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Another stupid question but... I gotta decide where this thing will live.

My 'Greenie' has no casters. Space is tight. I'd -like- to put the thing near to a wall if possible. But in most of the videos it looks like users have the thing intentionally out in the open.

So: is it necessary/recommended to be able to freely walk around the thing for routine use?

What is the longest board you will be ripping? That will determine how much minimum clearance you will need.

Ron

It depends on what features you want to use. If it is only used as a drill press or lathe, it would not be necessary. If you are going to use the table saw feature, the out feed area has to be as long as the cut length. My suggestion is to take a board the length that you will be using most often and make sure there is enough room for it to clear the table saw blade. I have placed a dado in an eight foot 2 x 4 lengthwise, requiring eight feet in front of the SS for feeding the board and eight feet behind to allow the cut to go the entire length.

suntower wrote:Another stupid question but... I gotta decide where this thing will live.

My 'Greenie' has no casters. Space is tight. I'd -like- to put the thing near to a wall if possible. But in most of the videos it looks like users have the thing intentionally out in the open.

So: is it necessary/recommended to be able to freely walk around the thing for routine use?

Well, you need to be able to feed stock across the saw, the jointer, etc. If you only use very short stock then up against a wall should not be a problem. However, I would say you will want to walk around the machine regardless. Maintenance and other things need to be done and the machine needs to have 360* access for some of it.

Buy a set of castors, you won't regret it. They are on eBay all the time.

I keep mine snugged up against the wall. When I need to perform maintenance or work with longer stock, I just extend the casters and move the machine towards the center of the room.

If yours doesn't have casters, Do as John stated and get yourself a set. You won't regret it...

Mike

I forgot if you have the back side opening for lubing the pork chop, if so that is a thought, but not needed in your disision, since that is every 10 operating hours.

Almost all of my tools have casters or wheels of some sort. I can't imagine my shop without the ability to move things around. I guess if I had a big dedicated area maybe..... but remember if you use it you will have to clean up afterwards, and it is easier to move the machine then to crawl under it to do that. Besides you might well want to use the area under the machine for storage so it will be harder to clean up after that.

You can get by for a while without but I think most of us here have them, either from the factory that way or via an upgrade. Keep in mind you can save 5% now off a new set or wait and see if and what the price increase is after Aug 14th.

Ed

reible wrote:Almost all of my tools have casters or wheels of some sort. I can't imagine my shop without the ability to move things around. I guess if I had a big dedicated area maybe..... but remember if you use it you will have to clean up afterwards, and it is easier to move the machine then to crawl under it to do that. Besides you might well want to use the area under the machine for storage so it will be harder to clean up after that.

You can get by for a while without but I think most of us here have them, either from the factory that way or via an upgrade. Keep in mind you can save 5% now off a new set or wait and see if and what the price increase is after Aug 14th.

Ed

I totally agree, all my stuff is on wheels/castors with 2 with locks, some home made platforms that they sit on, and some of the commercial ones that you can adjust there foot print in assembly. As far as SS I use theres, so much easier and like all SS stuff, very functional, yes a bit pricey, but not junk.

I have a number of sets of casters available...if you want some just ping me and we can work something out.

Thanks for all the good replies!

---JC