Thread: Table saw research

Originally Posted by craigb

Yes. If you are lazy

Yes. If you are lazy

GRUMPY.

Originally Posted by Just George

GRUMPY.

Such eloquence.

I think I'll give you today's Silver Tongue of The Day award.

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You will also need to know how to sharpen chisels.

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Dazzler, why do you sharpen them, when mine go blunt I just use them as a tin opener/screwdriver/door wedge.

What's all this "sharpening" stuff about then

Originally Posted by Woodlee

I would like are : cast iron table , decent fence f(ront and rear rail ), sliding table would be nice but not compulsory.Anything I missed I would appreciate advice

Carbatec CTJ 650 10" $899.00
Carbatec CT-10ST 10" $ 995.00
decent fence ,cast iron top ,

Hare and Forbes (HAFCO)
Woodmaster SB10 $795.00 cast iron table pressed steel wings,may have twin rail fence
Woodmaster SB10H $949.00 ( cabinet base) all cast iron top ,may have twin rail fence
Woodmaster ST250 (sliding table cast iron work tables $1295.00
(cant determine the type of fence from website pics)

Leda
MJ2325G 10" $759.00
MJ2325 CB 10" cabinet base $979.00
MJ2325A 10" sliding table $1245.00
all have cast iron table , riving knife, twin rail micro adjustable fence

Gregory

Jet JWTS-10 " $795.00 cast iron table pressed steel wings
Jet JWTS-10" LFR cast iron top twin rail fence (micro Glide)

All the saws will have a cast iron top and a good sturdy fence. At that price range I would be researching the dealer, finding out who has the best customer service/after sales service - as you will need it sometimes.

Also, I would go for the best deal with freight and save the money for a bandsaw, general consensus is they are much more versatile than just a table saw.

Originally Posted by Woodlee

Any way I have narrowed down my list to four machines ,and I will make my decision soon .I will be in Adelaide next week for work reasons and if I can swipe some time from my job requirements I hope to visit Ledacraft to view their offering.

The four that I have short listed are :
Hafco SB10H
Leda 2325CB
CarbaTec CT10 ST
Jet JWTS -10LFR

Cheers and Thanks

Woodlee
I'm another who doesn't mind you asking your question.

My $0.02's worth ...

Have you looked at (or seen) the JessEm Mast-R-Slide? It looks as though it would substitute for a sliding table and an Incra mitre gauge.

My own view is that a table saw is a pretty limited piece of gear. sure it rips to width and can cut dados at an angle to the face of the stick (something that is very difficult to do with a router) and of course you can do a lot with one after you make a heap of jigs, but other tools (such as a SCMS) are often faster and more convient for tasks such as most cross cutting and mitre jobs.



ian

Originally Posted by ian

Woodlee
I'm another who doesn't mind you asking your question.

My $0.02's worth ...

Have you looked at (or seen) the JessEm Mast-R-Slide? It looks as though it would substitute for a sliding table and an Incra mitre gauge.

My own view is that a table saw is a pretty limited piece of gear. sure it rips to width and can cut dados at an angle to the face of the stick (something that is very difficult to do with a router) and of course you can do a lot with one after you make a heap of jigs, but other tools (such as a SCMS) are often faster and more convient for tasks such as most cross cutting and mitre jobs.

ian

Ian ,
I agree a table saw has limited cpabilities , I just did a Google search and checked out the Master slide ,It looks great and well engineered .
One of these fitted to a Leda 2325Cb (if its possible ) or SB10-H would make a nice conbination.I would really like a sliding table ,but don't particularly want an outrigger style , I have limited space right now until I get the extension to my workshop finished.This set up looks like the solution. Maybe even the 12" carbatech with this table would be the ducks guts.

Do you know of any distributors of the Mast-R Slide in Oz ?, all I got on Google was American sites .
Im getting pretty tried right now , ll look again tomorrow and see if they have international agents.

Thanks again.



Ok I sent them an e-mail through their website recieved a reply this morning the Australian distributor is Carbatec.

Just to add some more things to think about, have a look here.

http://gpwoodturning.yahoostore.com...._id=1107133411

Originally Posted by Cliff Rogers

Just to add some more things to think about, have a look here.

http://gpwoodturning.yahoostore.com...._id=1107133411

Thanks Cliff for contributing to the list , I'm near the point of suffering burnout .
I sent an e-mail to Felders this morning , lo and behold about 1/2 hr later I got a phone call from them ,they are sending me a couple of brochures and a dvd to look at.
I was just looking at the Hammer labeled machines with sliding tables .
They look expensive ,very expensive.

Hi - I was in a similar situation to you - I was wanting to upgrade from a 18 year old Triton to a table saw. I had a little more limited budget - aiming for less than $1000. I ended up settling for a Ledacraft 2325G, and so far it seems to be performing pretty well - accurate, quiet and powerful. Suits my needs. I have been considering a sliding mitre table addition, but having read the forums, it seems that for the money, a good crosscut sled will do the job unless you are wanting an outboard sliding table to do really big board.
I paid about $770 including a 100 tooth blade plus the standard one, and it included freight. Good service and help from Frank at Northern Machinery in Melbourne.
Hope that is helpful to you - best of luck
Steve

Originally Posted by sprices

Hi - I was in a similar situation to you - I was wanting to upgrade from a 18 year old Triton to a table saw. I had a little more limited budget - aiming for less than $1000. I ended up settling for a Ledacraft 2325G, and so far it seems to be performing pretty well - accurate, quiet and powerful. Suits my needs. I have been considering a sliding mitre table addition, but having read the forums, it seems that for the money, a good crosscut sled will do the job unless you are wanting an outboard sliding table to do really big board.
I paid about $770 including a 100 tooth blade plus the standard one, and it included freight. Good service and help from Frank at Northern Machinery in Melbourne.
Hope that is helpful to you - best of luck
Steve

Steve ,
Thanks for your input ,
I am considering the Leda 2325CB and maybe adding a Mast-R- Slide table.
I will be flying to Adelaide on Monday and hope to snip an hour or so from my job to take alook at this machine .

Just buy a felder or SCM or martin and be done with it.

How can you put a Felder in the same league as a Martin... I wouldn't even put an Altendorf in the same league as a Martin.
But your right...hang the expense go for gold!..lol
http://www.martin-usa.com/

Originally Posted by sinjin

How can you put a Felder in the same league as a Martin... I wouldn't even put an Altendorf in the same league as a Martin.

You may be surprised to know that I agree with you. Martin = bees knees!

Nope i'm not surprised you agree at all. We have spoken about Martin in the past..