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Purchasing a Sawstop and Dust Collector - Danny in Houston - 01-10-2016 I sold my power tools several years ago and now I'm setting up a new shop. My first purchase will be a Saw Stop table saw, 3 hp, cabinet saw, with a 36" T-glide extension table. I also need a dust collector, but have not yet decided on the exact setup. My new shop will be in a three car garage at my weekend house near Canyon Lake, Texas. I'm looking for advice on the Sawstop model I've chosen, any comments? Thanks! Re: Purchasing a Sawstop and Dust Collector - David G - 01-10-2016 You are welcome to come by and see my setup. It sounds like similar floor space. NE of Marble Falls. Added the Sawstop sliding table over Christmas. Re: Purchasing a Sawstop and Dust Collector - R Clark - 01-10-2016 I bought the 3HP PCS SawStop in 2012. 36" Biesemeyer-style fence, which I guess they call the T-glide fence. It does everything I need it to do, and at times, that's quite a bit. Last summer I used it to mill rough cut western red cedar for a pergola and gate arbor. Ripped about 80 16-foot lengths of two-inch thick cedar boards. Also use it for 10/4 hardwoods in making rocking chairs. It's also precise enough for small items like boxes in which I put thin splines. I love the fence. It's tough, locks securely, moves smoothly, and holds its accuracy very well. It's a great saw. Since I bought the saw, we moved into a property where I have a dedicated shop. Disassembly, moving into storage, moving out of storage, and reassembly couldn't have been easier. The saw was not fussy about getting back into precise alignment after the move. I also bought dust collection when I bought the saw. I got the 2hp Harbor Freight DC. Still have it. It does what I need. Re: Purchasing a Sawstop and Dust Collector - Danny in Houston - 01-10-2016 Just ordered the sawstop professional cabinet saw, 52 inch fence, from the local San Antonio Woodcraft. It's great to get a shop back in operation again!! Now I have my eye on a Powermatic 12 inch jointer with helix head! Re: Purchasing a Sawstop and Dust Collector - MarkSingleton - 01-10-2016 ahem. NPDH. Re: Purchasing a Sawstop and Dust Collector - R Clark - 01-10-2016 Danny in Houston said: That's not allowed! You didn't ask about a 52" fence or an aircraft carrier! You musta been standing in the store when you asked... Have fun! I'd love to have a jointer like that. Re: Purchasing a Sawstop and Dust Collector - jkjen89 - 01-10-2016 WxMan said: Have fun! I'd love to have a jointer like that. [/blockquote] I might be the only one, but I was more jealous of the weekend house with 3 car garage. Re: Purchasing a Sawstop and Dust Collector - Danny in Houston - 01-10-2016 I am truly blessed. My wife said I could have two spots, just leave her enough room to park her SUV. Re: Purchasing a Sawstop and Dust Collector - Dave Diaman - 01-10-2016 Danny in Houston said: You will be really happy with that saw. It is a good solid saw and should do anything you need. It is the same saw and fence I have and I have yet to find anything it couldn't do. If you plan to work with a lot of sheet goods you may want the 52" fence though if you have he room. In my shop I actually have three dust collectors. I have a big dust collector that services my jointer, planer and bandsaws. I have a small 1hp dust collector I picked up used really cheap that services my Sawstop and one of my router tables. I have another small 1 hp dust collector that services my main router table. It probably seems like a waste but I didn't want to run the duct work across the floor and coming from the ceiling would have lead to issues. I guess my point is the dust collection with the Sawstop is very effective. Even a powerful shop vac works pretty well so you don't need a huge dust collector for the saw. Now if you plan to add quite a few tools in the future and will just be running one dust collector I would get at least a 2 hp unit. My main dust collector is a Grizzly 2hp with the pleated filter and an Oneida Super Dust Deputy which works really well. Re: Purchasing a Sawstop and Dust Collector - Sundowner - 01-11-2016 I have a sawstop contractor saw with the cast iron tables and the 52" fence kit. great saw. I don't think it's functionally that different than the PCS model, but I bought my saw years ago long before the PCS came out. The fence is great, too. I have the saw connected to a 3HP Oneida cyclone on the wall and it sucks dust through a 6" duct. I really don't see any dust anywhere in the shop when using the saw. |