Comments on: A Micro Table Saw For Modelmakers

By: Bowen

Bowen — Sun, 10 Jun 2007 04:56:39 +0000

Oh man, I want and need one of these. As a modelmaker, this thing would be perfect for my limited workspace. The thickest board I need to cut is 15-20mm, so a full size table saw (even if I had the space for one) would be completely wasted…..

By: F451

F451 — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 05:51:46 +0000

Years ago Dremel made a 4″ hobby table saw of which I still own. It was not inexpensive for its day, but I built architectural models as means of paying for college and it paid-off handsomely. The Dremel table saw runs at 10,000 rpms. These saws can be extremely dangerous as it is far too easy to think they are toys—which they are not. And since you are working with even smaller proportions, you need to be extra careful. All this being said; I would not opt for the $45 table saw in this article for many reasons. If you truly want tools to properly meet this intricate level of precision, and more important—safety, go with these: Bynes.

By: Evan N.

Evan N. — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 04:19:35 +0000

HF also has a miniature chop saw. I bet these would be good for model train sets or model airplanes–seems like the right tool for some job. The chop saw would do picture frames well. I bet sometimes a 12″, laser guided compound slide saw is too much saw.

By: Jim

Jim — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 20:08:21 +0000

I remember the first time I saw one of these, I thought to myself “Look, it’s baby’s first table saw!”.

By: nrChris

nrChris — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 17:59:35 +0000

The one from HF, and it appears the same with this one, blade height is set by moving the table up and down rather than the arbor / blade assembly.

By: l_bilyk

l_bilyk — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 17:49:56 +0000

I think you may be better off with a tabletop bandsaw

By: Pat

Pat — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 17:45:35 +0000

I saw one of these at HF the other day as well. Didn’t pay too much attention to it, but an alternative to getting one online.