I looked the first time. Look for the comma. Yes, the table is 48 1/2" overall, but the extension table is not 12" from what I read.
What is the grammatical difference between:
a.. Cast iron table and 12 in. wide extension wings with 12 in. table board, rear ext. table
Cast iron table and 12" wide extension wings with 12 in. table board and it also has a rear extension.
That is what the comma is saying. It changes how you read things. First line was copied from the web page.
Read the description in context. I bought apples, bananas, peaches, and cream. I bought apples, bananas, peaches and cream
In the first line I bought four items, in the second I bought three items. Peaches and cream is a packaged item.
In the first part, it designates a 12" extension, the cast iron they talk about, then there is an added 12" table board, making it 24" total extension on that side. Then there is a comma. The comma designates a new item in the listing, in this case a rear extension table. They give no dimension for a rear extension table. They give no dimension for the basis saw with no extensions. They do say that there is a left cast iron of 12", a right cast iron of 12" a right table board of 13" making up 36 of the 56 inch total. thus the basic width is 20". Standard saws start out at about 20 x 27. Look at the basic saw on the Grizzly web site an it may show what I mean. You have to add side extension. Most saw have the.
A table board is NOT a rear extension. I stand by my original comments on the fence size. The Bies fence, compared to fences typically found on low or medium priced table saws maybe can be considered commercial quality, I guess, but I do not think they are giving you the Bies Commercial version as described on the Bies web page and sales literature.
Ed