Wow! Genius idea! I'm 70 and have an old Craftsman table saw with the tilt adjustment on the side. This was not only difficult to reach, but was fairly hard to spin. I welded together a bolt and small rebar in a pitchfork configuration to use my power drill to turn it. This is a much better idea, and if I can get the materials, I'm gonna try it. Thanks Izzy, I've been a subscriber for awhile, your brilliant ideas are the reason why!
Izzy Swan should be known as the "Woodworking Wizard. " You, sir, are amazing and a joy to watch. Thanks for showing the world your ideas and bringing them tho the masses.
Izzy, the better question is, why don't these manufacturers ever do something like this. I get tired of halfway crawling underneath and holding an angle finder to adjust my TS. Now, my question is... where's the motor? LOL. Great video as always, cheers :)
Yes, the new Delta Unisaw moved the bevel adjust to the front of the machine. And added an angle dial indicator. Not sure how accurate it is. The other interesting thing about this saw was the blade height adjust was moved to the left requiring a new way of lifting the saw blade. This became a straight up and down movement instead of the arc of other similar saws. This could finally allow for height indicators from companies like Wixey to measure blade height. But since this was the only saw to do that those devices never came to market. The new Delta Unisaw got very little attention being overshadowed by Saw Stop.
@@BiggMo Sawstop, the most expensive TS on the market. Make sure your wood is dry or be prepared to drop tons of money into replacing your blades and that brake system constantly. Cheers :) I do get what you're saying.
Wow.. I have said it before.. You are a genius… You have come up with a lot of ingenious ideas and made them… Thank you for sharing your knowledge and wisdom.. Cheers
Love your videos your approach to Woodworking and jigs is unparalleled. The only thing we have in common is I’m a 76-year-old nervous woodworker is a bad back that limits what I can do. Best of luck to you and yours.
You never cease to amaze me Izzy. Can you get a patent on this idea ? Before some scumbag company steals your idea ? If not, you have this video to prove it was your idea.
I wish I had half the ingenuity that you show in your videos. I have no need for this (yet), but I watched every minute of the video. 🙂 Keep up the awesome work.
Love it Izzy! Simple, inexpensive components (except the 3/4 HDPE) and genius adjustable install to the T-track! Little trick on setting up the bevel gears is to use a strip of paper when you set the depth of engagement...they will be less noisy and run smoother. Thanks Always for your great Edutainment!!
They will probably try to sink it into the table somewhere if they do. That way they don't have to spend money on T-track fences, you know, everything about the almighty dollar these days -_-
Like you I have have all kinds of trouble with my body (17 joint surgeries, yikes). This is a worthy modification to both the table saw but the drill press table also. I'll have to look that video you did way back on the drill press too! I may just have to do this too. Thanks Izzy.
I encourage you to add a NEMA 23 motor and driver to the end of that. With a calibration of steps/mm and a microcontroller you can simply input an angle number. Very much like DeWalt's stop block for their miter saw.
You Sir are a true genius it’s always so amazing watching you work on things you are truly excited about and how your brain works and puts all the ideas together.👏👏👏👏 Can’t wait for the push block comes out that’s another amazing idea you created. Thanks for sharing
Just found your channel and I appreciate you not yelling at the camera or playing "manly home depot"-esque music in the background. I really appreciate the peacefulness of your video! I feel like your explanations are actually telling me what you're doing like you want me to understand, rather than just showing off.
I was thinking about using a slow electric motor for this. Then a tottle switch. But this is a work of art and pushes me off of thinking about 3d printing to CNC. It's hard to 3d wood products. Great show well done.
Love it that is so cool wish I had a CNC so I can do something like that. That would help my back so much since I had back surgery almost a year and a half ago I like what you do Izzy
I've always found hunching over to get to that darn wheel so annoying -- but I've never thought about doing something about it! I'm going to have to put this on my to-do list; thanks! :D
I'm interested in the yellow box underneath your orange drill press vise shown at 4:28 in the video. Looks like a MagSwitch hold down for the vise. Is that available or did you make it? Thanks.
Nice build, Izzy! Did you think about enclosing the gears ? I think that if you did it would make much less noise, especially if you added a grease nipple, plus it would also keep any sawdust off of the gears.
@@ncphenom2309 He said to enclose it, so the grease if applied on the gears would not attract saw dust. With that said I do not see the need it’s not like it was that noisy and your not continuously turning it all the time.
Great idea and nicely implemented too! Are you still able to lock the blade in place? That’s the only thing that would worry me is it not holding the set angle if I can’t be locked down.
Nice idea. for anyone thinking the handle sticks out too far, don't move it back. Instead fold the handle over onto the wheel. Have the best of both worlds, no compromise. I wonder if a cam lock would work for the lock. I get tired of the wheel lock, on both wheels.
Sell them. You'll prolly do great until manufacturers get the clue and slowly incorporate this feature. This 'game changer' is ACTUALLY a game changer. Nice work!
Great solution..For super accurate angle settings draw the angle you want in CAD and then cut out a set up Block using your CNC. Then using your device tilt the blade into it. You can set super accurate angles this way.
I would love to get my hands on a push stick like you have. Can you postcard the link, or did you make it ? If there's a link can you please post it? Thank you
I am in the process of mentally laying out features to a workstation I am planning on building around my table saw and was just thinking about this concept as well...my thought was to just remove the original wheel and attach that planes gear directly to that shaft. Takes a lot of moving parts out of the equation and for what I am planning it gets the wheel out of the way of some other things too.
Got me thinking how I could do this on my powermatic. The angle wheel on the has 2 positions, in for angle and pulled out to engage the casters. Seems like it would be doable and an opportunity to use some gear reduction to make the handle easier to turn.
As a fellow sufferer of back problems, I hope you get better soon Izzy. They say walking helps, but as we all know, that may not be an option for you. Just try either heating pads or cold compresses to try to relieve the pain for a short time. As for your build, if you have a band saw you can make this work as well, just make sure you have a thin blade on it for cutting curves. There, for those of you afraid of a router ^^.
This is a phenomenal idea. Do you think there's anyway to incorporate a way to use different gear ratios (fast/slow) since most of the adjustments are from 0-90-0?
BRILLIANT! Why don't manufacturers do this?
Thank you for posting IZZY, you're both educational and entertaining.
Thank you! 🤜🤛
the accountants won't let the engineers spend a cent they really don't have to.
@@TaylerMade I think Boeing has that problem also.
The ease at which you solve problems with logic and ingenuity is amazing. You're a stellar fabricator and craftsman.
Thank you for the king words!
Only Izzy can make his Harvey table saw BETTER! Brilliant.
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Wow! Genius idea! I'm 70 and have an old Craftsman table saw with the tilt adjustment on the side. This was not only difficult to reach, but was fairly hard to spin. I welded together a bolt and small rebar in a pitchfork configuration to use my power drill to turn it. This is a much better idea, and if I can get the materials, I'm gonna try it. Thanks Izzy, I've been a subscriber for awhile, your brilliant ideas are the reason why!
Thank you for subscribing! Glad you like the solution.
Nice engineering, A long overdue solution!
Izzy Swan should be known as the "Woodworking Wizard. " You, sir, are amazing and a joy to watch. Thanks for showing the world your ideas and bringing them tho the masses.
Izzy, the better question is, why don't these manufacturers ever do something like this. I get tired of halfway crawling underneath and holding an angle finder to adjust my TS. Now, my question is... where's the motor? LOL. Great video as always, cheers :)
Guess they figured that if able to lug various shapes and sizes of wood to and from the saw, you can bend over a bit.
Complexity adds cost and potential failure points. Simplicity = reliability.
Plus,(I’m guessing) 85% of all table saws never get tilted.
Great question. They do it in the Unisaw, but that’s not the most accessible price point for the vast majority of hobbyists.
Yes, the new Delta Unisaw moved the bevel adjust to the front of the machine. And added an angle dial indicator. Not sure how accurate it is. The other interesting thing about this saw was the blade height adjust was moved to the left requiring a new way of lifting the saw blade. This became a straight up and down movement instead of the arc of other similar saws. This could finally allow for height indicators from companies like Wixey to measure blade height. But since this was the only saw to do that those devices never came to market. The new Delta Unisaw got very little attention being overshadowed by Saw Stop.
@@BiggMo Sawstop, the most expensive TS on the market. Make sure your wood is dry or be prepared to drop tons of money into replacing your blades and that brake system constantly. Cheers :) I do get what you're saying.
Wow.. I have said it before.. You are a genius… You have come up with a lot of ingenious ideas and made them…
Thank you for sharing your knowledge and wisdom..
Cheers
That you for the very cool compliment
I know I’ve said this many times but it’s worth repeating: you are a clever man, Izzy 🌞
Love your videos your approach to Woodworking and jigs is unparalleled. The only thing we have in common is I’m a 76-year-old nervous woodworker is a bad back that limits what I can do. Best of luck to you and yours.
This is a great idea for old men like you and I ! Many thanks. I'm already working on mine. Take care.😊
“Old men” ? I resemble that remark. Ha!
you're a genius Izzy! never get tired of watching you build the things your imagination conceives...
You never cease to amaze me Izzy. Can you get a patent on this idea ? Before some scumbag company steals your idea ? If not, you have this video to prove it was your idea.
I wish I had half the ingenuity that you show in your videos. I have no need for this (yet), but I watched every minute of the video. 🙂 Keep up the awesome work.
Excellent video. You're a real engineer. Not many of us left
Love it, and as someone with a knackered spine this is a brilliant idea
As usual Izzy, that’s one heckuva enhancement!!!
Love this Idea. I might have to do this for my 1948 Delta Rockler Unisaw.
Game changer indeed and it makes sense too. When I get my shop saw I will be reaching out to have the same thing 😂😂 thanks for this
Love it Izzy! Simple, inexpensive components (except the 3/4 HDPE) and genius adjustable install to the T-track! Little trick on setting up the bevel gears is to use a strip of paper when you set the depth of engagement...they will be less noisy and run smoother. Thanks Always for your great Edutainment!!
Izzy you rock, I'm sure saw makers will implement your idea as if they came up with it or some version of it.
They will probably try to sink it into the table somewhere if they do. That way they don't have to spend money on T-track fences, you know, everything about the almighty dollar these days -_-
The mas scientist of woodworking strikes again. Ingenious!
That is a really great modification, that wheel really is a pain to get to
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I did the same thing to a router table several years ago using an angle drive from HF and a drill extension. Cheap parts. Great design Izzy as usual.
That's is serious ingenuity! Nice work my friend 👍👍👍
Like you I have have all kinds of trouble with my body (17 joint surgeries, yikes). This is a worthy modification to both the table saw but the drill press table also. I'll have to look that video you did way back on the drill press too! I may just have to do this too. Thanks Izzy.
Izzy your mechanical GENIUS Never ceases to AMAZE me 😮🎉❤
That's just brilliant, Izzy! Fantastic design! 😃
Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊
Thank you! You too!
I encourage you to add a NEMA 23 motor and driver to the end of that. With a calibration of steps/mm and a microcontroller you can simply input an angle number. Very much like DeWalt's stop block for their miter saw.
Just a momentary rocker switch would actuate it
@@MrDmorgan52 Not a stepper motor. Needs a driver.
@@W4TRI_Ronny yes, I was just talking about a low power DC motor. You could just bump the switch until it hits desired angle
From another person who has back problems as well, Thank You so much!! You have awesome skills.
You Sir are a true genius it’s always so amazing watching you work on things you are truly excited about and how your brain works and puts all the ideas together.👏👏👏👏 Can’t wait for the push block comes out that’s another amazing idea you created. Thanks for sharing
Love this kind of content!!! Anyway to fight and adapt to degenerative disease and stay in the shop making is awesome. Thank you.
When will you come out with these as a product that we can purchase?
necessity is the mother of invention. you are amazing.
So ingenious. Great practical mind. Always impressed.
Thank you very much!
I love seeing all the cool things you create!
Thank you for watching
what a great solution
Just found your channel and I appreciate you not yelling at the camera or playing "manly home depot"-esque music in the background. I really appreciate the peacefulness of your video! I feel like your explanations are actually telling me what you're doing like you want me to understand, rather than just showing off.
Awesome! Thank you for the feed back!
I was thinking about using a slow electric motor for this. Then a tottle switch. But this is a work of art and pushes me off of thinking about 3d printing to CNC. It's hard to 3d wood products. Great show well done.
Very cool, always in awe of your ingenuity!
Brilliant. Can you lock it in place so it can’t change the angle?
yes
that's absolutely brilliant!
Awesome. Absolutely need CNC files for this
You're the man izzy. Great concept and execution
Thank you
Nice work Izzy. Always innovating
Nicely built🎉
Thank you
Nice Mod Izzy! Hope you feel better!
Great addition to the table saw. What about that drill adapter you installed on your drill press table height adjustment to adjust the angle faster?
Love it that is so cool wish I had a CNC so I can do something like that. That would help my back so much since I had back surgery almost a year and a half ago I like what you do Izzy
Izzy you are a genius.
Great engineering!
you are always creative
I want the Harvey table saw! I have their C14 bandsaw, which is awesome
Absolutely genius Izzy!
Thank you !
Great idea. Hope you're feeling better soon.
Thank you!
Love the magnet base for the vise.
Me too!
You look after that back, sir! Also, fabulous project.
Thank you for sharing such a cool thing.
Awesome Izzy!
As usual, genius in simplicity, Izzy! Isn't that crazy that table saws still make users stay in awkward positions for this?
The Kaizen foam on the wall is 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
I do love My Kaizen
That’s a brilliant idea Izzy. Thanks for the video.👍👍
Any time!
I've always found hunching over to get to that darn wheel so annoying -- but I've never thought about doing something about it! I'm going to have to put this on my to-do list; thanks! :D
If people whinge about the handle sticking out hinge it so it can be folded out of the way. Love your work
Uhhhh I would pay a couple hundred bucks for that right now. That is freaking awesome!
I'm interested in the yellow box underneath your orange drill press vise shown at 4:28 in the video. Looks like a MagSwitch hold down for the vise. Is that available or did you make it? Thanks.
Nice! Great design!
Nice mode!
Nice build, Izzy! Did you think about enclosing the gears ? I think that if you did it would make much less noise, especially if you added a grease nipple, plus it would also keep any sawdust off of the gears.
Noise? It was pretty quiet. Grease would be a horrible idea as it would attract and hold saw dust.
@@ncphenom2309 He said to enclose it, so the grease if applied on the gears would not attract saw dust. With that said I do not see the need it’s not like it was that noisy and your not continuously turning it all the time.
Clever bugga, that’s freakin awesome!
Great idea and nicely implemented too! Are you still able to lock the blade in place? That’s the only thing that would worry me is it not holding the set angle if I can’t be locked down.
Real craftsmen with engineer skills
Good job guys.
Nice idea. for anyone thinking the handle sticks out too far, don't move it back. Instead fold the handle over onto the wheel. Have the best of both worlds, no compromise.
I wonder if a cam lock would work for the lock. I get tired of the wheel lock, on both wheels.
Sell them. You'll prolly do great until manufacturers get the clue and slowly incorporate this feature. This 'game changer' is ACTUALLY a game changer. Nice work!
Prolly?? Wtf is prolly? How about probably? Are you 5 years old?
@@mrscottanderson1 you seem high strung and tense. Like it could easily escalate. Just do what I do and go yourself! It'll calm ya right down 🙂
Great solution..For super accurate angle settings draw the angle you want in CAD and then cut out a set up Block using your CNC. Then using your device tilt the blade into it. You can set super accurate angles this way.
Great job guys. Thank you 😊
We like the overengineering. Keep it up. Great work again.
When are we going to see more on what Phantom cnc is bringing us soon?
Always Brilliant!
What a brilliant problem-solving mind. Amazing.
Thank you
Izzy your a very smart man
Do you sell this as a kit? Great idea
I would love to get my hands on a push stick like you have. Can you postcard the link, or did you make it ? If there's a link can you please post it? Thank you
Which metric shaft diameter gears did you use for the 1/2 inch rod? 12mm or 14mm. Thanks as always for a great modification and solution.
Everything you do is so interesting.
Thank you so much!
pretty slick looking adjustable push stick, did I miss a video?
Great idea and build Izzy. Would you recommend the Harvey table saw I am thinking of purchasing one?
I am in the process of mentally laying out features to a workstation I am planning on building around my table saw and was just thinking about this concept as well...my thought was to just remove the original wheel and attach that planes gear directly to that shaft. Takes a lot of moving parts out of the equation and for what I am planning it gets the wheel out of the way of some other things too.
Awesome as always brother.
necessity the mother of Invention, nice work
Got me thinking how I could do this on my powermatic. The angle wheel on the has 2 positions, in for angle and pulled out to engage the casters. Seems like it would be doable and an opportunity to use some gear reduction to make the handle easier to turn.
Is there an issue not locking the tilt adjustment? I don't know much about the Harvey (I have a Unisaw).
Superb! Sell the plans to a commercial maker and buy yourselves a well earned treat! That is excellent!
As a fellow sufferer of back problems, I hope you get better soon Izzy. They say walking helps, but as we all know, that may not be an option for you. Just try either heating pads or cold compresses to try to relieve the pain for a short time. As for your build, if you have a band saw you can make this work as well, just make sure you have a thin blade on it for cutting curves. There, for those of you afraid of a router ^^.
How do you lock the angle so it won't move while making your cuts?
Nice job. Can you still lock the handle?
This is a phenomenal idea.
Do you think there's anyway to incorporate a way to use different gear ratios (fast/slow) since most of the adjustments are from 0-90-0?
Izzy, could you do this with a flexible shaft tool's drive shaft? Use your electric drill ?
This is so useful what a great idea 💡