JLC Online: Despite the practicality of a jobsite table saw, there is no related task that I wouldn’t rather perform on a cabinet-style table saw. Its solid mass (500-plus pounds is typical), along with a 3- to 5-horsepower, 220-volt motor, helps absorb vibration and deliver the smooth, stable, and precise power and performance for which these machines are prized. My Grizzly GO690, though several thousand dollars from being a top-of-the-line cabinet saw, is nonetheless an accurate and reliable machine at the center of my 222-square-foot, home-based shop.
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This article was actually useful for application in things I do in real life because he covered tips on problems I’ve experienced before but wasn’t quite sure how to resolve them other than just he-manning through it. I especially liked the tip to keep what you’re cutting from riding up the saw instead of running flush—to clamp a piece of wood to the fence at the height of what you’re cutting to keep it down. I wonder if I did that in the scene shop if it’s a legal move or if Ben would think I’m stupid. I really liked the way the article covered how to do things with images as well because sometimes people use different jargon to refer to parts of tools and wood working materials and when there is no images it can be confusing on what they’re trying to say. I thought the wax paste was interesting—I can see why in the scene shop we don’t do that—but for a home/personal shop how it could be useful for a non SawStop application.
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