Post by 150FromFundy on Jan 19, 2010 20:46:42 GMT -5
With winter upon many of us, there have been a few questions on using a tile saw indoors. This is obviously sloppy work, but can be done in a shop, or garage environment. Here are a few photos of what I have come up with.
Tile Saw Setup from left to right
Green Basket – this is the slab catcher
Red Pail – this is the hot water supply for the reservoir
Toolsmith – this is a generic “Work Mate” to support the saw
Black Drip Pan – catches overflow from the saw table before it hits the floor
Red Husky – the backside of “Old Faithful” almost a year old
Multicoloured Drip Sheet – catches the saw spray before it hits the wall where it drips to floor
Slop Bucket – to empty the drip pan prior to electrocution
Red Basket – Bay of Fundy rocks in waiting
Light Rack – requires no explanation
Cyan Mop Bucket – to mop up everything that falls from the drip sheet
More on the drip sheet
Whether you stand in front of a saw or behind the saw is a highly contentious issue amongst the opinionated. My opinion … why would you ever elect to stand in front of the saw when you can stay dry behind it? If you stand in front of the saw, you will soon resemble my drip sheet.
Good things never last
I normally pride myself on how well I can maintain a machine and maximize its use, but that fell apart when I got my Husky. This craft is so dirty and abrasive that a well used saw will soon look like this. “Old Faithful” has been through about 20 blades and made thousands of cuts … and it shows.
Hopefully this will encourage some to cut indoors and stay active with their obsession all winter long.
Darryl.
Tile Saw Setup from left to right
Green Basket – this is the slab catcher
Red Pail – this is the hot water supply for the reservoir
Toolsmith – this is a generic “Work Mate” to support the saw
Black Drip Pan – catches overflow from the saw table before it hits the floor
Red Husky – the backside of “Old Faithful” almost a year old
Multicoloured Drip Sheet – catches the saw spray before it hits the wall where it drips to floor
Slop Bucket – to empty the drip pan prior to electrocution
Red Basket – Bay of Fundy rocks in waiting
Light Rack – requires no explanation
Cyan Mop Bucket – to mop up everything that falls from the drip sheet
More on the drip sheet
Whether you stand in front of a saw or behind the saw is a highly contentious issue amongst the opinionated. My opinion … why would you ever elect to stand in front of the saw when you can stay dry behind it? If you stand in front of the saw, you will soon resemble my drip sheet.
Good things never last
I normally pride myself on how well I can maintain a machine and maximize its use, but that fell apart when I got my Husky. This craft is so dirty and abrasive that a well used saw will soon look like this. “Old Faithful” has been through about 20 blades and made thousands of cuts … and it shows.
Hopefully this will encourage some to cut indoors and stay active with their obsession all winter long.
Darryl.