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  0 Thread: Good Table Saw Blade
Post: RE: Good Table Saw Blade
The best brands for hobby work I've used are Infinity, Ridge Carbide, Forrest, Freud Industrial, and Tenryu Gold Medal, with Infinity impressing me more than any other.  What to get depends a lot on w...
 knotscott Woodworking Power Tools 45 29,135 03-03-2018, 08:57 AM
  0 Thread: Incra TS-LS52 Fence Value?
Post: RE: Incra TS-LS52 Fence Value?
The Incra is in a league of it's own for precision and repeatability, but there are pros and cons with all fences.  It really boils down to preference, and whether or not you can live with the downsid...
 knotscott Woodworking Power Tools 10 6,410 03-03-2018, 08:46 AM
  0 Thread: New Contractor Saws???
Post: RE: New Contractor Saws???
The R4512 and Delta 36-725 are the usual candidates at the entry price point.  Both have a fair amount of baggage, but some get good service from them.  Both have steel wings, both have smaller motors...
 knotscott Woodworking Power Tools 9 7,033 08-09-2017, 01:31 PM
  0 Thread: New Contractor Saws???
Post: RE: New Contractor Saws???
What is your friend's budget, and does he have 220v available?
 knotscott Woodworking Power Tools 9 7,033 08-09-2017, 11:08 AM
  0 Thread: Old Circle Saw Blades
Post: RE: Old Circle Saw Blades
Send the good quality blades to a reputable sharpener - Dynanic Saw, Scott Whiting, Forrest, and Ridge Carbide are all reputable.  Low quality blades aren't worth messing with.
 knotscott Woodworking Power Tools 10 6,275 06-05-2017, 06:09 AM
  0 Thread: Xacta saw
Post: RE: Xacta saw
I'd think the bearings are a small task compared to selling and moving out the old saw, and bringing in a new one, assembling it, setting it up, etc.   With that said, if I were getting a new saw I...
 knotscott Woodworking Power Tools 15 10,038 05-17-2017, 10:11 AM
  0 Thread: 10" Vs. 12" miter saw, sliding VS. non-sliding what do you use?
Post: RE: 10" Vs. 12" miter saw, sliding VS. non-sliding...
I use my TS for all crosscuts except for very long pieces like molding.  Otherwise my CMS sits under the bench and gets pulled out every 3 or 4 years.
 knotscott Woodworking Power Tools 28 18,937 05-09-2017, 04:39 AM
  0 Thread: Jointing first face with thickness planer
Post: RE: Jointing first face with thickness planer
You can get some flattening effect with a planer by taking away high spots, but it's  hard to control and predict.  If the board is bowed, which is very common, the planer will push it down flat durin...
 knotscott Woodworking Power Tools 39 28,985 05-01-2017, 04:40 AM
  Thumbs Up Thread: New table saw questions
Post: RE: New table saw questions
Sweet!
 knotscott Woodworking Power Tools 23 14,974 04-23-2017, 03:08 PM
  0 Thread: For those of you with left tilt saws which do you prefer?
Post: RE: For those of you with left tilt saws which do ...
AHill Wrote: (04-19-2017, 11:26 PM) -- FWIW, Chris Schwarz's most recent blog is a review of his SawStop which he's had 3+ years.  In his review, he says the PM66 is perhaps the most perfect table sa...
 knotscott Woodworking Power Tools 18 8,911 04-21-2017, 12:58 PM
  0 Thread: For those of you with left tilt saws which do you prefer?
Post: RE: For those of you with left tilt saws which do ...
I've owned both, but prefer the left tilt...mostly because it's just easier to thread the arbor nut with my right hand in a normal orientation.  Either way, I wouldn't let the tilt direction deter me ...
 knotscott Woodworking Power Tools 18 8,911 04-18-2017, 09:04 AM
  0 Thread: table saw blades
Post: RE: table saw blades
Wild Turkey Wrote: (04-10-2017, 11:35 PM) -- Have you ever tried a HI-ATB blade for plywood?  Makes really nice cuts on the face veneer and feeds faster than the 100-tooth blades. -- Bingo!  A good...
 knotscott Woodworking Power Tools 6 4,903 04-12-2017, 07:59 AM
  0 Thread: Miter Saw Blades
Post: RE: Miter Saw Blades
Crosscutting doesn't usually require as much power, so there's less need for a TK blade on a miter saw.   If it's a good quality blade, you should be fine with a 10" TK if you let the blade do the wor...
 knotscott Woodworking Power Tools 2 1,988 04-04-2017, 04:36 AM
  0 Thread: Link Belt
Post: RE: Link Belt
The vast majority of link belt users swear by them....even the HF gets high marks, and at one time as actually made in the US.  They won't take a set, and don't suffer from zig zags, so are a lot less...
 knotscott Woodworking Power Tools 24 14,069 03-26-2017, 07:11 AM
  0 Thread: Delta Unisaw Newest design
Post: RE: Delta Unisaw Newest design
NormT Wrote: (03-18-2017, 10:04 AM) -- What  am I missing here?  No one mentions Jet. I have a Jet cabinet saw, will have used it for one week less 16 years.  I was set-up spot on out of the crate, r...
 knotscott Woodworking Power Tools 25 17,181 03-18-2017, 01:31 PM
  0 Thread: Table Saws: What does flat mean?
Post: RE: Table Saws: What does flat mean?
cvillewood Wrote: (03-13-2017, 08:43 AM) -- I don't agree with the test cut and see idea. What if the low spot is in an area where an issue only arises when a certain type of cut is made?  What if wh...
 knotscott Woodworking Power Tools 43 28,944 03-14-2017, 11:51 AM
  0 Thread: table saw issue
Post: RE: table saw issue
Since you're already pretty darn close, it might be easier to squeeze that last couple of thousandths by adjusting the fence very slightly to make it parallel to the blade within your desired toleranc...
 knotscott Woodworking Power Tools 13 8,467 03-14-2017, 11:39 AM
  0 Thread: Table Saws: What does flat mean?
Post: RE: Table Saws: What does flat mean?
Let test cuts on wood be your guide.  If you have deviations that are affecting the cut, then there's an issue....if not, make some dust and don't fret about it.  Also, be sure that any flatness issue...
 knotscott Woodworking Power Tools 43 28,944 03-12-2017, 10:54 AM
  0 Thread: Compare router bit brands?
Post: RE: Compare router bit brands?
The last I knew most of the Eagle America profiles were actually made by Whiteside.  A few years back MLCS got involved with the EA line, so things might have changed.   Whiteside bits are excellent.....
 knotscott Woodworking Power Tools 27 29,841 03-06-2017, 05:07 PM
  0 Thread: Delta Unisaw Newest design
Post: RE: Delta Unisaw Newest design
You're probably aware, but Delta is now owned by Cheng Type Ltd, and has moved manufacturing of the Unisaw overseas to Asia.  Tool quality, parts availability, and customer service have come into ques...
 knotscott Woodworking Power Tools 25 17,181 03-05-2017, 03:12 PM

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