Under $1K TS: Craftsman vs the Green Monster

loutent · 2004-12-17T21:43:03+00:00

I went to Sears this afternoon to take a look - in particularat the $950 (list) cabinet saw.I was a lttle disappointed to tell you the truth. I didn't havea lot of time, but there were a few things that jumpedout at me.The first thing I went for was the Bies fence. Maybe I'm mis-informed, but I was expecting a massive extruded aluminumfence - the Biesmeyer labeled one that had on the machinewas some sort of phenolic (I guess the HMW stuff). When Ipressed the handle to lock it, the fence front jumped - is thatnormal? To be honest, the Craftsman fence on the next lowerpriced "contractor type" saw looked sturdier.Second, I turned the wheel that controls the blade height. Again,I thought it was a little "dinkey" (?). Not much better than what'son my 15 yr old $300 import.Although the side handle/knob was missing, I got theimpression that the one control wheel adjusted BOTH theblade height and angle - you must pull or push a knobon the side - I'm not sure, but it wasn't what I wouldcall sturdy.I have been eyeing this saw vs. The Griz 1023S. From whatI have seen so far, I think I would get the green monster if Ibought one now.Lou

Dec 17, 2004 43 Replies

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GregP 21 years ago

If a contractor does a good job for us, we are very happy to give him a reference: there are few enough of them so it's a small way of saying thank you.

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bridger 21 years ago

for the most part the work of a roofer (per OP) can be assessed from the street. and if the person assessing has more questions, they can go knock on the door.

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GregP 21 years ago

Each of your premises may or may not be true.

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bridger 21 years ago

of course. nothing in this world is certain.

OTOH, a reference given by a contractor *could* be a ringer.

nothing in this world is for certain...

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