RE: [TANKS] Wheels

["Steve Tyng" <STyng-at-ACPTrust.com>]

Title: Message

Chris wrote:

 

> You use a miter saw? I have seen where you can do it with a jig on a table

> saw, but not with a miter saw.

 

I make wheels on the mitersaw or the tablesaw.  Which saw I use depends on quantity, size, and desired precision.  I cut the larger disks on the tablesaw.  I get higher precision on the tablesaw.

 

> don't be getting touchy (not you in particular) about my listing things like this

> when they could be made on a saw.

 

I'm not touchy.  I was just pointing out a lower cost alternative to buying the wooden toy wheels from Rockler.  You can make decent wheels with a mitersaw and it's a tool any prospective tank builder should have in their shop already.

 

> I know not everyone has a table saw of power miter / chop saw and those who

> do, aren't very, uhm, (trying to thing of the word) not secure, ah hell, i can't think

> of the word, but don't exactly like to use them that much.

 

Cutting disks on any type of power saw is considered an advanced skill.  If you don't have confidence in your ability to use the tool I wouldn't recommend cutting wheels.  Tablesaws are the most versatile wood working tools but to do really cool stuff with them requires taking the blade guard off.  If your not prepared to do that I wouldn't buy one.

 

 

 

       Steve "What's a Blade Guard" Tyng