I think your videos leave all the other woodworkers in the dust. Yours are professional, terse, and "to the point". I have built many shop machines myself over the years and it is really nice to see others do it - and with better ideas.
This one is very good project for the professional woodworker in developing countries who don't have much money to spend on Table saw.A very Neat project.can't wait to see part 2
Excellent design and nicely built. Will give many years of service. Fascinating watching you design it on the hoof and put it together. I love the way that it is all made of wood. Won't vibrate like a lot of today's machines built from thin plate and is far more sturdy. Ignore the silly comments below. These people probably aren't capable of putting something together like this, and will just go out and pay hundreds of dollars for a shop bought piece of tin-rubbish which will rattle apart after a few years use. Designing and building your own tools and machines is far more satisfying, and once built that can be modified and refined.
MATHIAS, YOU SURPASSED OTHER PROJECTS THIS LINE, THAN ALREADY SAW IN RUclips, I CAN'T WAIT FOR PART 2. THANK YOU. INNOVATE YOU OLD IDEAS, I'M WATCHING FROM BRAZIL.
Amazing! There are quite a few tutorials on how to make a table saw out of a circular saw but you took it to a whole new level! Can't wait for part 2. Thank you
Totally dig those long reach "c" clamps! Following you on your work for a while rather silently, but I like the way you work over all...we're all different...moot point, but I like your style, and wish I had half of your experience with wood, not to mention the mathematical knowledge....this is why I appreciate you more! You are easy to understand and don't come off as "highbrow"...non engineers can grasp, without feeling less than human.
My uncle did this using a workmate. It was very compact and portable and worked great for when he needed shop tools in the field. Great for ripping 2x4's when doing outside contract jobs. Thanks for the videos.
I'am following you Mathias from woodgears.ca for more then a year. I was expecting you to make this work but you did not up to now. Meanwhile, i kept looking for home made table saws with circular hand saw for more than 2 months. I've watched many videos. You always have brillieant ideas and practical solutions Mathias. Great work again.
Hey hats off to your workmanship. Nice technique. Put a foot switch into the mix for safety and I can't see why anyone could argue with that being a safe tool. Chainsaw dovetails is another beautiful video.
Genius at work, I needed to pay attention when I went to trade school in the old Europe! Long a go. You are the man.....Thank You for the instructions this old emigrant can fallow! One of many on the YOU TUBE! Thank You AMERICA!
Brilliant. Watched it several times to make sure I got all the details correct. I have also built a table saw out of my circular saw and it works like a charm for the smaller projects. I will be improving my design using some of the information I've gleaned form here. Thanks for super ideas and superb workmanship.
This will come in very handy for anyone who wishes to build MY NICE EV as the timber will be laminated for strength. Your band saw too is an amazing project like this one. Thank you very much. Just keep them coming.
Very good and nice invention, I like it, Although I am not a professional woodworker but I am very fond of woodworking and want to make something, Thank you for providing me the best knowledge and video, Zafar from Quetta Pakistan
this is awesome. i was thinking just the other day of how to go about doing this. When you're short on space and funds every tool needs to be multifunctional. can't wait for part 2
I've been waiting for this! Your builds on workshop tools are some of the finest, and they are expained in great detail. I can't wait for part 2 of this saw. Thank you!
Your builds are always so well thought out and your solutions are sensible. I am attempting to remake a small Craftsman Table saw with an improved top and fence system. It's different in that the 45* swing mechanism is to the side and above where the platen would be on a circle saw. It hangs from the underside of the top. Making a new top will be a challenge.
Great video's Matthias,I am a 62 year old newbie to woodworking and have found your videos on making the table saw fantastic. I have spent countless hours in my workshop building this and sure you can go to the hardware and buy a $200 table saw , but the satisfaction and enjoyment building your own outweighs buying a piece of cheap Chinese made crap. Keep up the good work mate.
I used to use a circular saw like this in my company. I used a good-one, but had to to replace the saw every six month, until eventually every 2 month. Due to warn out the gears... So I had to buy a real sliding table table saw. But the concept is brilliant!
You make it look just so easy and there's where the inspiration kicks in with this video, so I have a 8" 1/4 blade Dewalt circular saw that shoul give an extra blade height and power as well, thanks again!!
A challenge. That's why. Plus, people kept asking about it. But I'm not entirely sure it's worth it. This will never be as good as a $500 table saw, though probably better than a $200 table saw.
hola amigo hace bastante tiempo que veo tus vídeos y te felicito ahora pude leer en castellano tus explicaciones ahora si te entiendo mejor me gustaría que todos hicieran lo mismo gracias desde Alerce puerto montt chile.
hello, thank you for this product , I like because it's very good and easy to make, I'm a Vietnamese , and I live in Vietnam , I watched a lot of clips of you , I love like your job , you do not need one maid , just let me eat, I will work for you from 3 to 5 years .
Ive been putting off doing this for a while . Just seemed so dangerous and really worth the potential saving. After seeing your unique version . I may have to give it a whirl
Can't wait to see how you build your fence. I bolt my Porter Cable saw to the bottom of 1/2" Birch and lay across saw horses. I have problem with blade deflection and then binding. Haven't come up with a sturdy fence yet.
Hi Matthias, can see great applications for this device. I know Festool has made something similar for their circular saws to be mounted to a table and taken to a work site as a mobile tablesaw. Good work and looking forward to part B!!
I have to agree with Alexander about it not being necessary to remove anything from the circular saw.I had a piece of aluminum and i simply bolted the base of the saw to it.There were already holes in the saw base plate and it seemed that this was what they were intended for.
In the late '70's a DIY magazine featured a home made table saw that was my first table saw. Cut a lot of wood with it until I could afford a store bought saw. Those plans had you leave the shoe on the saw for depth control. I like your ideas way better because you also can tilt the blade for angle cuts.
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You just make it look like you started fooling around one Saturday afternoon after you had picked up the circular saw at a yard sale. Excellent.
I read comments about just but a saw. Very true. But imagine if you hire this person to build you something. It will be detailed and well built. He's a very intelligent wood worker who seems curious about how things function and what will be the outcome. He's extremely creative and not afraid to try. Imagine what else he's good at. I would say hide your wife cause he's damn good with his hands n mind.
I have wanted a decent Table Saw for years but the prices here in Australia are over the top, In the USA you can buy a decent 2nd hand unit. I have been looking for a Circular saw with 10inch blade but they are scarce. I decided to build one and include a Router for Dados. I am now looking at using a Mitre Saw l(a Ryobi CMS1825) as removing the base then you can bolt to table. What made me decide to go ahead with it was your Idea of using Cardboard cut outs. One of the Chinese stores I go into has a lot of Parts for automation small rods and bearings and threaded drives , looking at this type of equipment for Blade height adjustment and may be for Angle and using small electric motors to drive the adjustment’s.
ok Matthias, thats a real enthusiastic play, you could buy a table saw for half the effort. But working with wood sometimes needs a challenge for itself. Great job anyway.
Kind of amazing how "easily" you can assemble a workable table. Looks like you can get about 80% of the the way there (to a "perfect" TS) with minimal fuss. I'll be interested to see afterwards when you compare it to a real TS -- arbor runout, depth of cut, repeatability, etc. thanks for the video!
I could see it as building a smaller tablesaw .. for small parts and such for people who don't need a large cabinet saw. Also, the more important answer, why not! :) great video
Hi Matthias, I'm from Brazil and always accompany your videos and posts. You are brilliant and very creative. In this project above maybe you can have problems with dust that will fall within the blade guard. If you need anything from Brazil just say so.
i did a project like this but ended up burning it after a few cuts, decided to use the the saw's own base and mechanism which worked perfectly till i burned the saw, did an awesome beveled 45 corners.
I have a great respect for Matthias.Many things we make are experiments.It is by making that we find out if they are valid or not.I hinged the table top in my build and it is easy to swing up and adjust the settings.Also tilt is still there and if i want to use the saw for mobile use all i need to release is four bolts.I can not see the advantage yet but Matthias has a way of astounding me.Any thoughts on a nice way to stop dust from getting to a inverted motor? I was thinking of using leather.
I've considered making a table saw table for one of my cordless circular saws. I don't ever need a table saw for the small amount of woodworking I do, so it's just a fun little idea I'd like to try out. You're going much more in depth than I was. I was simply going to make it so I could drop the saw in upside down and screw the sled into the "table saw base".
Matthias gracias por contestar ei video de hase 2 años. Tus videos los tengo todos guardados, por que por que son muy buenos. LO que si hase mucho tiempo que no te veo , sera hasta pronto, suerte.
HI Matthias. Not sure if you still answer questions about this video? I started trying to replicate this project today but have an issue with the alignment of the saw motor to the blade (timestamp 2:30). Before even installing in the wooden frame the blade when installed in the motor is a little off on the perpendicular (as it comes from the factory). I tried to use washers to correct this without much luck. Should I not then focus on the alighment of how the blade lines up when installed in the final work table saw top. That is where I should concentrate my effort and can use shims to pack out the frame assembly and correct once in place on the work surface?
let me get this straight... rather than add a cutout to the table that you could just drop the saw into upside down, supported by the edges of the baseplate, or just bolting the base plate to the underside of the table, you removed the base plate and then built a whole new base plate out of wood for absolutely no reason... pure genius. :P
Good stuff! Cracked me up at the end. I realized I was squinting in horror while watching the test cuts waiting for something catastrophic to happen, but I guess if it had, there wouldn't be a video.
I want to give you credit for your design skills and wood working ability, they are top notch. My two questions are, by attaching the saw to a piece of plywood, aren't you losing 3/4 of an inch (plywood thickness) of sawing depth? Second, how much was the birch plywood? I ask because you can buy a pretty decent table saw (Ryobi) at home depot for $130.
This is looking fantastic. I'm curious though, what is the main reason for making your own table saw? Is it cheaper than buying a table saw? Or is it just for the fun excitement of making your own tool?
Hi Mattias, I've been tinkering with plans to convert my small, limited, portable TS into a proper tool but am not sure of one key part. The saw comes with a proprietary 200mm blade which I don't want to be forced to use, do you think there is any reason why I couldn't use a more standard larger size after I remove it from it's current assembly?
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I think your videos leave all the other woodworkers in the dust. Yours are professional, terse, and "to the point". I have built many shop machines myself over the years and it is really nice to see others do it - and with better ideas.
Using what you have to get what you want, the best definition of genius.
This one is very good project for the professional woodworker in developing countries who don't have much money to spend on Table saw.A very Neat project.can't wait to see part 2
Excellent design and nicely built. Will give many years of service. Fascinating watching you design it on the hoof and put it together. I love the way that it is all made of wood. Won't vibrate like a lot of today's machines built from thin plate and is far more sturdy. Ignore the silly comments below. These people probably aren't capable of putting something together like this, and will just go out and pay hundreds of dollars for a shop bought piece of tin-rubbish which will rattle apart after a few years use. Designing and building your own tools and machines is far more satisfying, and once built that can be modified and refined.
MATHIAS, YOU SURPASSED OTHER PROJECTS THIS LINE, THAN ALREADY SAW IN RUclips, I CAN'T WAIT FOR PART 2. THANK YOU. INNOVATE YOU OLD IDEAS, I'M WATCHING FROM BRAZIL.
Amazing!
There are quite a few tutorials on how to make a table saw out of a circular saw but you took it to a whole new level!
Can't wait for part 2.
Thank you
Totally dig those long reach "c" clamps! Following you on your work for a while rather silently, but I like the way you work over all...we're all different...moot point, but I like your style, and wish I had half of your experience with wood, not to mention the mathematical knowledge....this is why I appreciate you more! You are easy to understand and don't come off as "highbrow"...non engineers can grasp, without feeling less than human.
My dad built one in the 70s. You make his look like a kids toy. Great job.
My uncle did this using a workmate. It was very compact and portable and worked great for when he needed shop tools in the field. Great for ripping 2x4's when doing outside contract jobs. Thanks for the videos.
I'm an aspirant into woodworking(hobbyist/filipino)...this will be my first project....thnx Mr. Wandel.
I'am following you Mathias from woodgears.ca for more then a year. I was expecting you to make this work but you did not up to now. Meanwhile, i kept looking for home made table saws with circular hand saw for more than 2 months. I've watched many videos. You always have brillieant ideas and practical solutions Mathias. Great work again.
Hey hats off to your workmanship. Nice technique. Put a foot switch into the mix for safety and I can't see why anyone could argue with that being a safe tool. Chainsaw dovetails is another beautiful video.
Genius at work, I needed to pay attention when I went to trade school in the old Europe! Long a go. You are the man.....Thank You for the instructions this old emigrant can fallow! One of many on the YOU TUBE! Thank You AMERICA!
I can't stop watching these videos from you Matthias.
Brilliant. Watched it several times to make sure I got all the details correct. I have also built a table saw out of my circular saw and it works like a charm for the smaller projects.
I will be improving my design using some of the information I've gleaned form here.
Thanks for super ideas and superb workmanship.
This will come in very handy for anyone who wishes to build MY NICE EV as the timber will be laminated for strength. Your band saw too is an amazing project like this one. Thank you very much. Just keep them coming.
hello matthias, first time i saw your video on youtube i began to love wood working you're a great teacher
Very good and nice invention, I like it, Although I am not a professional woodworker but I am very fond of woodworking and want to make something, Thank you for providing me the best knowledge and video, Zafar from Quetta Pakistan
Build from scratch is always appreciated, good job Matthias!
Very beautiful you are an artist and I am a follower of Hassan al - Saadi from Iraq I have benefited greatly from your minds
this is awesome. i was thinking just the other day of how to go about doing this. When you're short on space and funds every tool needs to be multifunctional. can't wait for part 2
I've been waiting for this! Your builds on workshop tools are some of the finest, and they are expained in great detail. I can't wait for part 2 of this saw.
Thank you!
Your builds are always so well thought out and your solutions are sensible. I am attempting to remake a small Craftsman Table saw with an improved top and fence system. It's different in that the 45* swing mechanism is to the side and above where the platen would be on a circle saw. It hangs from the underside of the top. Making a new top will be a challenge.
Great video's Matthias,I am a 62 year old newbie to woodworking and have found your videos on making the table saw fantastic. I have spent countless hours in my workshop building this and sure you can go to the hardware and buy a $200 table saw , but the satisfaction and enjoyment building your own outweighs buying a piece of cheap Chinese made crap. Keep up the good work mate.
you are a plywood master! Nice table saw, looks like it will provide a cleaner cut than most bought at the hardware store.
I used to use a circular saw like this in my company. I used a good-one, but had to to replace the saw every six month, until eventually every 2 month. Due to warn out the gears... So I had to buy a real sliding table table saw. But the concept is brilliant!
It lacks a really solid arbour. Given a choice between building a bandsaw or a table saw, building the bandsaw makes a lot more sense.
You make it look just so easy and there's where the inspiration kicks in with this video, so I have a 8" 1/4 blade Dewalt circular saw that shoul give an extra blade height and power as well, thanks again!!
Actually, I did use a table saw to square up some of the pieces.
DUDE! You are so awesomely clever, creative and talented!
A challenge. That's why. Plus, people kept asking about it. But I'm not entirely sure it's worth it. This will never be as good as a $500 table saw, though probably better than a $200 table saw.
Whatever is cheap, mostly. Although I do like the Ryobi corded drills. Of the cheap ones, those are the only ones with a two stage gear reduction.
hola amigo hace bastante tiempo que veo tus vídeos y te felicito ahora pude leer en castellano tus explicaciones ahora si te entiendo mejor me gustaría que todos hicieran lo mismo gracias desde Alerce puerto montt chile.
hello, thank you for this product , I like because it's very good and easy to make, I'm a Vietnamese , and I live in Vietnam , I watched a lot of clips of you , I love like your job , you do not need one maid , just let me eat, I will work for you from 3 to 5 years .
THIS IS FANTASTIC! Perfect solution if there isn't enough room for a table saw! Can't wait for plans if this works!
Really? Have you successfully bought something from gilliom, or are you just saying?
7:27 I guess at this point it could be a decent miter saw too. In any case, I'm truly admirative of your ingenuity.
how come, even though this video is from 7 years ago but it amazes me. I will try to make it, if possible. Very thanks sir!
Ive been putting off doing this for a while . Just seemed so dangerous and really worth the potential saving. After seeing your unique version . I may have to give it a whirl
Can't wait to see how you build your fence. I bolt my Porter Cable saw to the bottom of 1/2" Birch and lay across saw horses. I have problem with blade deflection and then binding. Haven't come up with a sturdy fence yet.
superbe réalisation et très ingénieuse ! Bravo! Ça donne vraiment envie d'en faire autant.
I like his style. He's a creative guy.
I'm so glad to see you doing this. Can't wait to see what sort of fence system you come up with!
Very nice project! I hope you survive to post part two!
Vous êtes super dans vos applications et démonstrations vous êtes un pro du bois
Amicalement
Hi Matthias, can see great applications for this device. I know Festool has made something similar for their circular saws to be mounted to a table and taken to a work site as a mobile tablesaw. Good work and looking forward to part B!!
The sawdust gets blown all over the place. Good because it doesn't get stuck, bad, because it ends up all over the place!
I have to agree with Alexander about it not being necessary to remove anything from the circular saw.I had a piece of aluminum and i simply bolted the base of the saw to it.There were already holes in the saw base plate and it seemed that this was what they were intended for.
I really love all the work you do with wood thanks for sharing, some people don't understand the good stuff, excellent job continue doing it.
Of all the things I would've liked to see you build, it's a table saw. Thanks a bunch Matthias.
In the late '70's a DIY magazine featured a home made table saw that was my first table saw. Cut a lot of wood with it until I could afford a store bought saw. Those plans had you leave the shoe on the saw for depth control. I like your ideas way better because you also can tilt the blade for angle cuts.
You just make it look like you started fooling around one Saturday afternoon after you had picked up the circular saw at a yard sale. Excellent.
I read comments about just but a saw. Very true. But imagine if you hire this person to build you something. It will be detailed and well built. He's a very intelligent wood worker who seems curious about how things function and what will be the outcome. He's extremely creative and not afraid to try. Imagine what else he's good at. I would say hide your wife cause he's damn good with his hands n mind.
You're a genius. Wow! For me to do that it'll take a long time. I don't have all the tools you have. Great job by the way.
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Matthias Wandel, congratulations for great ideas that brings always here for us !!
I love the fact you are using the tool that is the tool you are making! Great Irony at work!
Finding your videos in the subscription box is like finding presents under the christmas tree!
I have wanted a decent Table Saw for years but the prices here in Australia are over the top, In the USA you can buy a decent 2nd hand unit. I have been looking for a Circular saw with 10inch blade but they are scarce. I decided to build one and include a Router for Dados.
I am now looking at using a Mitre Saw l(a Ryobi CMS1825) as removing the base then you can bolt to table. What made me decide to go ahead with it was your Idea of using Cardboard cut outs. One of the Chinese stores I go into has a lot of Parts for automation small rods and bearings and threaded drives , looking at this type of equipment for Blade height adjustment and may be for Angle and using small electric motors to drive the adjustment’s.
ok Matthias, thats a real enthusiastic play, you could buy a table saw for half the effort. But working with wood sometimes needs a challenge for itself. Great job anyway.
I'm from indonesia, thanks for your leasson, i really love it ❤
isn't it amazing,.. how the pictures, in ones mind, create a reality, and allow a person to overcome an obstacle to accomplish things !
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Kind of amazing how "easily" you can assemble a workable table. Looks like you can get about 80% of the the way there (to a "perfect" TS) with minimal fuss. I'll be interested to see afterwards when you compare it to a real TS -- arbor runout, depth of cut, repeatability, etc.
thanks for the video!
I could see it as building a smaller tablesaw .. for small parts and such for people who don't need a large cabinet saw. Also, the more important answer, why not! :) great video
Nice work sir
I am your big fan sir and I am watching all vedios of u sir
Plz keep it up
God bless u sir
I really enjoyed seeing your process. That is the most important take-away from this...not another table saw, great vid.
Watched this video months ago, yesterday wife comes home from garage sale with makita saw identical for like $2.00. Back to video.
2 dorrar? That's a pretty damn good find, you've got yourself a good wife there, a real treasure seeker
Good job Matthias, you are the best on youtube, keep the good work
Hi Matthias, I'm from Brazil and always accompany your videos and posts. You are brilliant and very creative. In this project above maybe you can have problems with dust that will fall within the blade guard. If you need anything from Brazil just say so.
Is "lets make some sawdust" your new catch phrase? Great Job.
In reply to effeinc, because Matthias has the knowledge and the brains to work out the project, He is very smart and his video's are very informative.
i did a project like this but ended up burning it after a few cuts, decided to use the the saw's own base and mechanism which worked perfectly till i burned the saw, did an awesome beveled 45 corners.
I have a great respect for Matthias.Many things we make are experiments.It is by making that we find out if they are valid or not.I hinged the table top in my build and it is easy to swing up and adjust the settings.Also tilt is still there and if i want to use the saw for mobile use all i need to release is four bolts.I can not see the advantage yet but Matthias has a way of astounding me.Any thoughts on a nice way to stop dust from getting to a inverted motor? I was thinking of using leather.
I've considered making a table saw table for one of my cordless circular saws. I don't ever need a table saw for the small amount of woodworking I do, so it's just a fun little idea I'd like to try out. You're going much more in depth than I was. I was simply going to make it so I could drop the saw in upside down and screw the sled into the "table saw base".
Matthias gracias por contestar ei video de hase 2 años. Tus videos los tengo todos guardados, por que por que son muy buenos. LO que si hase mucho tiempo que no te veo , sera hasta pronto, suerte.
I'd recomend a contractor's saw, or a hybrid saw, with a cast iron top.
I watched your video with subtitles in spanish. Tank you, I'm impressed. You are really creative. Muchas gracias!!
Awesome. I have been hoping that you would tackle a homemade tablesaw for sometime.
you just save me a lot of thinking and planning for this idea. thanks matt.
HI Matthias. Not sure if you still answer questions about this video? I started trying to replicate this project today but have an issue with the alignment of the saw motor to the blade (timestamp 2:30). Before even installing in the wooden frame the blade when installed in the motor is a little off on the perpendicular (as it comes from the factory). I tried to use washers to correct this without much luck. Should I not then focus on the alighment of how the blade lines up when installed in the final work table saw top. That is where I should concentrate my effort and can use shims to pack out the frame assembly and correct once in place on the work surface?
Make sure it's aligned to the bracket first.
Это ж творчество-художник!Красиво!
Ótimo. Diferente de tudo que já vi. Existe alguma maneira de aumentar a profundidade do corte?
let me get this straight... rather than add a cutout to the table that you could just drop the saw into upside down, supported by the edges of the baseplate, or just bolting the base plate to the underside of the table, you removed the base plate and then built a whole new base plate out of wood for absolutely no reason... pure genius. :P
You are a wood working genius! I love your channel and web site! Thank you!
Great proof of concept. Any thoughts on above the table blade changing?
Good project! Everyone with not much tools can make this!
Хорошая приспособа!По твоему видео себе собрал,но в металле.Спасибо за идею.Удачи!
Good stuff! Cracked me up at the end. I realized I was squinting in horror while watching the test cuts waiting for something catastrophic to happen, but I guess if it had, there wouldn't be a video.
I use the ryobi very rarely.
Por fin después de ver varios de sus videos pude saber qué es lo que dice, gracias por los subtítulos y gracias por mostrarnos todos sus proyectos
I was wondering, is this possible to make couple holes in orginal, metal part of this saw and then simply screw it to the table?
Yes, it works pretty well.
I did it. It works very well
If he DID make wooden saw blades, you can BET they'd cut METAL!!!!
I love the project... I also love how you moved it along.... without a bunch of Yackity yack yack yack! Great qualities in a video!
I want to give you credit for your design skills and wood working ability, they are top notch. My two questions are, by attaching the saw to a piece of plywood, aren't you losing 3/4 of an inch (plywood thickness) of sawing depth? Second, how much was the birch plywood? I ask because you can buy a pretty decent table saw (Ryobi) at home depot for $130.
Bravo my friend!! Now that is woodworking ingenuity. Good job.
I can already envision this being toted out to your backyard for some more adventures in the sunshine.
This is looking fantastic. I'm curious though, what is the main reason for making your own table saw? Is it cheaper than buying a table saw? Or is it just for the fun excitement of making your own tool?
Wow. You never cease to amaze me.
Hi Mattias, I've been tinkering with plans to convert my small, limited, portable TS into a proper tool but am not sure of one key part. The saw comes with a proprietary 200mm blade which I don't want to be forced to use, do you think there is any reason why I couldn't use a more standard larger size after I remove it from it's current assembly?