jtooley75 Posted October 27, 2011 Report Share Posted October 27, 2011 Can everyone who owns or knows someone that owns a granite table top TS tell me how they like it. I can understand the benefits, as far as a level surface and no rusting, but is it really delicate as far as chipping. Steel city's newest nnewsletter is promoting "Hardcore" granite now. Don't know how different it really is. I thought granite is granite. Are there different hardnesses? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kep1019 Posted October 27, 2011 Report Share Posted October 27, 2011 I love mine, the ease of care is wonderful. I have had no issues with it being fragile, I did take a chip out of it about a dime round and 1/16 deep from the edge when mounting the extension wings, this was user error and I could fix it easily with epoxy if it bothered me. No issues at all from normal use, but I do not use my table saw as a bench at all even with a protective piece on top of it. I never used magnetic jigs so that hasnt been an issue. I had stamped steel wings on my previous saw so the granite wings are a huge upgrade from that for clamping. I had concerns on using feather boards in the miter slots as well but have not had an issue there either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlawyer Posted November 7, 2011 Report Share Posted November 7, 2011 I have a steel city... the only thing bad I can say about it is that I can't use magnetic jigs. The miter slots are chipping a bit from the installation and removal of the miter fence, but not bad, I don't consider that to be a big deal. I have 110V 1.75HP 54" cabinet saw, I own it, I am going to keep it, it works great, I would probably opt for a sawstop, powermatic, or unisaw if I was buying one now. Edit: the industrial fence is excellent and the riving knife on it is fantastic... although it tends to want to lean if you're not careful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southwood Posted November 7, 2011 Report Share Posted November 7, 2011 I have one and really don't like it. The miter slots are off. Now before you say align the top, they are cut wrong. They are cut with a tapper. The front end is say .750 and the back are .700. (I don't have the numbers in front of me.) Anywho it makes using a miter sled a pain. If you are buying one from a store, measure it before you buy it. Other than that, it is a good saw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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