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| DICKEYBIRD:
John, you can modify your table like I did my saw cart. Extend the legs a bit and move the axle up until the wheels clear the ground by about 1/4". Then it's sitting on solid legs and will be much more tip resistant. When it needs to be moved, you pick up the other end, the wheels contact the ground and you roll it around like a wheelbarrow. Milton |
| John Hill:
Thanks Milton, the wheels are off the ground, but I think, in some ways, it would be better if they were on the ground as otherwise the end must be lifted quite high to get the legs to clear the floor and they would not have to be lifted very high for the saw to 'open' and flip over. There are two positions when stability is a concern, the first is lifting the saw to the vertical position as that moves the weight of the moving parts towards the end and if this is done suddenly I am sure it would tip, the second is when moving the saw where if the wheels are at the motor end and if the saw is tilted up too far a bump could cause the saw to 'open' and disaster follows. The real problem is the position of the motor but it would be a non-trivial task to redesign that. |
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