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Mike L B Wrote: (01-07-2018, 12:55 AM) -- The motor on a contractor saw hangs out the back so if space is an issue a contractor SawStop has a bigger footprint than a SawStop professional. The profes...
nmazzino Woodworking Power Tools 51 32,496 01-08-2018, 08:33 AM
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Thank you all for the input, I really appreciate it! When I originally started looking I was just going to buy the Saw stop contractor saw with a few extra goodies for around 1750$. Then I started ...
nmazzino Woodworking Power Tools 51 32,496 01-06-2018, 04:15 PM
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jteneyck Wrote: (01-05-2018, 09:36 PM) -- That is not a great price on the Unisaw, but that it does have a bullet motor on it and those things are better than more modern motors.  They run very smoot...
nmazzino Woodworking Power Tools 51 32,496 01-05-2018, 10:11 PM
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Hank Knight Wrote: (01-05-2018, 04:39 PM) -- I currently have a 10" SawStop Industrial Cabinet saw. I had a Delta Unisaw for years that I liked very much. I had a bad kickback with it and decided it ...
nmazzino Woodworking Power Tools 51 32,496 01-05-2018, 05:22 PM
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Wild Turkey Wrote: (01-05-2018, 05:09 PM) -- Where are you?  If we knew someone close to you might be able to help :cool: Keep an eye on Craigslist.  For example there's a nice "old iron" TS on ...
nmazzino Woodworking Power Tools 51 32,496 01-05-2018, 05:17 PM
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TDKPE Wrote: (01-05-2018, 04:49 PM) -- It might be the elusive four-footed Unisaw.  Got a link?  Repulsion-Induction motor, goose egg motor cover, and a lot of charm.   :cool:  That PM66 looks goo...
nmazzino Woodworking Power Tools 51 32,496 01-05-2018, 05:16 PM
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Hank Knight Wrote: (01-05-2018, 03:07 PM) -- Sometimes it's worth traveling to pick up good deals on Craigslist. There's an older Powermatic 66 10" table saw for sale in Westerville OH for $1,150...
nmazzino Woodworking Power Tools 51 32,496 01-05-2018, 03:48 PM
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Cooler Wrote: (01-05-2018, 02:30 PM) -- The number one thing for me when I bought my contractors' table saw was that it come with a 48" fence.  Otherwise anything wider than 24" involves arithmetic. ...
nmazzino Woodworking Power Tools 51 32,496 01-05-2018, 02:54 PM
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jteneyck Wrote: (01-05-2018, 01:47 PM) -- Congrats on milling your own wood.  I, too, mill much of the lumber I use.  It's a very rewarding activity, but recognize that the lumber you get is not like...
nmazzino Woodworking Power Tools 51 32,496 01-05-2018, 02:12 PM
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AZ Engineer Wrote: (01-05-2018, 01:38 PM) -- Here is an interesting candidate for a planer. https://cleveland.craigslist.org/tls/d/moving-sale-reliant-15-inch/6444837971.html -- I actually contact...
nmazzino Woodworking Power Tools 51 32,496 01-05-2018, 02:03 PM
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I was actually just looking at that Powermatic 100 in person. Hopefully in the future I can get something like that. Getting started all at once is very expensive.  I did see a Unisaw near me but s...
nmazzino Woodworking Power Tools 51 32,496 01-05-2018, 02:01 PM
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AZ Engineer Wrote: (01-05-2018, 11:21 AM) -- Welcome to Woodworking :)   I started with an old 1940s Sears table saw and 1950s Sears Jointer and I used surfaced lumber thicknessed to 3/4".  The probl...
nmazzino Woodworking Power Tools 51 32,496 01-05-2018, 01:07 PM
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Thank you everyone for the input. For the warped lumber to get a flush side I have been getting a square line and cutting with a circular saw then running on a friends very old full cast iron craf...
nmazzino Woodworking Power Tools 51 32,496 01-05-2018, 10:18 AM
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Hello all, I am just getting into woodworking. For the last year I have done a good amount of milling oak trees into lumber.  Now, I am trying to get a wood shop. I have built a few small tables...
nmazzino Woodworking Power Tools 51 32,496 01-05-2018, 09:11 AM

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