T2 Fence on a Bosch 4100, doable??

[Adam Shapiro]

I can't help on whether or not it would work, but I'm really curious what you come up with here because I've had the same thoughts for my 4100. My problem has been, every time I try to design something similar to those carts, the expense of the unit, rails and fence along with the resale value of the Bosch is way more than just buying a hybrid type saw. I don't want to put $800 into a 'workaround' if I could just something made correctly for the same price.

OTOH, I actually use my 4100 out of the basement shop on occasion, so the 300lbs+ hyrbid is not a real option. Would your design allow the saw to be removed from the cart, or do you intend for it to stay fixed in place?

[George Farra]

Adam

I agree...it needs to be cost effective. The biggest reason I went with a jobsite saw was for portability. I own a second home and the saw travels with me when necessary.

My plan would not permanently mount the saw into the workstation. My initial thoughts are to have the saw slip into place from the left hand side. I want to create add'l infeed and outfeed space so my thoughts are to have a filler peice slip into the top from the left after the saw is in place via a sliding dovetail or some other mechanism. Lock it in place.

Its hard to envision.....i'll sketch it out over the weekend. My goal is to add some additional weight/stability to the saw when in the workshop, increase rip capacity and gain the benefit of a full size saw in the shop....yet retain it portability feature for when it needs to take a road trip with me

[George Farra]

I did a quick sketch to help visualize what I am trying to accomplish. See attached. In the top view the area colored in green would be a single peice of plywood covered with plastic laminate. The peice in yellow is the side insert that allows the saw to be removed from the workstation. The T2 fence is 57" long so I am establishing that as the total width. Overall size is 57" wide by 36" deep.

There would be an auxiliary fence that mounts to the T2 for the RT with DC via a flex hose connected to the DC pickup in the back (See backview)

George

[Adam Shapiro]

Thinking about this last night, I'm wondering if there's a way to combine what you've got with a saw table mount like the Rousseau. I'm not sure exactly how theirs works, a combination of clips and mounting pads, that you could probably rework into the bigger cart you've designed.

Adam

[George Farra]

Adam

Interesting.....I'm going to have to see if I can download mounting instructions from thier website

Thanks!

George