Point well made, Terry. Those things scare me too. I've done a bit of stuff with a radial arm saw...using it like a table saw...not the safest tool either. But ditto to what you said, "<font face="Verdana">maybe it's the
combination of me & a table saw." </font><br><br>JF<br><br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 3/30/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Farrell</b> <<a href="mailto:mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com">mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com
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<div><font face="Verdana">Is there anything we do with pianos on a table
saw that a band saw and a router can't (and maybe a hand-held circular saw
for plywood and a good hand saw for cutting off large dimension lumber)? I
have a Shopsmith, a table saw being the main feature, but I use it mostly for
buffing and drilling (horizontal) - I can't remember when I last used it as a
table saw.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Verdana">Table saws scare the heck out of me (or maybe it's the
combination of me & a table saw). I've had things kick back so darn hard at
me - I simply avoid its use at all costs. I'll be the first to admit, perhaps I
just don't know how to use a table saw correctly - but I'll also suggest that
there are a lot of folks using table saws that haven't had any more professional
woodworking training than I have had (hmmm, could common sense be a factor
here?).</font></div>
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<div><font face="Verdana">So many of the things commonly done on a table saw can
be done with a bandsaw. William Monroe suggested: "Ask Terry Farrell about his
bandsaw (in case you haven't read enough already ;-} )." </font></div>
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<div><font face="Verdana">Cool suggestion. Anyone want to hear about my
bandsaw??? <font size="5"> ;-)</font><br></font></div>
<div><font face="Verdana">Terry Farrell</font></div>
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</div><font size="+1">It's taken a good part of my career to figure out that I need to have
the best tools possible if I want to do high level work. I'll never forget
Laroy Edwards telling me that if you have the right tool, the customer pays
for it. If you don't have the right tool, <b><i>you</i></b> pay for it.
<br><br>Ironically, he himself was a victim of a table saw blade =8-O (long
before SawStop).<br><br>Tom Cole</font></blockquote></div>
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