Anybody know anything about the mini table saws that are available from Micro-Mart and other sources?
I have had a Proxxon Mini Table saw for a number of years, and use it a lot. It is one of those tools that you do not think you would need until you get one. Shown here on my Sears table saw where is usually lives
I have, and use a lot, the mini tables from Harbor Freight. It appears identical to the 99 dollar model from Micromark, same specs. etc, but it’s only $39.99. It cuts light wood, plastic, etc. Some of the reviews complained that it didn’t have enough power to cut 2x4’s etc. One guy wanted to use it to build a deck!!! REALLY??? This little saw is perfect in my train room for cutting balsa wood and boxcars. I also have the Rockwell Blade runner @ $99.00, even though it seems like an inverted jig saw, don’t be fooled. This little gem is plenty smooth and WILL cut thru a 2x4. I am a semi-retired, due to a disability, professional cabinet maker with all the big boy tools, but still resort to appropriately sized and powered tools to build my railroad. Thanks for reading. From Wilmer, Alabama, Steve Lindhurst as “woodctr51@yahoo.com”
I would be lost without My table saw’s. I cut My own stripwood for all My scratch building projects. Start out with a 1x8 white pine, rip on My 10’’ table, rip smaller on a 4’’ table saw, which is pretty powerful for a small saw and do all the precision cutting, including 1/8 styrene, ABS and some other’s with the 2’’ Proxxon shown above, it’s not very powerful, but with some practice and the proper blade it will do a good job…especially on plastic…I found the key to doing that was…steady and fast…but don’t force it. I altered mine a little by adding six inches all around the perimter, with cabinet grade 3/4’’ ply. so the whole saw just drops in place, exactly level with saw’s surface and there are slots in the surface for the guide to follow, also took off the blade guard…that would some times have the material get caught on it and jam. I’m working on making back ground buildings from Walthers cornerstone Merchants row kits and cut all of them to size on the Proxxon saw with a plastic/metal cutting blade. Didn’t mess-up any…but I have been practicing, that’s how I found out, faster is better, when cutting plastic…but the blade is most important!!
Take Care! [:D]
Frank
Some projects: All wood started out as a 1x8.
One nice feature is an LED next to the power switch. If you load too much, the LED goes from green to yellow, and if you ignore that, to red as the saw slows down.
The sawdust goes into a chamber beneath the blade which needs to be dumped periodically.
This saw does not adjust for blade height or tilt. I could not see paying $450 for a saw with that added feature, i.e. more than 4 times the cost of the Proxxon
G Paine,
Just a side note…Mine does not have the Led’s…must be an older version…but still a good little saw, for what I use it for. I know a couple doll house scratch builder friend’s that love it.
Take Care! [:D]
Frank