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   maneyj | Sep 14, 2002 08:50pm | #1

   Almost any good table saw will handle 3/4" dado in 2X. My test of a table saw is how well does it handle a 4'x8' sheet of 3/4" stock.

   I purchased the Makita 10" 2703 with the stand. It handled small stuff great ... with very accurate cuts and angles, but due to the small size of the table and fence, it was almost impossible to handle a 4'x8' sheet of anything. I set up all kinds of temporary tables and rollers, but had to fight every sheet every time.

   I purchased the Makita portable table for it along with the table extention and made an outfeed table fron a piece of scrap formica counter top. The table comes with a larger more solid fence. The new setup is solid as a rock. I can easily rip 4'x8'x3/4" plywood by myself. I now have a cabinet maker qualiy saw that is very portable and not too expensive.

   A little tip that was included with the table: Wax the saw top and table tops with a good paste or auto wax. What a difference the wax makes!!!

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   danz857 | Sep 14, 2002 09:35pm | #2

   hi John, thanks for the info, yes I was wondering about ripping limitations, thanks for the info.....gonna give your recommendations a look at.

   thanks again

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   Piccioni | Sep 20, 2002 11:47pm | #3

   A delta Unisaw is fantastic. Its expensive, and heavy, but worth the money. The fence (I have a unifence) is great and it is powerful enough to do pretty much anything. I rather foolishly bought a Sears table saw once. It was a piece of crap. I couldn't rip 2x4s with it. Just for a laugh, I tried ripping a 2x4 at 45 degrees on the unisaw and it was like cutting butter.

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   jocobe | Sep 21, 2002 01:09am | #4

   Ditto on the Unisaw..........I got a 5 hp used from a company that had closed.  Great shape, a deal I couldn't pass up........but it was 3 phase.   I had planned on swapping the motor and controls out for a single phase 3 hp.  I had already received the new motor from Amazon when I pursued the phase converter route.  Well I sent the motor back to Amazon and  now have a 3 phase shop.  Costs less for electricity and opens up a WHOLE new market for used machinery.......no more competing with Harry Homeowner.  At another company closing I got a brand new Powermatic 5 hp 3 ph shaper for $1,000.00.  You can get way better deals on 3 ph vs 1 ph on the small machinery that is great for home shops......... JohnHandyworx  llc

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   RW | Sep 21, 2002 05:33am | #5

   Another maybe for getting a saw used: auction. I'm thinking this b/c the state is having an auction here tomorrow and jeez the stuff they get rid of. Theres boxes of stuff that's never opened, and tools always weigh heavy on the list. There's a large compressor on this time (I heard this from my compressor service guy) that's a year old, big enough to need a forklift to move, and a $30 part needs replaced on it to make it run again. It will get auctioned as non working for probably about that $30. Its a thought.