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General Category => General Scroll Saw Talk => Topic started by: Bill P on November 04, 2010, 07:54:46 am
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I'm so excited, the saw arrived yesterday! The bad news is I have to work today, so I can't really play until tonight.
I assembled the stand and bolted the saw onto it last night, but when I sat down I found I had to spread my knees apart so much it was uncomfortable (I'm only 5'5"). Does anyone know if the stand will still be stable if I take out the the piece that would allow me to put my knees under the saw, or should I build a tri-pod type stand?
Thanks, Bill
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I have the EX21 and, although I stand most of the time, I do use a stool to work sometimes. You must have set your stand low to accomodate your chair. I would imagine you could bore a couple holes higher up on the legs and get a piece of angle iron and mount it higher. I wouldn't go without some type of cross bracing on the front. Another possibility is to make and X across the front but that might still interfere with your legs.
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You're right about my reasoning; I have a stool that looks like the saddle for a Harley, on wheels. I like to keep by feet flat on the floor while I'm sitting.
I was looking at it this morning before coming to work and was thinking about moving that cross piece back about a foot. That shouls still give the support needed, and leave me leg room.
Any engineers out there with any thought?
Bill
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Take a picture and post it and let us see how it is made.
Do you know any 'sheet metal' workers?
How about a welder?
~~~GB~~~
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I feel silly. When I read your post, GB, I remembered that my next door neighbor is a retired Naval engineer. I just went and got him and he looked at it and had a remedy. Now he's excited about his new project!
He's going to fabricate an arch to take the place of the cross beam.
Thank you!
Bill