I'm finally getting to assembling my table saw(s). I finished the mobile base today and scooted the unisaw onto the base. I had already attached the CI wing. So I attached the other CI wing and benchdog router table wing.
I'm making this:
----------------------------- Benchdog Router table
----------------------------- table saw wing 1
----------------------------- cabinet saw
----------------------------- table saw wing 2
----------------------------- contractor's saw
----------------------------- harbor freight router top
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So the next step is to attach the contractor's saw to table saw wing 2 that was included with the contractor's saw. That's when I noticed that it's different from the wing that was included with the unisaw (tablesaw wing 1). Instead of a mating surface with holes drilled in it, there are no holes and it's painted with what looks like black powder coat. There's also a slight roundover on the corners.
So I have four choices:
- don't bolt the contractor's saw to the rest of the top and position it on the mobile base in the right place.
- take off that wing and buy another one with the holes.
- position the contractor's saw where it goes and clamp the two tables together with C-clamps, making them godzilla tight.
- sand off the paint on the wing, then drill some holes in the wing, then bolt them together.
I'm currently leaning toward #4. But I've never drilled cast iron before. How difficult is it? I don't have to tap it, just drill them oversize. There's threading in the contractor's saw table.
I plan to put a harbor freight router table extension on the other side of the contractor's saw, then build a cabinet under that to support that end of the table. Once I do that, I'll suspend the contractor's saw in the air with storage under it, sealing the CS for dust collection.
brian