Thread: New table saw - SawStop vs others

Originally Posted by riverbuilder

That’s a great setup with the bandsaw, I’ve thought about doing that like that a few times over the years, it looks very good, well done.

Thanks. its handy when you need it but I rarely need the sliding carriage for the bandsaw as I mainly use the bandsaw for ripping,

Not very often but they do pop up is the Martin T75. They are quite old but built like tanks and I remember the first time I used one they are without doubt the most solid machine I have ever used. The issue is transporting and unloading one as they are seriously heavy.

I like the SawStop for sure but the older German machine is like night and day ahead. If you have the space as they are pretty big and heavy also various table lengths were available.

Well if you have the money Martin machines are pretty much top of the pile anyway.
As I said the older T75 does come up on used machinery from time to time and sell for around 4K.
Steven

Originally Posted by stevenjd

Not very often but they do pop up is the Martin T75. They are quite old but built like tanks and I remember the first time I used one they are without doubt the most solid machine I have ever used. The issue is transporting and unloading one as they are seriously heavy.

I like the SawStop for sure but the older German machine is like night and day ahead. If you have the space as they are pretty big but various table lengths were available. Well if you have the money Martin machines are pretty much top of the pile anyway.
As I said the older T75 does come up on used machinery from time to time and sell for around 4K.
Steven

Mate does it look like this? 0B346940-4C6B-4FDE-90B2-CA2D47C1FEBB.jpeg0B346940-4C6B-4FDE-90B2-CA2D47C1FEBB.jpeg

I have just acquired one, still to set up, but it feels like a nice saw, the guy who gave it to me reckons it was the Rolls Royce of sliders back in the day. But, as you say, it’s big, and it’s very, very heavy. I like it.

Yessem..it’s rubbish..where are you I’ll take it off your hands!

They were seriously Rolls Royce...or is that Mercedes....not sure. Well done and what a find!

How lucky are you!......If I recall it can take up to a 16” blade..How long is the table slide?

PS. Your boat pics look great. I’m guessing it’s moored is salt water and looks like it’s bond wood. Did you have any dry rot to cut out?

Originally Posted by stevenjd

How lucky are you!......If I recall it can take up to a 16” blade..How long is the table slide? 450 mm blade, not sure on the slide, at least 3000 though.

PS. Your boat pics look great. I’m guessing it’s moored is salt water and looks like it’s bond wood. Did you have any dry rot to cut out?

It’s on the Hawkesbury river in NSW, salt water. No dry rot just replacing things that were worn out, it was a charter boat and so has done many,many miles at sea. It’s triple diagonal oregon planking on oregon frames.

Originally Posted by riverbuilder

It’s on the Hawkesbury river in NSW, salt water. No dry rot just replacing things that were worn out, it was a charter boat and so has done many,many miles at sea. It’s triple diagonal oregon planking on oregon frames.

Seriuosly well built boat and your location is awesome. I lived on the Hawkesbury near Nth Richmond as A kid.
anyway all the best and say hello some time. Next time I pass through your way next year I would love to see your boat if I could.
Steven

Originally Posted by stevenjd

Seriuosly well built boat and your location is awesome. I lived on the Hawkesbury near Nth Richmond as A kid.
anyway all the best and say hello some time. Next time I pass through your way next year I would love to see your boat if I could.
Steven

Sure, bring a shopping bag full of money and you can take it with you if you like. PM me when you are ready.

I upgraded from Wadkin PK to a Martin T75 and never regretted it.
Sold it for about $2500 from memory.
Back the late 90s.
I might be wrong (memory fuzzy) but I think the 18” rip and crosscut blades off the PK fit the Martin.
I remember turning the wear strips on the slide support over, still got some of the glue somewhere.
The guy sharing with me back then got into flat panel work and the Martin being worn wouldn’t hold square. So as I was by then working at the Uni and he couldn’t be bothered tweaking it I sold it to get it out of his way.
A guy from Armidale bought it and was going to completely rebuild it, I think he sent me a photo, painted it Maroon from memory.
The mate bought a used 3.2 big Kamro or similar Italian machine but it was a hos and really to big so it went.
He then bought a new Robland from Jack Thompson one of the first sold here in Sydney
it was ok and great value.
I wouldn’t mind checking out your set up also Riverbuilder.
H.