Narrow stock mini sled and mini table saw.

[mike toulouzas]

  :)Guys, i was absent for a while from the forum (and still i have a lot of work ) but here i have some good ideas.I am in the middle of my new puzzle and i had to cut many thin stock.So i was trying to find a repeatable,safe,acurate way to do that.And... i came up with the idea of making a small table saw.So i looked wht i had in my workshop and slowly slowly i made a miniature of the same system i have in my normal table saw.After i reached to a point of trying my first cut tosee how secure was it, iwas not happy and i came up with the idea of making a mini sled that will hold the piece for me and do the job accuratelly.I made some wooden ones but the result was not so satisfactory.In the end i made it from aluminum and teflon so its nice and slippery.i am totally pleased with the result.its amazingly safe and i can change dimensionsof the sled to suit any size of acurate hoding thin strip.Now the table saw is not yet finished But its going great.When i finish it I would love tosend pics of all the parts like an explode thing with dimmensions and johan heyns to make the plans on his autocad.And i know you are going to be interested simply because the table saw is powered from ...the lathe 
I liked the work he did on the sphere jig.Ok no more words here are some pics

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[Johan Heyns]

Nice one Mike. 

There was a post about cutting thin stuff some time back plus some photos of a jig. 

I'm sure John or the original poster will close the loop and refer us to the correct link.

[Canuck]

Mike, that is very cool, thanks for posting it...I particularly like the 'lathe table saw' as I've always felt it would be great to vary the speed...that idea most definitely solves that issue!!

[DCBluesman]

I gotta get me one of those!

[Roby]

Incredible, I must have one.  If you feed it wood on a regular basis, someday it will grow up into a regualr saw ?

[Canuck]

Probably not...however I'm almost positive the poor lathe is screaming for the saw to get off it's back

[Arc Light]

Sweet, it's so cute  you could market this as the pocket table saw! 

[Chinnomotto]

Wow 6 fingers, its magnificient

I want I want

OK whose gonna make them

I have the German proxxon table saw, not bad for small stocks, esp light woods

Pic of the underside showinng how you attach the saw to the head and tail stock would be lovely

Thanks for sharing Mikey

[Skiprat]

Very neat and beautifully made

Please can you explain the first picture? There is a ali piece with 3 screws in it, what does this do?

Are you driving the saw arbor between the lathe centres or is the arbor held directly by the chuck?

Thanks for the idea

[mike toulouzas]

well in the first 2 pics i have an alu with the 3 screws.This simply supports(eliminates) the height difference between  the saw table and the C aluminum sled.Got it? After it becomes narrow, then you don't have to put this support.The last picture is totally irrelevant with the rest of the pics.Anyway as i said when i finish the table saw i will send pictures and dimensions  to Johan and he will(hopefully if he has appetite)make the plans.Now i have ordered some very nice mini saw blades cause the one in the pic is not very satisfactory.Still i have to make  sliding grooves on the table and a lot of improvements.But the main idea will remain.Guys ..the possibilities of attachments to this saw are endless.I am serious
hopefully in this lifetime i will finish it.Don't forget i make everything in my workshop,with what ever simple and decent ways  i can. .I will post a picture for the harbour saw attachment tomorrow.So keep in touch...

[Johan Heyns]

Mike, You should have specified the size of the lathe.  I wasted a whole day making this and max stock length is 30mm.

Just joking.  Something I made quite a few years ago to saw warthog tooth with.



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[Johan Heyns]

                                                                     
  ::)Just for perspective:  Bed is 150mm and swing maximum 70mm with a 350 watt motor.
                                                                   

[Arc Light]

Wow these mini table saws are great!!!

[mywoodshopca]

Mike, You should have specified the size of the lathe.  I wasted a whole day making this and max stock length is 30mm.

I have been using my unimat more the last week then my regular lathe 

I have that TS attachment in the box, but one of the teeth on the blade is chipped off..