How to build a Table Saw with Simple Tools - Part 2: Trunnion Blade Tilt Mechanism

Support me on Patreon: Follow me on Instagram: Videos auf Deutsch: Part 1: Part 3: This is finally part two of my series on how to build my compact table saw. In this one I explain how the blade tilt mechanism of my homemade table saw works and explain all the steps that it took to implement the trunnion blade tilt mechanism in my table saw. The trunnions were machined from pieces of baltic birch plywood using a homemade router compass. They then were screwed onto the housing of the table saw and the motor mount. To make the motor mount tilt I installed a piece of threaded rod as a crank shaft that connects to the motor mount using a custom linear nut that I made from two hex nuts and some plywood. The threaded rod connects to the housing of the saw via a pillow bearing that allows for some ti