So Anyway...

jtcnj said:
I've had the Flying V gas for some time now, probably at least 2 years.
I kind of gave up on it; closest I got was a used Dean 79v locally that was gone pretty quick.
But, I had just bought the Squier CV strat, so coming up with another $450 +- was a no go.

I may have found a viable cheapy alternative..... the Firefly.
More to come.

Similar to this but TOM and different color. I prefer the V string through, but not the available finishes.
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DO IT!
 
RVA said:
So anyway, I am thinking of pulling the trigger on a Sawstop table saw. It is expensive, and more than my skills warrant, but it is the only saw that does not cut flesh

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Very sound thinking, Ray. The price is cheap when you consider the alternative.
Then you won't end up like this...
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Still looks like a hand, but only two fingers work now.
 
Hackmaster said:
Very sound thinking, Ray. The price is cheap when you consider the alternative.
Then you won't end up like this...
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Still looks like a hand, but only two fingers work now.
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I am happy to see that you are healed up. This is just a way for you to dazzle us more. You are the guitar MacGyver. You pull off complete magic with any tools you have available. 5 fingers, 3 or even one hand, the results are astounding!!

I am now wondering if a miter saw with a slider and a track saw might be better for my shop. The Sawstop that I want is 6 feet long and would dominate my space. The miter saw, track saw and my bandsaw will make the need for a table saw very minimal. Maybe that is a more effective collection of tools and use of space? Opinions are welcome and appreciated.
 
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RVA said:
I am happy to see that you are healed up. This is just a way for you to dazzle us more. You are the guitar MacGyver. You pull off complete magic with any tools you have available. 5 fingers, 3 or even one hand, the results are astounding!!

I am now wondering if a miter saw with a slider and a track saw might be better for my shop. The Sawstop that I want is 6 feet long and would dominate my space. The miter saw, track saw and my bandsaw will make the need for a table saw very minimal. Maybe that is a more effective collection of tools and use of space? Opinions are welcome and appreciated.
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Thanks Ray, space is my biggest hurdle as well.
 
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Ray, If you do buy a track saw, you will not be disappointed. They are particularly useful for cutting full sheets of plywood which are awkward to make smaller on a table saw. Track saws shine for either cross cutting or ripping. A simple portable table saw such as my Dewalt should also last you a good number of years too for cutting thicker and harder woods at a relatively low cost. Pretty sure Dono has one too. One can always use a combination of track saw and table saw to have all the bases covered. You can expand the work surface for just about any table saw by constructing outfeed tables etc.

I went with the Makita track saw over the Festool, mostly a price decision. I have 2 Tracks and the joining pieces in order to do a full rip on an 8 foot sheet of ply.

Also, you can surely keep all your digits and use your saw safely to avoid hand damage. One just has to respect their tool, and use push sticks, anti kickback accessories and the riving knife to keep the kerf spread while ripping on a table saw. Sharp blades, push sticks, guards, etc should be sufficient to keep you safe.

 
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Hackmaster said:
Thanks Ray, space is my biggest hurdle as well.
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Mine too. ALL my life, I have been squeezed. A small row house and postage stamp yard with no garage. THEN when mom left dad, we moved to a safe and nice place, but for space, it was worse. Mom moved us to an apartment.

Beginning @ 30 years old the best I had was my own "country" house where I had sheds, yards to set up tools, and my living room, dining room, office room, basement, bedrooms. EVERYTHING but a garage or shop to actually have an organized and permanent place to work and a place to have the sweetest of dream come true scenario, a shop with set places for everything. At no time in my 58 years have I ever had the ability to set up a work space where I could store tools and supplies methodically and easy to find and get tools setup to work, and then go right to the job at hand. Lack of space kills organization. It really sucks to have to hunt for tools, or fasteners, or glue, wire, etc because you took certain things to a job site, then need it at home, only have to find it on a job, shed, trailer, trunk of this car, or that truck, job box, under the bed, or wherever the last place one puts it.


Good luck Ray
 
chilipeppermaniac said:
Ray, If you do buy a track saw, you will not be disappointed. They are particularly useful for cutting full sheets of plywood which are awkward to make smaller on a table saw. Track saws shine for either cross cutting or ripping. A simple portable table saw such as my Dewalt should also last you a good number of years too for cutting thicker and harder woods at a relatively low cost. Pretty sure Dono has one too. One can always use a combination of track saw and table saw to have all the bases covered. You can expand the work surface for just about any table saw by constructing outfeed tables etc.

I went with the Makita track saw over the Festool, mostly a price decision. I have 2 Tracks and the joining pieces in order to do a full rip on an 8 foot sheet of ply.

Also, you can surely keep all your digits and use your saw safely to avoid hand damage. One just has to respect their tool, and use push sticks, anti kickback accessories and the riving knife to keep the kerf spread while ripping on a table saw. Sharp blades, push sticks, guards, etc should be sufficient to keep you safe.
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Thank you. What do you use to support the workpiece when using a track saw? Obviously, it gets cut as well. I saw a foam pad, 2x4 on horses, but what is the most common solution?
 
RVA said:
Thank you. What do you use to support the workpiece when using a track saw? Obviously, it gets cut as well. I saw a foam pad, 2x4 on horses, but what is the most common solution?
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Ray, Not necessarily on the " it gets cut as well"

Many times if not just about ALL for circular saw and track saw cutting, I have the piece of wood I am cutting ABOVE what I support the material with.

Saw horses, Work table, 2x4 studs, even floors can support the material being cut. Let me paint a little picture. " How I go about sawing"
I will start with floor cutting ( when I started in carpentry we framed houses and never had saw horses or tables. We started with plating the foundations, then setting steel beams and lally columns, then floor and rim joists, and finally decked the joists with 3/4 T and G plywood. Plywood was typically be set in whole hacks or 1/2 hacks on the joists with a fork lift or crane, depending on which floor we were on, 1st, 2nd etc.

One of my main jobs was to cut the partial sheets for the floor as the other carpenters would lay out, glue and nail the full sheets. My cutting assistants during "decking" One trick we had was to cut 3 sheets at a time. Here we would tack 8 penny nails through the 3 sheets and we used a large 8 1/4 inch bladed saw to be able to cut through 3 sheets with one pass. If we were cutting single sheets with angles or complex shapes like for roofing, we would use our 2x4 under the sheet, a chalk box and skill to cut all the single sheets.

Same principal is what I do for track saw cutting. Now sometimes I cut on floor and use support 2x4 studs, other times I use saw horses, 2x4's and a spare sheet of plywood to make a table top.

I will post some vids to show you.
 
One of the best and most efficient carpenters I have learned a shid ton from. This guy knows how to really economize and to make ways to make his tools work their best to make him money as efficiently as possible.

 
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