anyone looking for a Sawstop?


Tom King

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Just pricing one out brand new, looks to be 3100 off of the sawstop website. Then comes with an extra regular brake cartridge and an extra dado cartridge. Call that another 150, so the deal is 750 off the new price. Its better then nothing but not exactly the deal of the century to give up on a warranty. I will probably be buying a sawstop soon, but I live in maryland and don't want to travel that far as well. What I really want is for them to run their free mobile base promotion again.

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To bad its a sawstop...You can get a lot better saw for the money..

??? Have you actually looked at or used a SawStop?

Pretty sure it was a typo. Wouldn't make any sense otherwise. I think he meant to say "can't "

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A couple of weeks ago I was at Woodcraft with my wife and daughter. My daughter walked over to a Sawstop saw and promptly sliced her finger open on some pad on top of the deck. Oh the irony. Didn't need stitches but did need a couple Band-Aids. Bad Sawstop, bad.

This made me laugh. I have a sawstop and there is no built in finger cutting pad that sits on the " deck" whatever that is. Must be something woodcraft put on the saw??

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On 2/15/2016 at 8:45 AM, shaneymack said:
On 2/15/2016 at 0:16 AM, shaneymack said:

You mean CAN'T right?

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No..Thats what I think but If some like the sawstop thats great to..I would just get something elce if you dont mind.LOL

 

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You mean CAN'T right?

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No..Thats what I think but If some like the sawstop thats great to..I would just get something elce if you dont mind.LOL
 

Thats totally cool if you don't like sawstop and would get something else. What I disagree with is your comment about being able to get a lot better saw for the money. For the same money, which saws are a lot better ?

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9 hours ago, mat60 said:

Come on..The sawstop new is more than a delta cabinet saw.I  also think you may be able to get a 5hp saw for same  money..:)

Ok so back to your original comment. You say you can get a lot better saw for the money. A 3hp professional Sawstop with 52" fence is 2999$ at woodcraft. 

 http://www.woodcraft.com/product/847463/sawstop-3-hp-professional-cabinet-saw-with-52-professional-tglide-fe.aspx

A 3hp delta unisaw with 52" fence is 3299$ at Rockler. 

http://www.rockler.com/delta-unisaw-tablesaw-3-hp-with-52-biesemeyer-fence-system-model-36-l352-2

So even if you call these saws identical in quality the sawstop is cheaper. And lets not forget about the safety feature of the sawstop which is worth a lot to me and to most people. 

I have used many other saws, delta unisaw, euro panelsaws, general Int. contractor saw, bosch jobsite saw and the list goes on and I think the Sawstop is at the top of the heap. 

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==> have used many other saws, delta unisaw, euro panelsaws, general Int. contractor saw, bosch jobsite saw and the list goes on and I think the Sawstop is at the top of the heap. 

The SS ICS build quality is on-par with the best Asian-sourced cabinet saws. But let's not get carried away -- the ICS doesn't compare against top-shelf Euro kit -- not even in the same league...

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3 minutes ago, hhh said:

==> have used many other saws, delta unisaw, euro panelsaws, general Int. contractor saw, bosch jobsite saw and the list goes on and I think the Sawstop is at the top of the heap. 

The SS ICS build quality is on-par with the best Asian-sourced cabinet saws. But let's not get carried away -- the ICS doesn't compare against top-shelf Euro kit -- not even in the same league...

Good point. Let me clarify, ive used a bunch of different saws over the years, my experience isnt only with one saw. That said, Sawstop is at the top of the heap of the cabinet saws at that price point

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8 minutes ago, hhh said:

==> have used many other saws, delta unisaw, euro panelsaws, general Int. contractor saw, bosch jobsite saw and the list goes on and I think the Sawstop is at the top of the heap. 

The SS ICS build quality is on-par with the best Asian-sourced cabinet saws. But let's not get carried away -- the ICS doesn't compare against top-shelf Euro kit -- not even in the same league...

Don would argue that the ICS build quality is on par with a PM2000 and that the PCS is a step below.  I don't remember the specifics.  The PCS does have a smaller table than the PM 2000 (20w 27d for PCS, 22w 30d for PM).  So if you are purely doing a price compare, ICS vs. PM might be more apples to apples than PCS vs PM.   But for a hobby shop the argument is a bit academic.  

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==>ICS build quality is on par with a PM2000 and that the PCS is a step below

That's why I qualified with ICS... The ICS is on-par with the best Asian-sourced builds... The PCS is a step down.

 

==>PCS does have a smaller table than the PM 2000

Just the most visible aspect --- it's more about the trunion and arbor assemblies...

 

==>But for a hobby shop the argument is a bit academic.

For most, yea... But many hobbyists are still humming-along with 50 year old PM66s... Don't think the same will be said about the PCS...

 

 

 

 

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16 minutes ago, hhh said:

==>But for a hobby shop the argument is a bit academic.

For most, yea... But many hobbyists are still humming-along with 50 year old PM66s... Don't think the same will be said about the PCS...

Sadly, the circuits will breakdown over time. Unless SS plans on selling new "brains" or "computers" or whatever they are calling it for a reasonable price. 

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