I finally upgraded my old Craftsman to a Shop Fox model W1686. Sturdy, 1/4" to 4" spindles, 1hp motor, and a 25 1/4" x 25 1/4" top that tilts 45 deg front & ~20 deg back. The dust collection wasn't that great, but I modified it a bit to bring it up to acceptable standards.
Found a helluva deal for it on Ebay...
Dave
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Still looking, November issue of WOOD magazine rates the Rigid EB4424 combo belt/spindle model as its best tool value and the Rikon 50-300 as its top tool. Anyone here have insight on either model?
Jim
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(11-16-2019, 08:05 PM)stoppy Wrote: Still looking, November issue of WOOD magazine rates the Rigid EB4424 combo belt/spindle model as its best tool value and the Rikon 50-300 as its top tool. Anyone here have insight on either model?
A number of people here have the Ridgid, including me.
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I saw recently that a company makes a portable one like the former "porter cable" unit. If you install it in a table you can have a two in one. I have the p c and a benchtop (Jet), and the portable unit is pretty handy for large items.
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