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.
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.
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 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!!
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.
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 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.
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 -_-
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
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 ^^.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
I love this idea as that is 100% an issue. This should ne incorporated on evrry saw. As a side point: i love that you use Makita tools, i'm an inventing type myself and have found Makita tools to be so refined and repairable if needed.
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
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?
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!
Beautiful! But how are you going to turn the lock knob? It might be fine for a few cuts but if you're cutting a slew of pieces, you're risking creep or movement. All the Best, Chuck.
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.
You're a "capable" fellow, Izzy. I'm also retired and older is the reason I'm not as willing to get down and in there to do the adjustments. Good video! However, this is further fueling my interest in getting a CNC! Please do a video on beginners to CNC's. Thanks as always!
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
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.
Sweet setup! I think your way is the nicest user experience, though I wonder if a simpler build would be to keep the circular motion coplanar by mounting a second wheel under the table and connecting via belt or a bar like on locomotive wheels. That wouldn't feel quite right though, spinning something that direction near the front of the saw
As I strive and struggle to become competent with 3D CAD and CAM apps, *there is a workaround piece of equipment that any laymen can afford and operate; laser etchers/cutters/engravers.* These operate on 2-D drafting apps you can operate similarly to Microsoft Paint. For some materials, it will take a lot of passes depending on power and you will want a fume extractor, but you can get a good laser engraver at certain times of year for as low as $100 if you're willing to assemble it.
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.
I’ll probably mount a screwdriver, have several that the batteries died on, then just push a button, my back is going to love that, well when it is done 😁
Izzy, too cool. If you need to prototype a unit for a Laguna F2 I'd be more than happy to be your test site. It's awesome - might get a couple of more years out of this old body, and it is my birthday today. Just saying
Since you have a bad back what height is your saw bed? I have a similar issue and am thinking of a platform for thensaw to sit on to raise the bed height to 36” so I don’t have to bend much. Since I am a new table saw owner not sure if there are significant drawbacks/safety concerns. Appreciate any insights.
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.
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!
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.
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.
Only Izzy can make his Harvey table saw BETTER! Brilliant.
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Nice engineering, A long overdue solution!
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.
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.
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
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!
I know I’ve said this many times but it’s worth repeating: you are a clever man, Izzy 🌞
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!!
As usual Izzy, that’s one heckuva enhancement!!!
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.
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 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.
Love this Idea. I might have to do this for my 1948 Delta Rockler Unisaw.
you're a genius Izzy! never get tired of watching you build the things your imagination conceives...
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.
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 -_-
Love it, and as someone with a knackered spine this is a brilliant idea
That's is serious ingenuity! Nice work my friend 👍👍👍
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
From another person who has back problems as well, Thank You so much!! You have awesome skills.
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?
Izzy your mechanical GENIUS Never ceases to AMAZE me 😮🎉❤
If people whinge about the handle sticking out hinge it so it can be folded out of the way. Love your work
Excellent video. You're a real engineer. Not many of us left
The mas scientist of woodworking strikes again. Ingenious!
Brilliant. Can you lock it in place so it can’t change the angle?
yes
So ingenious. Great practical mind. Always impressed.
Thank you very much!
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 ^^.
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.
That is a really great modification, that wheel really is a pain to get to
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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?
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.
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.
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.
necessity is the mother of invention. you are amazing.
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
That’s a brilliant idea Izzy. Thanks for the video.👍👍
Any 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.
Izzy you are a genius.
That's just brilliant, Izzy! Fantastic design! 😃
Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊
Thank you! You too!
I love this idea as that is 100% an issue. This should ne incorporated on evrry saw.
As a side point: i love that you use Makita tools, i'm an inventing type myself and have found Makita tools to be so refined and repairable if needed.
I love seeing all the cool things you create!
Thank you for watching
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
Absolutely genius Izzy!
Thank you !
that's absolutely brilliant!
You're the man izzy. Great concept and execution
Thank you
Very cool, always in awe of your ingenuity!
Clever bugga, that’s freakin awesome!
what a great solution
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
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?
Nice work Izzy. Always innovating
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.
We like the overengineering. Keep it up. Great work again.
Great engineering!
Great job guys. Thank you 😊
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 🙂
Beautiful!
But how are you going to turn the lock knob? It might be fine for a few cuts but if you're cutting a slew of pieces, you're risking creep or movement.
All the Best, Chuck.
Nicely built🎉
Thank you
pretty slick looking adjustable push stick, did I miss a video?
Uhhhh I would pay a couple hundred bucks for that right now. That is freaking awesome!
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.
When are we going to see more on what Phantom cnc is bringing us soon?
Awesome Izzy!
Awesome as always brother.
Thank you for sharing such a cool thing.
Great idea and build Izzy. Would you recommend the Harvey table saw I am thinking of purchasing one?
Nice! Great design!
You're a "capable" fellow, Izzy. I'm also retired and older is the reason I'm not as willing to get down and in there to do the adjustments. Good video! However, this is further fueling my interest in getting a CNC! Please do a video on beginners to CNC's. Thanks as always!
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
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!
What a brilliant problem-solving mind. Amazing.
Thank you
Sweet setup! I think your way is the nicest user experience, though I wonder if a simpler build would be to keep the circular motion coplanar by mounting a second wheel under the table and connecting via belt or a bar like on locomotive wheels. That wouldn't feel quite right though, spinning something that direction near the front of the saw
You look after that back, sir! Also, fabulous project.
As I strive and struggle to become competent with 3D CAD and CAM apps, *there is a workaround piece of equipment that any laymen can afford and operate; laser etchers/cutters/engravers.*
These operate on 2-D drafting apps you can operate similarly to Microsoft Paint. For some materials, it will take a lot of passes depending on power and you will want a fume extractor, but you can get a good laser engraver at certain times of year for as low as $100 if you're willing to assemble it.
Izzy your a very smart man
Nice Mod Izzy! Hope you feel better!
I want the Harvey table saw! I have their C14 bandsaw, which is awesome
Nice job. Can you still lock the handle?
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.
Nice! That's inspiring.
Always Brilliant!
you are always creative
I’ll probably mount a screwdriver, have several that the batteries died on, then just push a button, my back is going to love that, well when it is done 😁
This is so useful what a great idea 💡
Do you sell this as a kit? Great idea
Izzy, too cool. If you need to prototype a unit for a Laguna F2 I'd be more than happy to be your test site. It's awesome - might get a couple of more years out of this old body, and it is my birthday today. Just saying
Since you have a bad back what height is your saw bed? I have a similar issue and am thinking of a platform for thensaw to sit on to raise the bed height to 36” so I don’t have to bend much. Since I am a new table saw owner not sure if there are significant drawbacks/safety concerns. Appreciate any insights.
The Kaizen foam on the wall is 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
I do love My Kaizen
Love the "Sarcasm" T-shirt. Is it one of your products?
Awesome. Absolutely need CNC files for this
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
Izzy, could you do this with a flexible shaft tool's drive shaft? Use your electric drill ?
Great idea. Hope you're feeling better soon.
Thank you!
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.