Quick ts question before I go to workshop later today...

[martlewis]

I have 10" sip which has 2 extension tables. Current setup is I have one either side of the saw. Am considering changing it so I have both on same side, either left or right.

Anyone have any opinion on this, what do you do, what do you think is likely to be more usable?

Thanks.

 

[Steve Maskery]

Can I ask why you are thinking of changing? What is unsatisfactory about what you have?

I don't see how having both on the left would be very good at all. Both on the right - maybe if you use it for a lot of sheet work, I suppose.

If you removed it from the left, how much support for work would you be left with?

I think you need a very good reason to change.

 

[martlewis]

Just toying with the idea. Not sure of benefits. I currently have 21" to left of blade and 26" to right. Moving extension would give 9" to left and 38" to right. Limited space means there is a wall immediately to the right of the saw so effectively I'd be moving the blade 12" further away from wall. Mostly panel cuts for cabinetry.

 

[Steve Maskery]

Well it seems to me that you don't really have an aim in mind, so if it ain't broke...
9" to the left is not very much to support waste if, for example, you are cutting a relatively narrow piece off a relatively wide board.

 

[martlewis]

Very true. I'd seen pics on Google that just got me wondering.

 

[jdeacon]

A consideration that influenced me when deciding to keep my TS extensions one each side was the blade tilt. My Axminster table saw blade tilts towards the rip fence (in its normal position to the right of the blade). So for angle cuts I have to move the rip fence over to the left side and when I only had one extension, that meant only narrow boards could be supported when bevel cutting.

If you've got longer rip fence rails to go with having two extensions, then having one extension each side, and placing the fence rails accordingly, means that for me, bigger boards can be cut with the blade tilted.