*Great Mechanism, I'm going to Make This* 👍👏👍👍👌👍

Totally awesome video, great mechanism. I normally don't go for people talking while they are building, some talk like they are speaking to 5 year old kids and that can be very annoying. Having said that, I really enjoy the way you speak and explain in detail.. fit and function. Your channel is both inspirational as well as very educational. If I was only half as good as you, I wouldn't buy anything, I'd make it all. As long as that table saw is kept inside where it is dry, it will last many life times and would still be just as accurate as any store bought saw. I am so looking forward to your next installments.

@@IR-nq4qv Hmm ... i not get why everyone builds those arbor and lift mechanism out of pure wood ... this will not stay like its build for very long if used. Wood rubbing Wood ... spells disaster. I like the way you put ball bearings into the Blade arbour ... but then the tilt hinge is just a metal rod in a drilled hole? Same thing with the set screw ... you put in a bronze bushing ... which is a softer metal then the pretty rough set screw ... Remember, i do _not_ say it won't work ... what i _am_ saying is *how long* it will work. Imagine you use that Table Saw later every weekend for 2-4 hours ... how long do you think the bronze bushing will last when you continually raise/lower the blade? Or the hinge that gets used when raising/lowering? I would have used ball bearings for those spots as well, just like you did with the arbour and the piece that the metal rod pulls/pushes. But excuse me, that's just a old man rambling.

Looks really good John, I am really impressed and whilst I could probably work it out from the video I would like to support you when you have plans available and I will purchase them. I need a longer arbour for my Dado blades. Well done! regards Mike in Australia

The brilliant idea here is that the vertical hinge support is *inside* the arbor/blade support. All the other versions I've seen have the hinge support *outside* the arbor/blade support, which requires a giant hole in the side of the support. For example: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mZ9xnMVkvtKcgIE.html

Be sure to not forget a riving knife. This guy is stupid for not using one. Accidents can happen to pros too.

Graham Dallas p ? c I

Or just buy a table saw that will give you far better results at a far cheaper cost.

So am I, actually, for a change :)

I thought the same, though I'd be trying the pyramid/scissor jack with some expansion springs (set to pull the jack down) and checking slop in the mechanism before I'd trust it to hold my blade at any given height. An upside to the jack solution is that you can lift the entire motor & blade assembly vertically up and down, instead of using a pivot point as John does here. The upshot of that is you can then install a riving knife at the rear of the blade and have that vital safety device raise and lower with the blade.

Great video. Can you tell the title of the end music? Thanks

He has haters?

"You are definitely a mechanical minded genus." was all that was necessary. Stop worrying about everyone else and focus on you.

Michael Fumesta Take a dose of your own medicine, you pompous twat.

Thanks Jim :)