[Shop-talk] Table Saws

[David C.]

If you're not in a hurry and like to get dirty, you can find an old 40s 
to 70s Delta Unisaw for $300 to $500 and rebuild it to better than 
anything you can get today.  Go to the Wiki on the Old Woodworking 
Machines web site (OWWM) and everything you ever wanted to know about 
rebuilding a Unisaw is there.  There is one on the Seattle Craigslist 
right now for $300.  It has a 3 HP 3 phase motor, but it's missing the 
dust door and motor cover (neither of which are actually required to 
operate).  These are readily available as repos or somewhat less 
available on the secondary market if you want all original. It would be 
in my shop right now, but I'm already rebuilding it's big brother, a 
Delta 12"-14" table saw, which is a real monster...unless you're 
comparing it to one of the industrial table saws from the 30s and 40s.

On the other hand, I also have a Grizzly G1023 10" cabinet saw (Unisaw 
clone) that works perfectly well.  Mostly it depends on your budget, 
what you plan to do with it, whether or not you need portability, and if 
you are concerned with dust collection (contractor type saws are very 
difficult to connect to a dust collector, cabinet saws are usually 
designed with dust collection in mind).

Stay away from the hundreds and hundreds of Sears Craftsman table saws 
that infest Craigslist.  With VERY rare exceptions most of these are junk.

Dave C

eric at megageek.com wrote:
> OK, I'm ready to buy a good table saw.  I don't mind spending the mulla,
> but I want to make sure it is worth the money.
>
> Anyone have any sources for these (internet, big box, etc?)
>
> Any recommendations?
>
> Moose
> Everything I know about knots, I learned from Alexander the Great.
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