collinb Posted May 22, 2016 Report Share Posted May 22, 2016 Looking at local options. Which & why: This one https://columbus.craigslist.org/tls/5589956610.html Or this one https://columbus.craigslist.org/tls/5575254197.html Sent from my MotoE2(4G-LTE) using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted May 22, 2016 Report Share Posted May 22, 2016 Congrats on the impending upgrade.. The first one looks like the better of the deals. Or you could pop up and see Mel to buy his. I've used it and it's a good saw. I'm assuming that the prices listed in each are roughly what your budget is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted May 22, 2016 Report Share Posted May 22, 2016 The second saw is no better than what you had really. I probably wouldn't even consider it. I'd try and find something with a riving knife. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collinb Posted May 23, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2016 Congrats on the impending upgrade.. The first one looks like the better of the deals. Or you could pop up and see Mel to buy his. I've used it and it's a good saw. I'm assuming that the prices listed in each are roughly what your budget is? That's about the budget. This one is a bit of a drive but grabs my attention https://akroncanton.craigslist.org/tls/5555669998.html Sent from my MotoE2(4G-LTE) using Tapatalk Congrats on the impending upgrade.. The first one looks like the better of the deals. Or you could pop up and see Mel to buy his. I've used it and it's a good saw. I'm assuming that the prices listed in each are roughly what your budget is? I have forgotten Mel's location. Was that St Louis area? Sent from my MotoE2(4G-LTE) using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpt life Posted May 23, 2016 Report Share Posted May 23, 2016 Go to Chicago but turn right instead of left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted May 23, 2016 Report Share Posted May 23, 2016 1 minute ago, collinb said: That's about the budget. This one is a bit of a drive but grabs my attention https://akroncanton.craigslist.org/tls/5555669998.html Sent from my MotoE2(4G-LTE) using Tapatalk That looks like the same older Grizzly 1023 that my buddy has. Good saw but, no riving knife. My buddy uses the micro jig inserts and they seem to work pretty well. Also, not sure what your power options are but, that one is 220.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collinb Posted May 23, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2016 Go to Chicago but turn right instead of left. That would be a bit too far. Sent from my MotoE2(4G-LTE) using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted May 23, 2016 Report Share Posted May 23, 2016 Yea, Mel is a about an hour from Milwaukee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collinb Posted May 23, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2016 Yea, Mel is a about an hour from Milwaukee. As much as I would love to go up there and get a few pounds of fresh curds even that's not enough for such a drive. To think I was in Palatine last weekend... Sent from my MotoE2(4G-LTE) using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted May 23, 2016 Report Share Posted May 23, 2016 1 minute ago, collinb said: As much as I would love to go up there and get a few pounds of fresh curds even that's not enough for such a drive. To think I was in Palatine last weekend... Sent from my MotoE2(4G-LTE) using Tapatalk Wherever the hell that is Yea, it's hard to put on a lot of miles for a three hundred dollar saw. I don't blame you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collinb Posted May 23, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2016 Wherever the hell that is Yea, it's hard to put on a lot of miles for a three hundred dollar saw. I don't blame you. It's a cheesehead thing. :-) Sent from my MotoE2(4G-LTE) using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llama Posted May 23, 2016 Report Share Posted May 23, 2016 25 minutes ago, collinb said: That would be a bit too far. Nah, about 5 hours or so Yes, cheesecurds... And Kringles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collinb Posted May 23, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2016 Nah, about 5 hours or so Yes, cheesecurds... And Kringles. Well, it is >6 to Wrigley... I would have to take a game break... Sent from my MotoE2(4G-LTE) using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat60 Posted May 23, 2016 Report Share Posted May 23, 2016 I guess what ever you get will be great but Id take the grizz as long as its not a pile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llama Posted May 23, 2016 Report Share Posted May 23, 2016 2 minutes ago, collinb said: Well, it is >6 to Wrigley... Mine is newer, and less expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pwk5017 Posted May 23, 2016 Report Share Posted May 23, 2016 That grizz with unifence is a smokin deal at $400. I don't know how far of a drive that is for you, but that would definitely be worth 2-3 hours round trip. Love the unifence. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davewyo Posted May 23, 2016 Report Share Posted May 23, 2016 Congratulations Colin! I had an old hand-me-down Craftsman saw for years. The fence was a nightmare and the power was insufficient. I kept using it for the longest time because my budget was tight. Eventually I upgraded, but I didn't go far enough. Now I'm saving to upgrade to a cabinet saw. Given the choice again, I would try to make a more significant upgrade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted May 23, 2016 Report Share Posted May 23, 2016 I'll go along with the cabinet saw crowd, but if mobility is important at all, you should be pretty happy with that first Rigid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unknown craftsman Posted May 23, 2016 Report Share Posted May 23, 2016 Just sold the Craftsman? Shouldn't you wait before you start a new relationship with a new saw. Ya know make sure your clear. I waited a year after I sold my unisaw hated that thing. I also agree with others search for a cab saw. Good luck. Aj Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bleedinblue Posted May 23, 2016 Report Share Posted May 23, 2016 4 hours ago, Chestnut said: The second saw is no better than what you had really. I probably wouldn't even consider it. I'd try and find something with a riving knife. I wouldn't consider it for that price, and certainly would opt for a riving knife, but that older Ridgid's fence is the same as my old saw's. It locks in the front and the back, it's solid. I'd wager that side by side it is a much better saw than the one he is replacing. Of the ones listed I'd go for the first Ridgid, unless you have the means to wrestle the big Grizzly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collinb Posted May 23, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2016 This one I checked out last week. But he won't budge on the price. A thrifty sort of person he is. (Made by Steel City.) https://columbus.craigslist.org/tls/5580935924.html Sent from my MotoE2(4G-LTE) using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted May 23, 2016 Report Share Posted May 23, 2016 I'd still go for the first Rigid. $350 is far to much for that Craftsmsn / Steel City saw, with no fence or miter gauge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collinb Posted May 23, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2016 That TS3650 also differs none from the Craftsman wrt blade alignment. Guts pictured here: https://forum.canadianwoodworking.com/forum/tools/power-tools/44259-rigid-ts3650-assembly-and-alignment Three bolts on each, front and back. Break them loose a bit, tap the mechanism into alignment, tighten. Same underneath access and energy involved. It also is really no improvement at all. It's not a hybrid. Just a newer belt drive. That one hybrid also does not take a riving knife though there are adaptable ones available for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collinb Posted May 23, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2016 1 hour ago, wtnhighlander said: I'd still go for the first Rigid. $350 is far to much for that Craftsmsn / Steel City saw, with no fence or miter gauge. I gave it the nickel test with it sitting on a wood pallet. It passed. I offered $200 and would go up but the seller won't budge -- at all. Yes, the cost of a fence, blade guard, splitter/knife does add up. Although I have a NIB SawStop contractor saw fence sitting here -- better than nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llama Posted May 23, 2016 Report Share Posted May 23, 2016 10 hours ago, wtnhighlander said: I'll go along with the cabinet saw crowd, but if mobility is important at all, you should be pretty happy with that first Rigid. Agreed. The mobility on the Ridgid is great. $400 is too much for that used saw though. A new one is around $550 or so... The Ridgid on CL is a very old model, and is the one most people refer to when stating the Ridgid saws are troublesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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