I took delivery of this saw the day after Christmas. I thought I would post some pics of my set up. Lots of folks ask questions about new saws so I hope my pics and post will help in any way possible.
So…here goes.
I upgraded from an old 1977 Craftsman 10 inch saw my dad originally bought. I have used it the past few years. I installed a Vega Pro 40 fence on it and it has worked well. However, I am at the age that I wanted a new saw - the last one I will buy. I have never owned a new table saw so I had to make some decisions.
I work out of a one car garage that is already crowded so useable space is limited. I ruled out the 52 inch fence rails. Just not enough room.
I have 220v available so I decided on a model with 3hp.
I also decided on the router table for two reasons.
1) Provides an additional 8 inches of work space resulting in a table 48 inches wide x 27 inches deep. That's a plus for me.
2) Space saver - Helps reduce the need for a mobile router table cart. I have a router table I can set up on saw horses if needed.
I modified an existing router table fence I have so it can be easily clamped to the Shop Fox fence using these clamps.
I mounted the fixed base for the Bosch 1617. I carefully measured, then drilled a hole through the cast iron table so the bit depth can be adjusted from above the table. also, I purchased a Start/stop switch from Rockler and mounted it on the front table support leg. It sorta matches the motor start/stop for the saw.
All models I looked at had the riving knife and blade guard so that was a wash for me.
The Shop Fox fence and rails are fairly robust and heavier than I expected. So far it is working OK.
I decided to order the Shop Fox Mobile base and boy, I am glad I did. It is easy to move the saw around. The saw is so heavy it would have sat where it landed off the pallet otherwise.
So it came down to either the 1023 or the 690. I chose the 1023RLW.
Delivery was quick just like the G0555LX band saw I bought last spring. Three day travel from the time I purchased the saw with delivery on the fourth day. That was from Springfield, Mo to Houston, Tx.
So…here goes.
I upgraded from an old 1977 Craftsman 10 inch saw my dad originally bought. I have used it the past few years. I installed a Vega Pro 40 fence on it and it has worked well. However, I am at the age that I wanted a new saw - the last one I will buy. I have never owned a new table saw so I had to make some decisions.
I work out of a one car garage that is already crowded so useable space is limited. I ruled out the 52 inch fence rails. Just not enough room.
I have 220v available so I decided on a model with 3hp.
I also decided on the router table for two reasons.
1) Provides an additional 8 inches of work space resulting in a table 48 inches wide x 27 inches deep. That's a plus for me.
2) Space saver - Helps reduce the need for a mobile router table cart. I have a router table I can set up on saw horses if needed.
I modified an existing router table fence I have so it can be easily clamped to the Shop Fox fence using these clamps.
I mounted the fixed base for the Bosch 1617. I carefully measured, then drilled a hole through the cast iron table so the bit depth can be adjusted from above the table. also, I purchased a Start/stop switch from Rockler and mounted it on the front table support leg. It sorta matches the motor start/stop for the saw.
All models I looked at had the riving knife and blade guard so that was a wash for me.
The Shop Fox fence and rails are fairly robust and heavier than I expected. So far it is working OK.
I decided to order the Shop Fox Mobile base and boy, I am glad I did. It is easy to move the saw around. The saw is so heavy it would have sat where it landed off the pallet otherwise.
So it came down to either the 1023 or the 690. I chose the 1023RLW.
Delivery was quick just like the G0555LX band saw I bought last spring. Three day travel from the time I purchased the saw with delivery on the fourth day. That was from Springfield, Mo to Houston, Tx.