All Replies on Table Saws - List your make and model

I just recently acquired a Grizzly G1023. I dream small so for right now, this is the one.

-- "there aren’t many hand tools as awe-inspiring as the #8 jointer. I mean, it just reeks of cast iron heft and hubris" - Smitty

I have a 3650 and a General50-200r

-- Don't rollerskate in a buffalo herd

My perpetual hunt for my first table saw is still underway. I think I’ve narrowed it down to:
Practical and most likely – Ridgid R4512
If I splurge a little – Grizzly G1023RL OR G0690
Dream saw – Sawstop PCS (won’t happen)

-- The Dude abides

Ridgid 3650.

Current saw – Ridgid R4512
Dream saw – DELTA 36-L352 (Unisaw) or JET JTAS-10XL50-1DX (Deluxe Xacta Saw PLUS)

-- http://www.etsy.com/shop/KandJWoodCrafts

Ridgid 3650.

An old Craftsman model from the ‘50’s with a Biesemeyer fence of coarse. :)

-- Roger from KY. Work/Play/Travel Safe. Kentuk55@bellsouth.net

Ridgid R4512 dream saw Saw Stop 5hp

-- Save lives, ease suffering, reduce morbidity and mortality, stomp out pestilence and disease, postpone the inevitable, and fake compassion. The Paramedics Creed

Ridgid R4511, currently parked in the corner

and the Jet Xacta Deluxe that I upgraded to in March.

I realized I kept kinda looking and looking for 2 years at this saw and finally decided that was enough. I must want it so I got it. Been very pleased with it.

Delta 36-980.

It works well, but it’s had some abuse over the years, so it needs some work done.

What I really want is one of the steel city cabinet saws that run on 110 power. The main reason is the cabinet mounted trunions.

-- He who dies with the most tools... dies with the emptiest wallet.

Shop Fox W1677 3hp cabinet saw. I’ve added a BORK riving knife and .Jet Xacta II fence w/router fence attachment.

Dream saw would have been a General 650, but there’s no need and no justification for it.

-- Happiness is like wetting your pants...everyone can see it, but only you can feel the warmth....

Ridgid R4512

-- Failure does not stop me, it makes me try harder..... because I'm crazy.

1947 Unisaw upgraded to a T2 fence. It was my grandpa’s. Just finished restoring it. I love it. Gave my Ridgid 3650 (awesome saw) to my dad.

SawStop PCS-175 … just acquired in May for the new shop ( http://lumberjocks.com/TheDane/blog/30273 ).

I bought the SawStop for the safety feature (10 and 12 year old grandsons will be in the shop with me), and was pleasantly surprised to find I had purchased a first class piece of engineerting as well.

It replaced a 6 year old Jet 708100 (Workshop Tablesaw).

—Gerry

-- Gerry -- "I don't plan to ever really grow up ... I'm just going to learn how to act in public!"

Started off with a Delta TS350 about 6 years ago.
I still have the 350 but my main saw is now a 1980 Unisaw with Incra fence.

-- "Being a perfectionist does not make one perfect..."

Powermatic 66, bought in ‘95.

5 HP POWERMATIC 66

-- W James Brokenbourgh Custom furniture maker http://artisticwoodstudio.com/

Ridgid R4511—It’s been enough for me so far. I’m ambivalent toward the granite top. I would like to upgrade down the road to a 3hp cabinet, but I doubt that’ll happen anytime soon.

-- "hold fast to that which is good"

Old JET Contractor with some upgrades
Dream: 5HP Oliver or Northfield cabinet
Ridiculous dream: Altendorf

-- My dad and I built a 65 chev pick up.I killed trannys in that thing for some reason-Hog

G0444Z. All I’ll ever need.
Bill

-- bill@magraphics.us

PM 2000
terrific machine!!!

-- RALPH

1988 3 HP Powermatic 66. That is my dream saw.

-- Wayne - Plymouth MN

Currently a Ridgid 4511 (Love that Granite)

Wishing for a 5 hp SawStop with all the goodies.

-- Behind the Bark is a lot of Heartwood----Charles, Centennial, CO

Felder K500,
Cheshire & Greenfield linotype cutter,
Elu “Muhlacker” Flip-over saw

I’ve been looking for a Norsaw and I’d love to have room for
a full-sized slider like an Altendorf.

Does it count if I say my current table saw is a band saw and my dream table saw is a long bed jointer? ;-)

But for real now, if I had perhaps an additional 200 sqft in my 190sqft shop my dream saw would be a sawstop cabinet saw. I’ve got kids running around.

-- Lonnie - Peachtree Corners, GA

1994 Powermatic 66, 10”, left tilt, 3HP. I also have my little Ryobi 10” that is now my mobile saw.

Dream saw? I can say I’m very pleased with what I have now although I suppose having one of those new fangles riving knives may be a safer tool. Who doesnt want a new Sawstop right?

-- JC Garcia, Concord, CA : "It's easier to ask forgiveness than permission..."

2010 General 650 (LT) 3HP

Ridgid R4512

-- Joe, Ga

Ridgid R4512. LOVE IT!

ridgid ts2412 (tricked out with 3612 fittings) new in 2003
c-man 10” CI TS by emerson electric circa 1970
1972 delta unisaw acquired in 5/12
c-man wall hung portable TS for helping friends onsite (vintage unknown)

-- there's a solution to every problem.......you just have to be willing to find it.

Jet cabinet CTAS 10-1 mid 80’s. No problems.

Dream saw SawStop

-- Bill R

I was lucky and found a 1980’s unisaw with extension table and unifence for $450. No restoration needed besides some light polishing of the table top!

I’m too new to have a perfect saw in mind. I like the concept of the SawStop, and also like the square biesmier style fences that seem easier to build jigs for. I have that funky shaped Unifence.

Steel City 35990G – once I got my head wrapped around the wing seams in the miter slots and how that affects your procedure for aligning everything, I really fell in love. The granite top has not been an issue at all. It’s got decent power for what I do and since I last tweaked all of the alignments, I’m only off about 1mm in 12 feet (yeah I know I’m mixing metric and US, but…. it is what it is).

I use a 1930 Atlas 8in saw with a 1HP Lesson Motor

My dream saw would definitely be the Laguna TS.

http://www.lagunatools.com/tablesaws/tablesaw-tsws#

Nate

-- "With a little bit of faith, and some imagination, you can build anything!" Nate

Emerson era Craftsman Contractor Saw

1996

113.298762

I now have a nicer miter gauge and fence system. :)

-- Todd http://www.PictureTrail.com/gid6255915

Started with a craftsman contractor saw gave it to a friend and bought a 5hp unisaw last fall ( great saw ) At school I have a jet 10” cabinet saw ( underpowered, I try not using it ), a Powermatic 66 5hp ( 44yrs old ) and a pcs 175 saw stop ( nice saw ) .

R3650

-- Gary, DeKalb Texas only 4 miles from the mill

Current: Rockwell Unisaw, 3HP 3 phase with a T2 fence.

Dream: Rockwell Unisaw, 3HP 3 phase with a T2 fence.

-- Sweeping up sawdust in Texas

currently own delta unisaw 36-L352

dream saw delta unisaw same as above but with 5 hp maybe, although I am very pleased with this one

I’m making do with my Delta 34-670. I made a workstation to set it in and fitted a Delta T2 fence to the workstation. My dream saw is one with a larger table, quieter motor, and longer arbor.

-- Timing has a lot to do with the outcome of a rain dance. --Kevin in Happy Valley

I have A 50’s Model #103.27270 Craftsman Cabinet Saw with a 50” Delta Unifence.

John

-- John -- Racine, WI -- Woodworking..."It's not just a Hobby, it's an Adventure"

Ryobi BT3100 which I bought 7-8 years ago new.

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-- Made in America, with American made tools....Shopsmith

powermatic 64A

PM2000 and PM 72

Right now newer jet proshop dream saw delta unisaw

delta contactor “platinum” model (36-475 I think…cast wings and 32” Unifence). other than dust control (I’m working on it), best saw I’ve ever used.

Ridgid R4512. Very happy with it.

Dream saw: SawStop cabinet saw

-- Mitch, http://furnitude.blogspot.com

Current: Rockwell Beaver
Dream: SawStop cabinet saw.

-- Ryan

Current: 1984 Rockwell/Delta 3HP single phase 54” unifence—FlameBirch: check out this fence upgrade it is very nice.

Dream: New 3HP Unisaw but to be honest what I have is just fine.

-- --- Richard Jackson