Delta has has had a snap-in splitter with pawls for years. This is also sold with a overhead guard with full coverage of the blade.
To my knowlege, they have never sold a saw without a blade cover.
I don't know what a "locking arbor" is.
A mobile base seems to work just fine.
Chris Friesen wrote:
Locking arbor, like locking shaft on a circular saw or router for blade or bit changes.
Dave
I did say riving knife, not splitter.
Like on an angle grinder or a CMS...push a button on the outside and the arbor cannot turn. Means you don't need a block of wood to wedge against the blade when you want to change blades.
It's one more thing to buy/assemble. There are a couple saws out there with casters built-in, and I suspect it will gain in popularity.
Chris
A riving knife is different from a splitter. It raises and lowers with the blade and hugs the blade very closely. I think it can stay on even when doing a dado.
American woodworkers have asked for riving knifes for years while Europeans have had them for years or probably decades.
Brian Elfert
How many people really move a cabinet saw? Mine sits in one spot, but it also has a sliding table with support legs. Lots of contractor saws do have mobile bases or casters.
Brian Elfert
Look to see where the trunnions attach. If they attach to the table top, there's a huge difference. If they attach to the cabinet, not so big a difference.
I know at one point Rockler was firesaling these things for like $900. You might check there, too.
ah, my Uni sits on the mobile base that it came with and YES, I do move it.
Dave
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