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Thanks to everyone who a while back answered Q’s about MDO/MDF. Using MDF for paint grade raised panel doors, works like a dream! Raising them on the table saw. I picked up some Eagle Co. sliding bar clamps on sale at Woodworkers Warehouse on sale. O.K for light clamping. Good as a low profile circular saw/router tool guide. Great as a finger saver. My table saw fence is 3in. tall. I measured up 3 in. on the back of the door blank and put the clamp on. This gave me a support to glide over the fence as I raised the panel. No need for a taller fence to keep the work from tipping.Door Panels are 15in x 21in.(small enough to handle safely). Tool crib sells a similar clamp as Clamp-N-Tool Guide, they look stronger). Now for the table saw. If you need an accurate and portable saw, get the DeWalt. I can make simple, fractional adjustments by unlocking the fence and carefully turning the knob. I love it.Some knock it as too loud, maybe I’m used to it…or maybe I was too used to the 99 year old Craftsman Squealer it replaced 2 years ago! I set up a few hefty duty roller supports and I got me a real table saw that fits in the van. Jeff.
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Hey Jeff, I like your guide idea using the clamp. Before I had a shaper, I used to raise my panels with a router in a table. Because my router was of lower HP I would use a vertical panel raising bit with a cove profile and to prevent having to make numerous passes I used to make a preliminary cut on the table saw using a jig to guide the panel. I'm sure the Clamp-N-Tool guide would work just as well, and it could be used for other purposes as well. Doing them on the table saw probably generates less dust also. Wish I had a table saw easier to transport to jobsites than a contractors saw. MDM.
*That Dewalt saw is slick. Expensive but worth it. My Powermatic is a bear to load up. Need 4 guys.MD
*Makita for the motor...gonna have to order a DeWalt fence from the repair parts center and install it...The absolute best jobsite saw...near the stream checking out the cost,aj
*We just purchased the Bosh 10" workswork sitewith the collapsible stand, everyone loves it. The stand snaps right out. The motor is a 4.4 HP, aHI it works great even off of 200' of cord, something our old one wouldn't do. Paid $530.00 for the works from AAA tool in Florida.