Have you shortened your rails?

[jstevens]

My shop is small, and I don't use the table saw for long crosscuts or cutting big sheets, so I'm thinking about cutting the rails on my BT3100 down to around 30 inches--starting at the left side of the saw body and then rightward 30 inches. If you've done that to your saw, or even thought about it real hard, please tell me what you think.

Regards,

John
[Edited to add that my saw is a BT3100]

[Russianwolf]

well, the bright side to owning a BT3 is that extending the rails is as simple as getting a second set and the attachment kit, so there isn't really a downside to cutting them since its reversible. If you don't have a BT3, no clue.

[LCHIEN]

I have never heard of anyone cutting down their original set of rails, but I suppose there's no reason not to do it except the inconvenience of cutting larger rips (mostly plywood and MDF, hardboard and melamine)

I really think it would be a pain having them that short, I really want to add about 18" or 21" to mine.

[Fred K]

My shop is small, and I don't use the table saw for long crosscuts or cutting big sheets, so I'm thinking about cutting the rails on my BT3100 down to around 30 inches--starting at the left side of the saw body and then rightward 30 inches. If you've done that to your saw, or even thought about it real hard, please tell me what you think.

Regards,

John
[Edited to add that my saw is a BT3100]

Why don't you just take them off when you store your saw?

[jstevens]

Why don't you just take them off when you store your saw?

Thanks for the idea Fred, but I find that saving setup time in the shop is a tremendous boost to my productivity. Just my $0.02.

Regards,

John