Table Saw Recommendations

Wilsoncb

Williemakeit
Corporate Member
I'd definitely have to steal it. For me, those kind of things are lottery winnings purchases.

I'm strongly leaning towards the Unisaw with the Biesemeyer fence. Waiting on some more pictures and info. It's more saw than I'll ever need in my lifetime.

I'll have to run a sub panel as it's a 3 HP 220v but I'm comfortable doing that myself. Unless the motor can be rewired.

Based on a previous mention, looking at the Sharkguard setup if I go with this saw.
I totally get it, we're not all at a point in our lives that we can afford anything we want. Obviously, you need to do what's best for you. I think you're on the right track. Consider the "more saw than I'll ever need" something that will improve safety. An under powered saw can be more dangerous than an over powered one.
 

1075tech

Tim
Senior User
I totally get it, we're not all at a point in our lives that we can afford anything we want. Obviously, you need to do what's best for you. I think you're on the right track. Consider the "more saw than I'll ever need" something that will improve safety. An under powered saw can be more dangerous than an over powered one.
It will definitely be safer than what I have now.

I'd want to add the Sharkguard setup to it
 

FredP

Fred
Corporate Member
It will definitely be safer than what I have now.

I'd want to add the Sharkguard setup to it
Add a guard, a splitter, some push blocks and a sled or 2. The most important tool for safety is your brain. Use that. Sawstop makes a fine saw but I would never rely on that technology on its own. All tools will bite if you don't use your brain.
 

junquecol

New User
Bruce
Add a guard, a splitter, some push blocks and a sled or 2. The most important tool for safety is your brain. Use that. Sawstop makes a fine saw but I would never rely on that technology on its own. All tools will bite if you don't use your brain.
Anything that has teeth, bites! Saw blades have teeth! Enough said?
 

Rwe2156

DrBob
Senior User
Add a guard, a splitter, some push blocks and a sled or 2. The most important tool for safety is your brain. Use that. Sawstop makes a fine saw but I would never rely on that technology on its own. All tools will bite if you don't use your brain.
Funny you say that. I wonder if I'm a lot more safety conscious now with the SawStop b/c I'm such a tightwad I don't want to shell out $100+ for a cartridge. :D
 

FredP

Fred
Corporate Member
Funny you say that. I wonder if I'm a lot more safety conscious now with the SawStop b/c I'm such a tightwad I don't want to shell out $100+ for a cartridge. :D
Don't forget the blade. That is trashed as well. ;)
 

1075tech

Tim
Senior User
Picked up the Unisaw today. Wow that thing is heavy. We took the wings, extension, fence and rail off. Took 3 of us to load it (two of us old guys and my one armed son in law).
 

Craptastic

Matt
Corporate Member
Picked up the Unisaw today. Wow that thing is heavy. We took the wings, extension, fence and rail off. Took 3 of us to load it (two of us old guys and my one armed son in law).
Congrats. Yes they weigh quite a bit.

Enjoy! Start making sawdust :)
 

Kelly

Kelly
User
Congrats. That’s a great saw. It should last a long time and there is great support out there for it from users and the maker.
 

jgt1942

John
User
I’m not a fan of Sawstop, mostly because they selfishly don’t share their patent. It’s simply corporate greed. Why shouldn’t this be a required standard feature on all saws. I’m not saying they can’t benefit from sales of all saws with this feature either. I believe if they got royalties from everyone who are making saws those proceeds would make up for any loss in sales. Years from now after patent expires, all saws will have a similar feature. We’ll look back and say, wow I can’t believe our fathers were working with such dangerous equipment.

The saw is superior without the proprietary safety features. Unfortunately the SS feature was better executed by Bosch who did the same thing without wasting the blade. But again corporate greed outweighs use of a better safety feature.

To be clear, take away the Sawstop feature and compare to other saws. Sawstop still comes out as one of the best choices there are. I just think they are irresponsible for not allowing all saws to be safer because they are putting profit before safety.
The story I heard was that SawStop tried to make a deal with several different saw mfgs and they were not interested. Thus, they managed to start making their own saw. I think Festool now owns SawStop.
 

iclark

Ivan
User
The story I heard was that SawStop tried to make a deal with several different saw mfgs and they were not interested. Thus, they managed to start making their own saw. I think Festool now owns SawStop.
From all reports at the time, they were "not interested" at the price point that the lawyer demanded. Neither funding law suits against those saw mfgs nor trying to get Congress to outlaw TS's without his technology were able to force them to fall into line.
 

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