And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Probably the best saw in that category. I bought mine some 25 years ago and have used it many hundreds of times. The fence is what makes this saw stand out. Mine came with a different stand, which I shitcanned and I built a proper cabinet for it.
I've had 2 of these saws. I bought my first about 6 years ago....my first table saw. I've got an uncle who lost the tips of 2 fingers to his table saw, so I've always given mine a lot of respect. Anyway, I was happy enough with the saw until I bought a set of dado blades. Not long after I had begun to use them, the arbor nut began to back off mid-cut and at turning off the blade, there I'd be with 4 spinning blades spinning on the arbor via rotational inertia until friction brought them to a stop. This happened a couple of times and no matter how hard I tightened that arbor nut, it would loosen up, leaving me with multiple spinning Blades-of-Death. Scared me to death.
I was tempted to sell it or just donate it to charity, but in good conscience, I just couldn't do that. I was well enough convinced that the threads on the arbor had stretched and it was just never going to be safe, and I couldn't sleep at night believing that someone else might be harmed by it.. So I called Dewalt and made use of my warranty. They allowed me to buy a second saw at half price, and I've been happy with it since then.
I would still rather have Saw Stop, but don't use it enough to justify paying for one.
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Bought one maybe 3 yrs ago. Paid half the price shown. Great saw, love it.
ReplyDeleteProbably the best saw in that category.
ReplyDeleteI bought mine some 25 years ago and have used it many hundreds of times.
The fence is what makes this saw stand out.
Mine came with a different stand, which I shitcanned and I built a proper cabinet for it.
I've had 2 of these saws. I bought my first about 6 years ago....my first table saw. I've got an uncle who lost the tips of 2 fingers to his table saw, so I've always given mine a lot of respect. Anyway, I was happy enough with the saw until I bought a set of dado blades. Not long after I had begun to use them, the arbor nut began to back off mid-cut and at turning off the blade, there I'd be with 4 spinning blades spinning on the arbor via rotational inertia until friction brought them to a stop. This happened a couple of times and no matter how hard I tightened that arbor nut, it would loosen up, leaving me with multiple spinning Blades-of-Death. Scared me to death.
ReplyDeleteI was tempted to sell it or just donate it to charity, but in good conscience, I just couldn't do that. I was well enough convinced that the threads on the arbor had stretched and it was just never going to be safe, and I couldn't sleep at night believing that someone else might be harmed by it.. So I called Dewalt and made use of my warranty. They allowed me to buy a second saw at half price, and I've been happy with it since then.
I would still rather have Saw Stop, but don't use it enough to justify paying for one.