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    No, not what I have in mind. I want a classroom setting with an instructor looking over my shoulder. I took one on Xcell years ago and it helped so much being in a class with others.
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    I tried this and it did help. My problem is that I keep my table highly waxed and I had problems with stuff sliding off the table. I had a 2x4 under the rear feet. About 3 1/2" lift. Not sure of degrees. Maybe too much.
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    Now you just need to get busy and build in the self-contained dust control system like I did on mine. Using a MetroVac 500 and a mini-cyclone its very small and is all underneath out of the way.
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    Very nice Charley. I'm going to have to give them a try sometime. What wood do you use? It looks like maple. Something hard?
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    Excellent feedback. Best of luck to you and please post pics of your work at some point. We do love to see what others are working on.
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    Why? That thing is built like a workbench.
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    Any update or reply?
  9. OCtoolguy
    Still waiting to hear how everything is going. Update maybe?
  10. OCtoolguy
    That thing could double as a tank stand. Very nice job and well engineered. Are the 2x's all glued or just bolted together?
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    Thanks Barb. I've tried using the clamp but it just didn't work out. Maybe I'll give it another try or figure out a better clamp. One of the 2 long cuts on the side either starts or ends in such a way that the clamp side is in the way. Maybe a small relief cutout on the clamp wall would help. Now you have me thinking. Thanks. My brain gets fogged often so I need folks like you to blow away the haze. Lol.
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    Here is what I found and I think this will be what you want to do. A simple fix if you have the tools to work with. This is a Harbor Freight saw but it's similar.
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    Another question, why does it have to be a left hand thread? Can't you make a tension rod in right hand thread so you can use any knob?
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    Here's a pic of what I found in a google search. Can you give us the model number of your saw?
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    Is the Dewalt 788 saw available to you where you live? If it can be bought at a reasonable price, that would be a far better saw.
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    Is it the knob that you are looking for? Can you recall anything at all about the site where you saw it? I found that you can buy the whole assembly from Wen for about $12 U.S. but I have no idea how much it will cost you in SA. I see that it has a flip lever. Is that what you are looking for?
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    I bought a book on Gimp many years ago. I tried learning from the book. I still know nothing about Gimp. The videos are far better. A classroom would be best. I'd love to find a class on Inkscape.
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    I'm glad that you have the mechanical aptitude and ability to "fix" your problem. Those saws have been the reason many beginners get frustrated and give up a great hobby. It's a darned shame that your country's government makes it so difficult to access better equipment.
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    Very nice. Great colors.
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    My oldest would be coming up on 62.
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    Too much.
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    John, you are in good company.
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    They are trying to keep the price down I'm sure and that would add another $50 to the planer. I made my adapter for under $10 and it works great.
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    As much as I envy where you live, I don't envy your tasks. Our biggest job here is to wipe the dust off our front deck furniture so we can sit and watch the world go by. If my wife would let me, I'd put one of my saws on the front porch. But, alas, that ain't gonna happen.
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    Not sure about yours but most require buying a "port" of some sort. I have a Delta and used a Ridgid shop vac adapter to adapt mine to my shop vac.
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