SawStop Crosscut Table - anyone have one yet?

[ottacat]

I'm a happy SawStop owner and am looking at their new crosscut table. Does anyone here have one yet? From what I can tell they should have started shipping.

 

So far there is only one video out on it and that was the announcement at a woodworking show some time ago. There are no videos of it yet on SawStop's website.

 

A few thoughts come to my mind...

 

-this more resembles the now discontinued JessEm crosscut table than say the Excalibur ones. Looking at I don't understand how it could hold a full sheet of plywood as there isn't a support surface. I don't understand making it a 48" crosscut capacity but then not having support to cut a large piece of sheet goods.

-I'm not very happy with the lack of positive stops on the mitre gauge. In the release video the rep says they aren't accurate in the long term but that doesn't seem right as I've never had an issue with my Incra mitre gauge hasn't had this issue (yet?)

 

For those that have one...

 

-what are you using it for - sheet goods or crosscutting regular lumber, if regular lumber is this better than a crosscut sled or an aftermarket mitre gauge like the Incra?

-how are you setting the mitre gauge to even 90 degrees - is there at least a stop for that or do you have to calibrate it every time you move it?

-how do you set the tape so it is accurate? This is my main beef with my Incra - it is easily moved but I've seen others that have a lock-down lever that allows the tape to be loosened and then locked down once it's setup

 

Thanks for any info or discussions on this.

[dwacker]

For much less than a grand you can build one heck of a slider that will actually cross cut full sheets. Even one that rivals the excalibur. That looks like the older Jessem that was sort of a flop.

[Tom Cancelleri]

I saw it at woodcraft. It's pretty nice, very smooth. But that price tag =/

[wdwerker]

My Excalibur sliding crosscut is great , it's 20 years old and still very accurate. I looked at the new version and it's even better.

61" cross cut capacity. I have shaved 1/16 from a 5x5 sheet of Baltic birch !

[minorhero]

I saw one at my local woodcraft. The construction looked to be sturdy. But I didn't use one so that is all I can say about it.

[Pwk5017]

I have the discontinued jessem mast r slide. I bought it used from a cabinet shop for $175 about 6-8 months ago. This sawstop attachment looks identical. I'm sure it's a bit improved, but really, it looks like they just painted mine black... With that said, I love my jessem table. It's awesome to accurately crosscut big pieces. I don't really use sheet goods, but long pieces aren't a problem. I used it to cut the tenons on my roubo legs. I wanna say they were 40" by 6" by 5". No problem from a stability standpoint. Now, I am pretty new to this hobby, but my opinion is these sliding attachments are just a replacement for a crosscut sled/miter gauge. They don't really operate to the same capability of a true slider. The Excalibur looks like it operates closer to a true slider. I love my jessem and use it on every project, but a grand?!? No way.

Patrick