What kinda table saw you guys own?

[QuickDrawMcGraw]

.. Hey' Snub*
currently a porter cable, its ok' .. the funky fold out legs leave little to
be desired, but the fence is fast & solid
We go through em every few years, use them just about every other
day for our little remodeling company.
Have to keep them some what light & portable for throwin in & out of
the truck for a different job site every couple weeks.
It really likes to loose the nut holdin down the hand crank.

~ Joe

 

[rakstr]

Bought this in the late 80's and it's served me well; Delta 10" Contractor 34-444 - http://www.2helpu.com/USPDMSDocuments//english/instruction manual/delta/en422-19-651-0024.pdf

THOUGHT I'd be getting my father's workshop he promised me upon his passing a few years ago. It included a Craftsman from the 40's. However, my sister sold the entire 2.5 car garage full of stuff before I could get there for a price I try to block from memory. The guy that hauled the stuff away had a HUGE smile I'm sure. To give you a clue, just the one small box of chisels for the wood lathe was probably worth what he paid....

 

[loutent]

I upgraded to a Grizzly 1023SL back in 2005 after 15 years with an under-powered AMT (not made anymore). The 5HP/220V (500 lb) Grizzly glides through anything - even 8/4 thick oak or maple. More than the power though is the fence - very accurate and always square - saves a lot of frustration over time. A Forrest Woodworker II makes it just that much better.

When I first set it up, I tried the "nickel test" for fun - set a nickel on end and power up then power down and see if it remains on edge - sure enough it did - pretty amazing considering the relatively reasonable cost of this saw.

 

[dryfarmer]

Old Craftsman I bought at a farm sale, cast iron top, 12 inch blades, got to check both ends of the fence when setting, works like a new one.

 

[Sven]

I have my dad's 1948 Craftsman 10" that he bought when he first apprenticed as a carpenter. When he passed away in 1998, I ended up with his matching 6" joiner.

Must have been back in the 80's Dad had gone to several tool auctions and bought a Delta 10" saw, either a 3 or 5 horse, 240V, not sure which, for a real good price. I told him if you ever find another good deal on a saw, buy it for me and I'll send you the money. He ended up giving me his Craftsman and wouldn't take anything for it. "If your going to pay me for it, you can't have it." That man was the definition of a stubborn Swede!


Off topic -- He want to a gun auction while visiting my sister in Rochester, NY and ended up with a number of crazy good deals. He gave one brother this, another cousin that, etc. When it came to me, he said I have a deal for you; a Browning Citori Lightening 12, 26" for $500 (what he paid for it) plus NY sales tax. I took the deal.

 

[jaykellogg]

I have a 10" Rigid. It has cast iron table and extensions and casters. I believe it has a 1 HP motor.

 

[Sven]

get a good fence

Forgot to mention the only thing I feel like I'm missing is a good fence. I've been thinking about picking up a good after market fence from Acme Tool Crib. The arbor bearings (or are they bushings in there?) have been replaced twice since 1948. The motor hasn't been touched in 65 years.

 

[427mach1]

I have a Jet Xacta-saw 10" cabinet saw with the 52" capacity rip fence, 3 HP motor. Like A Castle, I take my woodworking seriously!

 

[Hack]

Craftsman 10" shaft drive. Yes, it has a flexible shaft that runs from the motor to the blade arbor. Bought it sometime in the mid-80's. It has a cast iron table and cast iron extensions. After a good setup, it rips/miters/crosscuts with very good accuracy.

Also have an even older 10" Craftsman radial arm saw that probably dates back to the late 50's or early 60's. It's in desperate need of a new table. It's been upstaged by a Dewalt 12" compound miter saw.

 

[V1 Rotate]

I have a Delta 34 from the early 2000s that my next door neighbor was going to throw out. His son was thinking he was going to be a carpenter, but it sat in the basement when he moved on to something else. Most of it was still there, and parts are still available from Delta. Its a plastic bodied direct drive saw, but I mostly do metalwork so I don't need an elaborate one, and this was the right price. I put a rigged up ebay blade guard and miter gage on it and built up the fence to be dead accurate, less than 1/64 inch variation in cutting length in successive cuts and the fence is parallel to within .004. I'm happy with how it cuts.
I have a mill, lathe, several grinders/buffers, two drill presses, eight vises, and a bunch of sheet metal equipment. All the equipment was bought used and rebuilt by me except for my 15 inch Rockwell drill press, which was bought by my wife for a Christmas present in 1979. We were married in May 1980 and lived at that time in a condo. That drill press was originally installed in a walk in closet in the condo! Regards, Bill S

 

[2152hq]

A 50's something Craftsman that my Dad bought new and a Delta 10".
I haven't used them in quite a while.
I used to when I was younger and did more carpentry type projects.

The old Craftsman woke me up one time by throwing an end cut from a 2x4 back to me at lightning speed.
I still remember the small cut off block dancing on the table near the spinning blade as I went to pick up the next piece to be cut.
Then as I turned back around with it, that cut off piece hit me square in the chest like a bullet. Sent my way courtesy of the blade.
Knocked me right off my feet. I was cut, bruised and hurtin' for weeks. Should've went to the E/D probably,,but you know how it is when you;re younger.
Plus no one saw it happen,,so it didn't happen.

Plus I didn't want to hear all about how I should've had a guard on the blade. I didn't need no stinking guard on the blade.
Scary to think of some of the stupid things you do and survive.
Ever since then I'd given table saws a lot more respect
Circular saws too.
Then it gradualy I just got to the point where I didn't feel comfortable using one at all,, and there they sit.
They do make good tables for stuff to sit on in the garage though.

 

[ancient-one]

A 10 inch Craftsman about 40 years old. Still a good one. Guess I will sell it soon, just don't use it anymore.

 

[Stevens]

A 240V craftsman as described in the original post, works great, also craftsman wood turning lathe, band saw, miter box, all bought from a semi pro guy going out of business. great tools and I believe all made in U.S.A.!
Steve W