trz Posted August 7, 2014 Report Share Posted August 7, 2014 My first two table saws were left tilt the last one I bought (199?) was a right tilt (all contractor saws) and I've never liked it. I've been looking at a lot of used unisaws of all ages and they're almost All right tilt. That surprises me Why would you want the blade to tilt Towards the rip fence? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted August 7, 2014 Report Share Posted August 7, 2014 My last one was that way and it was a PITA. I worked on the opposite side of the fence a lot and killed a lot of sacrificial fences! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerrySats Posted August 7, 2014 Report Share Posted August 7, 2014 In most right tilt saws you would just move the fence to the other side of the blade . Then your cutoff would be on the right . I would guess the advantage of the left tilt is you still have a considerable amount of table top too the right of the cut ,that's not the case with a right tilt saw when you move the fence to the left of the blade . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpt life Posted August 7, 2014 Report Share Posted August 7, 2014 You see the right tilt for one reason by my guess, guys are still using the left tilt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddie Posted August 7, 2014 Report Share Posted August 7, 2014 The only advantage i see for a bevel cut on a right tilt saw would be if you had a sliding table attachment. This is only my opinion, dont shoot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpt life Posted August 7, 2014 Report Share Posted August 7, 2014 Spud, I wonder about power feeders as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beechwood Chip Posted August 7, 2014 Report Share Posted August 7, 2014 I may have got this wrong, but I think I read something about the measuring tape on the fence rail staying accurate when you change blade thicknesses, or use a dado stack. Didn't make much sense to me, but I guess if you don't tilt the blade much and you use the fence measurement tape a lot it might make a difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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