Did I buy too much saw?....(long and rambling) I think my deal was good

You will have a smile on your face every time you use that saw, for the rest of your life--priceless.

Absolutely. Unisaws may not be what they once were, but they're still the gold standard for home-shop saws. When you've built something that you're willing to show in public, please post pictures at alt.binaries.pictures.woodworking.

And thank you for serving our country!

You totally did the right thing. Buy once. This saw will easily go 50 years with minimal care. Even if we've moved to lasers in 25 years, this saw will still do the job. Furthermore, it's a classic kind of investment. If you stop woodworking for any reason, someone will buy it for a big chunk of what you paid for it. It will pay for itself over and over as you use it through the years.

You made the right choice. You will never have cause to wonder if you have enough tool for a project. It's a solid buy in every way.

I have the rigid table saw. It has had unbelievablely perfect quality over the 5 years I have had it. Has had almost no vibration, cuts very well. Not very good dust collectoin I build funiture with morise and tenon, craftsman, shaker etc. I also have made 2 beautiful and great to play electric guitars with that saw. I do have 3 blades, a rip, a crosscut and a dado set for the saw.

1. Are cabinet saws better. Yes but they require 220 and are very heavy Do I wish I had one. Yes but am very satisfied with what I have.
2. I have had no luck in initial or even long term quality of delta with a jointer, band saw, desktop mortiser. (ie my jointers guard very poorly designed and doesn't work right, never did) Fit and finish never perfect on delta tools. I also have the rigid planer same age with no complaints as well.
3. Grizzly is a little bit of a chance but not much. I think they are at least as good as delta.
4. The jet contractor hybrid super saw looks interesting. The dewalt same type looks interesting. Unfortunately everybody seems to own every body company wise so It is hard to stick to brands.
5. I find it is best to critically, very critically look at models at the store, then get the one that seems best regardless of price but that isn't very practicaly always is it.

my 2cents MBR

snipe....

Lawrence,

One consideration you didn't address - your status. I retired from the AF back in 83 and moved on average every 18 months - or sooner and spent half my career on TDY. Any large TS is not going to ship well - very often and survive. Plus when it's in storage, you have no control over the environment (think rust) and who will pack and crate it the way it needs to insure it survives?

If that is not a concern - go for the gold and enjoy. You won't regret it. I did wait until I retired before getting the big tools for the same reasons I stated above.

Bob S.

Sounds like you got a great saw at a great price. Did your overbuy? I think not.

Too much is not enough!

Post back and let us know how you like it once you get it up and running.

Thanks for keeping us all safe.

thank you all for your replies.

Bob,

Thank you for your response (and to everyone else that replied, thank you too)

To answer your question, I am active duty. I'm in a fairly stable AFSC, and only pcs about every 4 years or so (I just spent 8 years at the same duty station am now in a 3 year fixed tour) I do deploy quite a bit, though not at this duty station (I am an instructor) but decided that I would be better served by having a cabinet saw available when I am home.

I've already purchased the saw and am anxiously awaiting its delivery. I hope that my next change of station will be stateside-- if it is I will be doing a partial Do-it-yourself move (DITY) and will be pulling my "shop" in a trailer behind my truck to our next destination. If we go overseas again, I will be purchasing

What suprised me about the saw I purchased was the price. I haven't been able to find anything comparable for anything like the price I am paying... I was wondering if anyone else had seen these saws selling for a price like this, or if this was a "super-duper-lets get people to click on our "too low to show price button" special from amazon. (update: the price on amazon has now gone back up to around $1900--and no free dust extractor or base... I guess I got really lucky. I ordered 2 days ago (Saturday)) Thanks again for your responses, I am really looking forward to my new tool (and carefully respected toy) Lawrence

Lawrence,

First off, thank you for serving. I'm second generation military, my son is the 3rd generation.

Can't speak to the table saw performance, though I have heard good things about that model, but the Jet Dust collector you are going to love. I have that model and it performs well beyond my expectations.

RangerPaul

I always heard that about the General.

I own a General, and I always heard that about the PM66.

Ya did good... I have the Jet 10" cabinet saw for some ten years now, built an 80 foot pole barn, built abig house, built a carriage house, and still happy with it... For cabinet work you are not generally cutting thick stock... What I do for fine work is to put big blade stabilizers on, with the best blade(s) I can get... The large stabilizers force you to keep the blade partially lowered to keep the stabilizer from hitting the insert, but the saw blade runs so quiet and stable that you will be grinning ear to ear as you make those one tenth of a degree adjustments to get that perfect fit...

Have fun..

denny

Nice design! I just emailed you my order.

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