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   MikeHennessy | Oct 12, 2006 03:49pm | #1

   Wooden wedges under the base. They get repositioned each time the saw moves.

   Mike Hennessy
   Pittsburgh, PA

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   Jamie_Buxton | Oct 12, 2006 05:57pm | #2

   Most home garages are in garages.   All garage floors are sloped down toward the door.  Most people just use the floor, as sloped, without any difficulty.   There's little requirement for a level floor in a workshop.

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   tom21769 | Oct 12, 2006 06:33pm | #3

   How steep is "very steep", and what's the nature of the concern?

   Is the poster after a level work surface on his bench/tool tops?

   Is there a slip-and-fall safety issue?

   Is he having trouble stabilizing 4 legs of a table on an uneven floor?

   Or what?

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   reddexter | Oct 13, 2006 02:36am | #4

   I suppose I was not specific enough and should have said the pitch is not straight or flat but circularand heading toward the drain with a pitch of 3 feet.

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   JeffHeath | Oct 13, 2006 03:11am | #5

   Build a wooden false floor to work on, like a deck.

   Jeff

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   user-211435 | Oct 14, 2006 12:02am | #6

   An easy way to deal with it is to use cedar shim shingles and shim everything perfectly level.  Many tools like shapers and bandsaws need to be level to work correctly.

   You should also shim your assembly table level.  It makes a big difference in assembling things and also keeps your tools from rolling off.

   Hal

   http://www.rivercitywoodworks.com

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   JeffHeath | Oct 14, 2006 12:31am | #7

   Hal,

   You should post this to the the guy who created the thread, not me.  However, 3 foot drops might be a little steep for a cedar shim.

   Jeff

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   user-211435 | Oct 14, 2006 09:13pm | #8

   Sorry Jeff.  I thought I was just replying in line, not specifically to you.  I think if he follows the thread he will see all of the replies.  But I will change my evil ways from now on!  Thanks for letting me know.

   Did he really say there is a 3 foot drop?  Is that in the width of his table saw or other tools, or to the center of the room?  It's a lot, either way.

   Sounds like he needs to install sleepers and a false level floor.  Especially if he is going to be there a while. 

   My shop has a concrete floor that is really out of level and up and down, but it is so large that I have never wanted to undertake fixing it.  So I have things shimmed, but I never move them.

   There are other solutions with concrete products, but a wood floor or plywood floor is much better for a woodshop. 

   Hal

   http://www.rivercitywoodworks.com

    

    

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   JeffHeath | Oct 14, 2006 11:24pm | #9

   Hal

   No problem.  I was just letting you know so that your advice was passed on.

   Yeah, he stated that there was 3 feet of pitch down to the drain, and no tool is going to operate well in that situation.

   Nice website, by the way.

   Jeff

    

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   user-211435 | Oct 15, 2006 06:37am | #10

   Thanks Jeff!

   I actually did it a long time ago when it was difficult to do.  I need to upgrade it though.  I have a ton of projects that I have never even photographed, many photographs that I need to add to it, and last I looked, there are some software mistakes that have taken place since I originally did it.

   I have been pretty lucky though to have been able to do so many interesting and different projects.

   Hal

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   JeffHeath | Oct 15, 2006 05:56pm | #11

   I want to make one for my company, but have absolutely no idea where or how to start.  I'm a novice when it comes to driving a pc, and don't know where to begin to make a real good website.  I'll probably end up hiring someone.

   Jeff

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   user-211435 | Oct 15, 2006 10:15pm | #12

   Jeff,

   I have a daughter that does it for a really reasonable price.  And she can do anything!  Plus, she's nice.

   Try http://www.redlacedesign.com

   Hal

   http://www.rivercitywoodworks.com