Homemade table saw build (version 1)

This series of articles is about building and optimizing a table saw from a hand held circular saw. It's an elaborate build, but I wanted to see how good a table saw I could build from one of these saws.

This series also available in Spanish and French

Also see my homemade table saw version 2

With the complexity of the build and aligning it, it wouldn't be a good idea to offer plans for this saw, as anyone who with the necessary skills would probably already have a table saw. Instead, I came up with a simplified version 2 which I do have plans for.

Part 1: Depth adjustment

Part 2: Angle lock, and saw inserts

Part 3: Rip fence

Part 4: Alignment

Part 5: Stand / cabinet

Part 6: Painting it

Part 7: Things learned

Effects of table saw misalignment

Homemade table saw version 2

I set up this homemade saw in my big garage workshop, and have used it for numerous projects:

Effects of table saw misalignment

Building a big shelf

Building a scaffold

Wifi antenna
booster dish

Making tool holders

Up-high garage shelves

Mortising and tenon
on the table saw

More homemade table saws:

My homemade table
saw version 2

Ian Watmough's
homemade tablesaw

Derek's
homemade tablesaw

Simon Heslop's
homemade tablesaw

Wim Joosten's
homemade tablesaw

Nick Ockenden's
homemade tablesaw

Alexander Khritonenkov's
homemade tablesaw

Lucas Contreras's homemade tablesaw

John Heisz's
homemade tablesaw

Pekka Svinhufvud's
homemade tablesaw

Hector Acevedo's homemade tablesaw

Dad's homemade
tablesaw

Martynas Valunas's
homemade tablesaw

More about table saws:

My Delta hybrid table saw

My old table saw

More homemade machines:

Homemade bandsaw

Homemade jointer

Small dust collector

More on homemade woodworking machines

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