what saw to buy

Jun 01, 2004 21 Replies

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> That is the one I saw, which was on sale for $369. Is that a decent saw for

Probably OK as a jobsite saw, not what I'd want in my home shop. The table is short, the fence is not so great. Not much you can do to upgrade it later. You can do better for another $150 or so. Before I'd buy that, I'd look at contractor saws from Grizzly or Bridgewood (

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) Ed snipped-for-privacy@snet.net
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After much consideration on features I wanted/needed, price, power, etc. I bought the new Craftsman saw #922124 with the Beismeyer fence. I did get the Craftsman Club 10% discount plus an additional "Today Only" 10% discount and free delivery to my home. For the money I spent I got a heck of a nice saw! I would take a good look at these new machines if you are in the market for a decent saw for a reasonable price. They are made well and have a lot of great features. The 922124 has the extended miter with clamp down and positive stops, the enclosed dust collection, solidcast iron wings, sturdy outfeed table and the Beis fence! A huge improvement over my old Craftsman saw! It's the pride of my shop now! MrMortise

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