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Juggling Table Saws

In the middle of the shop, I have three table saws that are connected into one large table. Two of the saws are a Powermatic 72 and a Powermatic 66. These two saws I use all the time. They face each other; each is the outfeed table for the other saw. Next to these two saws, I have an Oliver 88 which I haven’t used as much. In this project, I fixed the wobbly arbor on the Oliver 88, so the blade now runs straight and true. I also moved the Oliver 88 to become the side table for the Powermatic 66. This allowed me to use the fence from the 66 on both the 66 and the Oliver 88 giving the Oliver a fence and making the saw much more useful. I also adjusted the Powermatic 72 slightly so it is slightly further away from the Powermatic 66. I adjusted the fence on the 72 so I have more space to the left of the blade which I found to be more useful. Also, the emergency stop button on the 72 is a little more accessible. The entire setup got slightly narrower and a little bit longer, but I’m finding it very useful.

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0:00 (introduction)
1:20 (fixing)
4:17 (moving 88-D)
9:40 (moving 66)
14:18 (moving 72)
18:28 (all together)
22:10 (conclusion)

21 Replies to “Juggling Table Saws”

  1. Haven't we all said I'll just move this 1 thing and soon we have created 4 other projects to do that 1 thing.

  2. Three table saws is every woodworkers dream. Great video,fun to watch (as usual). Thank you Frank!

  3. I just love how you can see the editing getting better and better every video. Keep at it, Frank! Much love <3

  4. Pretty nice work, Frank! The shop is looking much better now! ????
    Stay safe there with your family! ????????

  7. How many table saws do you need?
    Frank: Yes!

    Joking aside, awesome video! I'm especially in love with the crane!

  8. Oh, wow! The project screen is back! And TWO Franks! I love these vids. So much fun to watch.

  13. Hi, Frank.. I always seeing you fighting with your radial arm saw… Here is one suggestion. Make the pully from the counterweight rope bigger.. The bigger, the better. This is a lesson which i learned on my Homemade panel saw build. Greets from Germany.

  14. Frank, its ok to say it. We all know this move was to be able to play with the new fancy electronic fence xD

  15. SCREW – goes into a threaded hole.
    BOLT – goes through a smooth hole and has a not on the back.
    NUT – has female threads.

  16. This guy reminds me on a sloth in every way. The way he talks, moves like everything.I mean no dissrespect to him he is an excelent creator that is why i watch his videos but everytime i see his video the sloth comes on my mind.

  17. Wow can I SO relate. 1/8" too low. Oops now 1/8" too high somehow. Aaand 1/8" too low again. AAAAA!

  18. You know, why not put everything on wheels on the shop?

    I do this on everything at my home for ease to clean stuff up. What you think about this?

  19. Hey Frank, I enjoy your videos and thought I would drop you a note regarding table saws and on/off switches. On my table saw I installed a push button switch (momentary) that was easy to find on the front of the saw that pulled in a relay to actually start the saw. A second contact on the relay held it energized. To stop the saw I put a kick plate just above the floor that was attached to the front of the saw. A normally closed switch was attached behind the kick plate, so that when the kick plate was kicked, the switch opened and dropped out the motor relay. No need to try to find the on/off switch, just kick the kick plate. I kept the regular start/stop push button for a safety shut off when the saw was not in use. Just a thought, again, always enjoy your videos.

  20. I was expecting to hear that you checked the planer and found the cut depth needed recalibration after the recent head change, but how banal! Glad to see a nice solid old machine back in active service.

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