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1. 
   IMERC | Jul 27, 2009 05:27pm | #1

   I have the MK101 pro....

   no complaints...

    

   Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming

   WOW!!! What a Ride!

   
   Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!

    

   "Some days it's just not worth chewing through the restraints"

2. 
   jagwah | Jul 27, 2009 08:03pm | #2

   Check out FHB's latest tool comparison, Sept. issue. Mine is out on I got it at Lowes for about $300. It's big and yellow. That's a lot of help I know. But no more than I do it's been ok.

   Mine looks like this View Image

    

    

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   Jake0358 | Jul 28, 2009 06:28pm | #5

   Jagwah,I look in one of my back issue of 09/08 FHB and I didn't
   see a wet saw comparison. Any other thoughts where I
   might find it?

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   FingerJoint | Jul 28, 2009 06:47pm | #6

   It's in the current issue

2. 
   jagwah | Jul 29, 2009 01:31am | #7

   Current new issue. I may have mine early. # 205 

    

3. 
   webted | Jul 27, 2009 08:18pm | #3

   Hi Jake:

   My wife scored a used Felker off of Craigslist for $200 along with a new blade.

   Check the John Bridge forum out for recommendations as well. You stand a better chance of hearing from someone that has used more than one or two machines.

   -t

4. 
   Mongo | Jul 28, 2009 12:54am | #4

   Second the Felker/Target line.

   I have a Felker 150, by far the best $500 I've spent. Dead-on accurate with repeatable cuts. If I ever want to sell it I could get $375-$400.

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   rnsykes | Jul 29, 2009 01:31am | #8

   We have the Ridgid and I like it, but we only tile about 2 days a week. If we were tiling every day, I'd go with a Felker.

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   PeterJ | Jul 29, 2009 05:15am | #9

   I have a Dewalt, not as silky and quiet as a buddy's MK101, but more versatile and easy to move. For my not-every-day needs, I love that little bugger, and would buy it again. Carraige is much smoother on bearings vs bushings in the MK. I've also used Target which is like Felker which is like MK. Nice saws but not very portable if you're one guy.

   Dewalt has lowered prices too, I'm told. Here's an interesting critter;

   http://www.contractorsdirect.com/Tile-Tools/Wet-Tile-Saws_2/CX10-Pearl-Wet-Tile-Saw

   Saw one in the tile store, carraige and motor move in unison but opposite directions...clever. I asked what the advantage was...shrug. It seems to me that front to back length is the only thing, and no tilting motor for miters, a nice feature of the Dewalt.

    

   Everything will be okay in the end.  If it's not okay, it's not the end. 

7. 
   ottcarpentry | Jul 29, 2009 05:39am | #10

   I second the Dewalt.

   I've had one for about five years now. Haven't had a single problem with it and haven't found a necessary cut I couldn't do yet. It's easy to transport, and with the spray shield I've used it indoors w/ tarp and it's been fine. Plunge cuts are a wonderful option. I've used the bevel option to miter corners and to chamfer the edges on marble and granite.

   Ott

   http://www.ottcarpentry.com

8. 
   deskguy | Jul 30, 2009 02:15am | #11

   saw one of these once.  drool worthy.

   http://www.carversaw.com/saw.html

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   Sancho | Aug 06, 2009 07:44am | #12

   If I were to buy a new one I'd get the felkner

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   Cooper | Aug 06, 2009 09:35am | #13

   how much is the carver 2550?  I didn't see a price... that's one hell of a saw though!

    

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   deskguy | Aug 06, 2009 10:16am | #14

   You know, after I posted that I started looking around for a price, and I think they may be out of business.  they do have a website at http://www.carversaw.com/ but no link to where to buy.  I saw it at master wholesale.  like a nekkid super model on a bed full of free cash.  their site says no longer carried.  was like $2000 +, 4 yrs ago.

   BTW, I've got the dewalt.  Great saw.  have used it with a drop cloth in the master bedroom (new const, no carpet) for the master bath.  paid for itself right there.  stairs get tiring.  Also, carried up 4 5 gal buckets, 2 empty, 2 full. would run ump in the clean and let everything drain out to the empty's, alot nicer.  I'm DIY and used mine on my house and have loaned it out to three friends since, hardly hard use, but no problems.

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   webted | Aug 07, 2009 12:17am | #15

   Wow - I used to live about two miles from their shop - never heard of them!The address is the same little strip mall that Dave Bunker was in - he made guitars. Nice guitars. Like ... $10,000 touch-activated guitars... I wandered in one day thinking he was a music shop because I needed a guitar string. He sold me some strings and took me on a tour. Before I left I was working hard trying to get him to sell me his 12" Oliver jointer (they were moving operations) - no such luck.I wonder if Carver saw went the same way RBI (http://rbiwoodtools.com/) went - it's a tough climate for independent tool makers...-t

9. 
   chairmon | Aug 07, 2009 02:34am | #16

   With out hesitation I would recommend the DeWalt over any saw in its class. I sold my Raimondi Gladiator after using a buddy's and bought one 2 1/2 years ago. It now has over 60,000 ft of install under its belt and is still going strong. The fact that you can break it down into 4 parts none weighing over 45# (pull the roller table from the body, the tub and stand)means you can easily portage it. The other possibility is the new MK misting saw.
   As far as the big Baldor powered Husvarna's (Target and Felker)and Mk's go, they have been displaced by, in my opinion, the ease of bevel, weight and capacity for its size, of the DeWalt, which has proved to hold up under heavy daily use.

   Thanks Craig

   
   

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   Edited 8/8/2009 1:04 am ET by chairmon