After way too many years of thinking about it, I finally bit the bullet today and picked up the SawStop Pro Cabinet Saw. The mobile base is a requirement in my shop. I opted for the 36" fence and the outfeed table. I also needed the dado cartridge and a ZCI for the dado.
BTW, they changed their blade insert design - it now locks into place with a lever. It looks like it could move up with vibration and hang up the workpiece, so it will be interesting to try that out.
They used a fork lift to load it into my van. When I got it home, I started wondering how I was going to get it out???
After unloading all the extras, I decided to remove the outer box (top) and try to take out any loose pieces (such as the cast-iron wings) to lighten the load:
After removing all the loose pieces, I realized I had been very lucky...and a plan formed for getting it out. They put the saw in top-first - meaning the bottom of the saw would be coming out first. So my plan was to install the mobile base and then see if I could then slide the saw out the back of the van and lower it, upright, onto the ground.
But first, I needed to get it out of the styro packing and onto something that I could easily slide over the threshold. The box top fit the bill, and I prepared it for the move:
Moving it actually turned out to be easier than I expected:
Then I slid it partly out an installed the wheels:
I thought long and hard about sliding it out of the van myself. But the possible irony of getting injured during that process was too much for me. I grabbed two neighbors and we slid it out effortlessly:
It was so easy, I think I would have been ok doing it by myself. I'm average height/weight. If your larger and stronger than average (and a bit brave), you can probably manage yourself.
Finally, here she is in my shop:
That is as far as I've made it so far. I'm really impressed with the packaging and instructions so far. Here is the packing of the wheels ("mobile base"):
But what really impresses me is the hardware packaging. Not only is the packing REALLY well organized and labeled:
But the package even has those convenient little individual tear-outs for each part, so you can take out only the one piece of hardware you need, when you need it:
And they are numbered in the order you need them! Nice. Kudos to SawStop. I have not seen anything packaged this nicely. Most of my tools are quite old...have other manufacturers (Delta, Powermatic, Jet) improved to this level as well?
Well, that is my progress so far...and it wore me out. I'll get back to it after I put the kids to bed. If anyone wants more updates, give me a shot and I'll take more pics!
Chris
BTW, they changed their blade insert design - it now locks into place with a lever. It looks like it could move up with vibration and hang up the workpiece, so it will be interesting to try that out.
They used a fork lift to load it into my van. When I got it home, I started wondering how I was going to get it out???
After unloading all the extras, I decided to remove the outer box (top) and try to take out any loose pieces (such as the cast-iron wings) to lighten the load:
After removing all the loose pieces, I realized I had been very lucky...and a plan formed for getting it out. They put the saw in top-first - meaning the bottom of the saw would be coming out first. So my plan was to install the mobile base and then see if I could then slide the saw out the back of the van and lower it, upright, onto the ground.
But first, I needed to get it out of the styro packing and onto something that I could easily slide over the threshold. The box top fit the bill, and I prepared it for the move:
Moving it actually turned out to be easier than I expected:
Then I slid it partly out an installed the wheels:
I thought long and hard about sliding it out of the van myself. But the possible irony of getting injured during that process was too much for me. I grabbed two neighbors and we slid it out effortlessly:
It was so easy, I think I would have been ok doing it by myself. I'm average height/weight. If your larger and stronger than average (and a bit brave), you can probably manage yourself.
Finally, here she is in my shop:
That is as far as I've made it so far. I'm really impressed with the packaging and instructions so far. Here is the packing of the wheels ("mobile base"):
But what really impresses me is the hardware packaging. Not only is the packing REALLY well organized and labeled:
But the package even has those convenient little individual tear-outs for each part, so you can take out only the one piece of hardware you need, when you need it:
And they are numbered in the order you need them! Nice. Kudos to SawStop. I have not seen anything packaged this nicely. Most of my tools are quite old...have other manufacturers (Delta, Powermatic, Jet) improved to this level as well?
Well, that is my progress so far...and it wore me out. I'll get back to it after I put the kids to bed. If anyone wants more updates, give me a shot and I'll take more pics!
Chris
