ever set your tablesaw at 42" off the ground?
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(09-17-2021, 06:22 PM)Handplanesandmore Wrote: At 42", you run a higher risk of getting hit in the face if any kickback happens. Wear a face shield that also covers your neck whenever you use the saw, if you must go with that height.

I'd try a different solution, and keep the saw at its normal height, one that the saw is designed for.

Simon

</p><p><br></p><p>This doesn’t really make sense.</p><p>A 6’4” person at 42” isn’t really any different than a short person at the typical 36” height.</p>
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(09-25-2021, 12:32 PM)Gary G™ Wrote: </p><p><br></p><p>This doesn’t really make sense.</p><p>A 6’4” person at 42” isn’t really any different than a short person at the typical 36” height.</p><p>
</p><p><br></p><p>6" difference is 6" difference, which is not a small amount in woodworking.<br></p><p><br></p><p>How do you define "short?" Are you suggesting that table saws are designed for and meant for use by short persons only?</p><p><br></p><p>Even for a taller person, if hit, it's better to be at the chest than at the neck or on the face. At 34" to 36", there's a far lower chance of an object hitting the face of a 6'4" guy...no? <img src="https://www.forums.woodnet.net/images/graemlins/yellowconfused.gif" data-sceditor-emoticon="
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Violent kickback is unpredictable and the path of travel for the lumber may not be that predictable either.</p><p>Simon
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#23
Put it at the height that works best for you, and observe all safety precautions.

It is your shop, make it what is best for you.....
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<p>You can put the height of the saw anywhere&nbsp;you want to it is your saw. Some will say that it violates safety rules but you are responsible for your own safety not the rules.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>In&nbsp;my old 12X24 shop I had a 33 inch high work bench and it hurt my back when I used it most of the time. So I made a 36 inch high bench. Which is to high but that is another story. But I had to raise my table saw higher than my bench so I could feed wood over the top of my saw. Because storage is a problem I built cabinets under the saw. It had a 52 inch Biesmeyer fence by the way. Then I had to raise my planner so I could feed wood through the planner and it exited the planner&nbsp;over the saw's tables.</p><p><br></p><p>Now in my new shop with a new bench which is 35 inches high. 34 1/2 is the prefect height for me&nbsp;( 4 hands High). The mat I stand on is 1/2 inches thick so it is the right height for me. I still have to feed wood over the top of my table saw so I raised my new&nbsp;3/4s of an inch and cut the tops of the storage cabinets off.</p><p><br></p><p>So I would recommend that you put your saws height at any height you wish. Only you will know what is right for you and what will work in your space. You will have to be extra carful at first but your body will adjust to the new height and then you will only have to be very careful when using the saw.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>If you change the height do not let anyone else use the saw. The results are not pretty.</p><p><br></p><p>Tom</p>
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(09-26-2021, 09:04 AM)tablesawtom Wrote: </p><p>Only you will know what is right for you and what will work in your space. Tom</p><p>

</p><p><br></p><p>If this was true, why did the OP post his question in the first place?</p><p><br></p><p>Obviously, he wants a second, candid opinion, not a feel-good, whatever-suits-you kind of feedback. </p><p>Simon<br></p>
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I'm sure glad the safety police were called in... LOL
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(09-26-2021, 11:47 AM)Lumber Yard® Wrote: I'm sure glad the safety police were called in... LOL
<br></p><p><br></p><p>The only viable alternative is to get a house call from a sawstop rep! <img src="https://www.forums.woodnet.net/images/graemlins/yellowlaugh.gif" data-sceditor-emoticon="
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(09-26-2021, 10:01 AM)Handplanesandmore Wrote: </p><p>
</p><p><br></p><p>If this was true, why did the OP post his question in the first place?</p><p><br></p><p>Obviously, he wants a second, candid opinion, not a feel-good, whatever-suits-you kind of feedback. </p><p>Simon<br></p><p>

</p><p><br></p><p>And so&nbsp;only you know what is best for his space? Even it you do not know what it looks like.&nbsp;Is it only you who has all the right answers?</p><p><br></p><p>I resent the remark, Obviously, he wants a second opinion, candid opinion ( and yours is the only one that matters?) not a feel good what ever suits you kind of feedback? I wrote for experience about using a space and that it is his responsibility to configure it the way he wants it, not yours. &nbsp;and if it means elevating his table saw so be it. I ask what experience do you have with elevating a table saw?&nbsp;</p><p><!--StartFragment--><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">

<!--StartFragment--><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;"><br>Who made you both judge and jury?</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;">&nbsp;<br><br></span><!--EndFragment-->I resent your pompous reply very much and you can reply or not. I will not read anything you write ever again&nbsp;so it make no difference to me.<br><br>Tom<br><br></p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><br></p></p><p class="sceditor-nlf"><br></p>
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(09-26-2021, 02:31 PM)tablesawtom Wrote: </p><p>
</p><p><br></p><p><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;"></span><br><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;"></span></p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><!--EndFragment-->I will not read anything you write ever again&nbsp;so it make no difference to me.<br><br>Tom<br><br></p><p></p><p class="sceditor-nlf"><br></p><p>

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Having just finished making a new mobile base for my table saw and I saw this thread, I made a new base for better wheels and to make it more rigid than the old one.  I'm older, taller and have had my saw at about 41" for over 20 years due to old back injuries.  IMO you want your equipment at a comfortable height relative to your own height, not the next guy's.  If you have to bend over too much then you're likely working unsafely IMO.  One height does not work for everyone so design a setup that works for you.  I am not advocating changing height just to match a table, rather to make it more comfortable and safer to work with.  The more comfortable you are the less likely you will do something stupid or unsafe and risk hurting yourself, at least that's my opinion.
For an example you don't have to look any further than the automotive industry for examples.  Cars and trucks do not have fixed positioned seats, 6 way seats allow a multitude of adjustments to suit the driver.  Same thing with adjustable steering columns, in fact some even will extend to put the wheel in the best position for the driver.  Some vehicles even have options to raise and lower the brake pedal in relation to the driver.  They make seats and steering wheels adjustable to best fit the person operating the vehicle so why not do the same with your tools if the situation applies?
To the OP, it's your equipment and shop so it's your call on what you do.  Make it comfortable to you and enjoy making some sawdust.
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