I have power to the SawStop now and thought I would test the smoothness.
After multiple tries I finally stood a quarter, not a nickel,on it's edge on the table top. To be on the side of caution I placed the quarter opposite the miter slot from the blade in the event the quarter decided to roll in towards the blade... That was unnecessary.
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Leon, I appreciate you posting the details of your Sawstop,
I am going to upgrade later in the year and had already decided on the Sawstop, just not which model.
Right now I'm using a 1951 delta contractors saw that has had a motor upgrade but still has the original bump and hope fence. The move to a Sawstop would be a giant leap for me.
I would like to hear feed back on the Sawstops fence rigidity and repeatability, after you have ran it awhile.
Well thank you! I appreciate your expressing your appreciation. It has been a lot of fun and work.
A point to ponder..
For me personally I wanted the additional safety, first and foremost. That was the single reason for upgrading. I had a Jet cabinet saw that I was perfectly happy with and really did buy it with the intention of it being my last table saw purchase.
To get that upgrade in safety I knew that it would be expensive. Ultimately I would be spending a lot of money for a feature that I hoped I would never need. I am fortunate in that I can afford this expense and to additionally afford some extras that I will be able to use and appreciate on a daily basis.
Coming from a contractors saw, which does not have the t-square Bies style fence, I am sure you will be delighted with the Professional version of the SawStop. It is a true cabinet saw and is available with a 3hp motor and the t-square type fence. Having previously had a cabinet saw, I felt that the Professional version would have been a lateral move for me, discounting the safety features. So I opted to go with the heavier and larger Industrial version of the SawStop.
First impression of the SawStop t-square "T Glide" fence is that, other than color, it is a very close copy of the Biesemeyer fence. It too uses a laminate covered Baltic Birch type material for the faces of the fence.
I am not sure what experience you have with this style fence but my impression is that they all are so simple that they are virtually fool proof and extremely easy to readjust should that ever need to be redone. The only finicky part when mounting the fence system on the saw is that you insure that the front and back "L" angle rails be bolted on as close to parallel to the table top as possible. Actually I eye balled that adjustment and that is good enough. The purpose to being parallel to the table top is so that the fence will not be too high or too low to the table surface from one of the saw to the other. All adjustments for calibration should take you about 10 minutes if you are anal about it. ;~)
I adjusted my fence for it to be parallel to the blade and used my finger to feel the fence in relation to the miter slot.
Now you will need a ruler for the next step, adjusting the cursor to the front rail rule. I set the fence to 2" made a cut, measured the result with a caliper and adjusted the cursor to offset that amount. Next test cut resulted in being within .007" of being what I was looking for. That is plenty good enough.
I am certain that I will have no accuracy issues but If I do rest assured I'll bring them up.
These type fences are rigid and easily repeatable to say 1/128". I used the right side of my Jet t-square style fence as an adjustable stop for panels that I used to cut biscuit slots and now cut mortises for domino's. Accuracy has not ever been an issue.
When the time comes feel free to ask more If you need any insider information.
You know, it just dawned on me that I neglected my obligation to you as a friend and fellow woodworking upon hearing your news and seeing those pictures. I apologize and hope you will allow me the opportunity to rectify that oversight now....
Safety is my motivation as well, I have worked since 1984 in various woodworking industries and I still have all ten, I hope to keep it that way. It would be a shame to spend all those years in industry and lose a bunch of fingers at home in my waning years.
I have used others T-fence saws, but not long enough to develope confidence in their accuracy, this is just a experience thing and will cure itself.
I dialed mine into just a few thousandths of perfect. I never noticed any p roblem. Checked it once lately after more than a year and was still pretty much where I left it. I am very careful with it but I have a cabinet maker using it too and he jambs all kinds of big stuff through it.
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