Improve a Budget Table Saw for under $50 

MATE! I got the same saw (NZ) and have been tempted to swing it overhead by its power cord... fence is f***ed right out of the box.. been thinking of doing the same as you. Sitting on my ass throughout lockdown is over.... time to fix that tablesaw!

wow got the same saw, defiantly keeping this in mind for some upgraedes

Great upgrades mate. I think you might have the longest lasting Ozito tablesaw in Aussie! i just bought an Aldi one!

Nice one. Hours of trawling utube your idea is simple and one of the best. I will up grade my Cheap Aldi T/saw based on your design with a few of my own changes. I hope to upgrade to a Commercial grade TS in the near future. Wishing you well and hoping your enjoying your workshop.

I have this table saw. Why did it take so long to find this video? Come on Google sort it out.

Great video! I'm currently looking at doing something similar.. May I kindly ask about the accuracy of this fence? Is there anything you would change if you were to build it again? :)

Stumbled across this looking for improvements on my Ozito saw. Thanks for the info!

Great job on the table saw bro.. I have to completely remove my Table saw top and replace it with either 18mm PLYWOOD or MDF.. I'm not sure which is best atm but I hear Plywood is better incase any water damage happens?? My issue with ur build is u didn't show us how the saw is being held in place?? Did I miss that bit? Sorry bro but that is a very important part for me anyways.. Still and all I love the look of the saw now.. U basically have it looking like those massive cabinet saws now.. Great job bro.. If u have a second please let me know how u connected the saw and the rest together bcos I couldn't see anything holding the saw up for the dust collection box to go underneath?!? Thanks for posting this though mate.. It's given me food for thought.. HAPPY NEW YEAR TO U AND ALL IN THE COMMENTS TOO..

Excellent. I just bought one of these with the intention of upgrading it.

mat how did you attach your table saw to the yellow tongue board

Interesting. I'm a learner so have watched many such vids. I have been led to believe that removing the riving knife was an absolute NoNo?

Wow great improvement to your tablesaw

some great ideas here mate.. and not too challenging to do.

Thanks mate! I have the same saw and all the things you criticised are what I’m frustrated with. Thanks for the inspiration and tips!

great idea imma do the same, but i noticed you didnt have the little splitter thing behind the blade, pretty sure they make it safer to use

How about putting up a drawing of the plans . Love it mate

I've been qualified as a wood machinist almost 20yrs and I've never used a more dangerous saw than the Aldi workzone table saw, I have one in the garage and it's used for gathering dust. Someone asked me for a lend of it and I refused because i didn't want anyone getting hurt from the thing. It should be taken off the market as its worse quality than pound shop kids toys

Hi Matt, I know it's been a few years since you built this, but Im about to do exactly the same with my exact same crappy Bunnings saw. You wouldn't happen to have a pic of how you mounted the saw to the bench would you. Im in 2 minds as to either do what you have done or completely undermount the saw below a flat table top. Hope you can help. Thanks

Great upgrade of your table saw. I have a saw like that but another generic brand. I have the same problems as you had before and i think i shameless will copy this! Thank´s for sharing!!

thats a brilliant idea for a table saw bench. very achievable for general diy'ers. i watch a lot of you tube for ideas and most are out of the realm for general diy'ers. good to see something more basic but very effective

Your video gave me some great ideas on how to get the most out of my Ozito tablesaw. Thanks for posting!

Hey mate I have the newer version of the table saw and want to build your set up! Just wondering, what we’re the measurements of the legs that you used? Thanks

Nice vid. I have the latest cheap ozito table saw from 2019. Unfortunately it uses T slots which is a pita for making sleds. Also the surface isnt flat it's kind of corrugated. I'd like to see how you made that fence, it looks miles ahead of the stock fence.

You dont call yourself a professional?? lol Mate youve done a fantastic job, com on you need to give yourself more credit than that, yes your certainlyv not a beginner but you are certainly a professional thats for sure

its helping me a lot as I am a bigner, with lot of intarest in making wood in to usefull things. Thank you so so much for sharing. Regards.

Thanks so much for posting this. Picked up the same saw for near free, but really need a setup like yours! Many great ideas and well done. Cheers ~

Newer to woodworking. I got a lot from this video. Thank you!

Still relevant in 2021, thanks!

How do you find the Ozito table saw? Do you have any accuracy issues if you adjust the blade to 45? I have an old Ryobi table saw that cuts parallel to my fence when its at 90d, but when I adjust it to 45d, its skewed slightly. I figured its probably time to get something newer and was looking at the new Ryobi one, or the new Ozito one. I would be building it into a cabinet of sorts like you have, so setting up a new fence system with outfeed and side extensions is no problem. But I'm more interested in hearing if you have had any issues with 45d cuts.

Goodonya, Matt. Nice job.

Great idea, well done, mate!!!!

Hey Matt Juat starting out in woodworking and using the Ozito brand too. I am interested in that same Ozito table saw, I am wondering how you mounted the saw onto the table, and is it any good? Thanks Slade

can the ozito use dato blades? I just picked one up myself before realizing how useful dato blades are and I am wondering if I should take it back and heft out the cash for a step up

excellent video

Good stuff.