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Forum rules dictate I need to list a price — asking price is $1,500 for the saw.

Hi all,

I have a 1986 Martin T78 (non-beveling slider) I'm looking to get rid of, make me an offer! I'm no longer a working cabinetmaker and my shop will just be a hobbyist shop for the...

Such a strange nomenclature... I had never heard of the T78 before either! I ended up winning the IRS auction for it for $2,300 and am excited to get it delivered tomorrow. I'm going to put it on...

Thanks for your insight Kevin - it’s always very appreciated! I don’t miterfold a ton, but when I do I typically size on my slider and then bevel on the cabinet saw with a sacrificial fence and...

Hi all,

Does anybody have experience with a Martin T78, their non-tilting arbor saw? I'm looking at an '86 model for my new shop when I move in a few months for a good price ($2,000), but...

That's a good way of thinking of it, I appreciate your advice.

I probably will outsource all paint grade doors to start on larger projects (e.g. more than 6 doors). I can buy paint grade cheaper...

Thanks for the great feedback Kevin, really good things to think about.

I'll definitely swap the lumber storage rack for brackets for lumber and just lean the plywood against the wall in that...

Excellent advice; I looked at the floorplan so many times I somehow never revisited these ideas, which are excellent. Absolutely makes more sense to have the saw positioned inside the carriage doors...

There's an 8' carriage door opening

This is good advice, thanks Jim. For most things, I send out for finishing or finish in place... a lot of my work goes into old houses and hand painted finish is called for.

I think besides having...

Hi all,

I'm in the process of planning my new shop. I've gone back and forth a few times and think I have a general tool layout I'm happy with but wanted to get some feedback from others.

My...

This is really great perspective to read, thanks Jim. I suspect I’d feel similarly. I have a few months of overlap with the old shop while I set up the new shop (insulated floor and walls, new power,...

Thanks very much all for the sound advice. It looks like I’ll be exploring selling off the Martin and either adding a smaller slider or other methods of handling sheet goods. I could add a cat flap...

Small world - I'll be going from CT to Maine... I was considering a drop deck utility trailer. I'd love not to have to open a window, cat flap, or door in the winter up there...

My shopmate...

I'm going to think more seriously about positioning so it just takes opening the carriage doors to change the blade... I can't make the shop any bigger due to zoning and setbacks unfortunately. I'd...

Diagonally it pretty much becomes the entire shop, unfortunately... though that might be preferable. I don't have the zoning requirements to bump out at all also unfortunately. Though I can position...

The problem is I need to get the backside of the carriage past the blade to change blades, and then on the load side of things I need to get the crosscut fence behind the blade to load material for...

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Does anyone have experience cutting down the sliding carriage length on a sliding table saw? I will be going from a rented shop space with plenty of room to a home shop in a converted 2...