets of securing bolts before making a fixture to cut the 16 or so bolts to same size. Once this was done it was over to the milling machine … Continue reading

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More progress on the saw table…..

How one model engineer made a saw table that can use two different sized Carbide tipped blades. It can also hold a diamond grindstone wheel for tool sharpening and slitting saws. Continue reading

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Safety guard for the saw table takes shape.

The design and build of a saw table progresses and this session covers the safety guard Continue reading

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Slitting saw is a new addition to saw table project

Saw table project is improved by the addition of an adaptor which will allow the fitting of slitting saws to the project. Continue reading

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More progress and real movement for saw table

Over the last couple of sessions I have made some progress on the saw table project. Today I completed the quadrant for the saw height adjustment and assembled all the parts to date. I decided that the next job would … Continue reading

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Saw table tensioner handle assembly

Today was another short session but at least it was a session! I continued to work on the handle assembly for the belt tensioning system. After turning down the brass for the main part (it’s the nicest cutting brass I … Continue reading

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