Do not lick this Toad!
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Did it involve an upside down circular saw?? If so, I made one just like it, for cutting plywood into strips for the ceiling in our Albin Vega. I dismantled it after the project was complete, but it worked like a champ and I still have all my extremities.
Nope. Electric motor.. belt..pulleys.. shaft with bearings.. etc.
Still worked when i gave it away a couple years ago when he died. He never bought a factory one, because it worked great.The table size, and the fence system sucked though. The fence had two large mushroom shaped ”bolts" to hold it down.
The frame was angle iron.
I suspect my grandfather built it.
Sounds similar to one my grandfather had. As a kid, I was terrified of that thing!!
I was too. My dad was partially responsible for that fear, which was good thing. Mainly because he was very afraid of losing the ability to play piano, and was wary of it himself.
He was aghast when I cut off the tip of my finger... But that wasn't with tools. Haven't played a musical instrument since.
He refused to own a handheld circular saw, but had nice and sharp handsaws, and a jigsaw. I can wield a hammer and handsaw with the best of them, because of his time spent teaching me what my great grandfather taught him.
I wouldn't be surprised if that table saw was built off plans in a magazine. Likely a bunch of them still running.
I wish I had that same fear for circular saws... I had one back out of a cut I was making and roll across the top of my thumb. I did a nice job of slicing through my tendon. Thankfully they were able to repair it though I don't have the flexibility that I once had.
