Recent content by JonBodge

@blup Not very big, as it has a very small feed in capacity. 6 inches give or take. Tricky to keep a big sheet up against the fence (yes, fence extensions etc but I haven't got one yet). So, I use a circular saw with a home made track / guide to cut big sheets down to more manageable sizes, then...

Dunno, but if it comes off I can always reattach it with wood glue.

That's an interesting point which I didn't know. The ply is birch veneered so I had thought a birch edging would look OK. To be fair, it wouldn't cost much to try it and find out, but at the moment I'm more concerned with the fascias. Have no idea what to use. Guess I will have to find a wood...

Can't do that, it's supposed to be made by JonBodge... but thanks for the tip.

Yes... I did try to keep all the grain the same orientation when I made the drawer boxes, but it's all going to be covered. Only the sides will be seen (and the insides). Lipping seems a bit too much effort for me - I'd probably use iron-on edge trim in birch, to match the ply outer layer. On...

I made a zero clearance throat plate out of 12mm ply (same stuff I used to build the kitchennette). I'm sure it helps tear out, but cutting plywood I think you are bound to get some. I try to ensure the pretty face is up when cutting, but the other side gets tearout. There's no sawdust build up...

Kitchenette with drawers. This is the main reason I wanted the saw. I think it has turned out well so far.. needs the drawer fascias fitting, but I have not decided what material to use yet. Not sure plywood will look good enough. Thre's a slide out chopping board on the left. Drawers are...

OK then... Quick minimal crosscut sled. Really just a fence to hold a workpiece at 90 degrees to the blade. Mitre spline jig. This holds a mitre joint (such as the corner of a drawer) upright on its edge so that you can cut a slot for a spline (strengthening piece of wood glued into the slot...

Bare alumium corrodes, trust me. Or, it goes rough and starts building up white powdery deposits if not protected from the elem,ents. Seen it many times! Especially in my workshop, ha ha.. No diesel, electric car. I think the journey cost less than fiver's worth of electricity and I'm retired...

OK.. I can update this thread with a bit of good news. Today I drove to Basingstoke to return the saw and see if a replacement is any better. Short story is, it is! Way better and the fence is at 90 degrees, too (the old fence was out by a bit). A 4 hour round trip in some evil weather but...

Well spotted! Mine doesn't have one. I guess it's because it's a GB variant. He is American so reviewing the US version. here in the UK we get ripped off again as usual!

Anti kickback thing? Do you mean the riving knife?

It's lockable, too (the grey ON cover) just in case there are kids around. You just need a padlock with a long hasp. Going back on Friday.

@aveatry Yes quite right. I realised that when I saw where your push notch is! It's an easy fix though. Meanwhile... I saw a review of this saw where the guy measures the flatness of the table. It's way flatter than mine! 10 thou out, I'd be happy with that. So, I think I will take it back.

I received a message from DeWalt. Seems their official stance is "it's a jobsite saw, not meant for precise work" and they won't do anything to sort my saw out. That is not what they say on their website description of the saw, which says it is "accurate". Caveat Emptor. Fortunately I have the...