I notice the 120 vac Sawstop models (contractor and cabinet "professional" models) are only 1.75 hp.
TCJ wrote:The more powerful 220V blade on the Sawstop can do more damage, but the fact that I don't ever have to "muscle" wood into it means I tend to use it more safely. The problems with the lighter-duty saw is: (1) it will often burn thick or stressed wood that needs to be fed very slowly without binding the saw; (2) the thinner blade (almost necessary) deflects more, producing rougher and less precise cuts; and (3) it's limited to smaller pieces, unless you want to expand it with side-tables and outfeed tables etc., in which case it isn't very portable anymore. Running a full or even half-size piece of 4x8 plywood through it is a real chore without a helper, and can be quite dangerous.
swoody126 wrote:..........though not a direct reply to the OP i increased the power of my el cheapo 10" portable roll around table saw by simply changing the bade I took the 10"x1/8" blade off and replaced it w/ a 7-1/4" Freud Diablo blade in both the 24 tooth and 40 tooth configurations they sail thru everything i feed them w/ the 40 tooth obviously producing a finer cut/edge on veneers/pywood..........
I wouldn’t have a Saw Stop for anything since they won’t share that technology with other manufacturers.
If it’s about safety the why corner that market.
gudmund wrote:?? ten "functional" fingers ?? - all 10 of mine are "still" 'functional' being I still have "all" of the knuckle joints that are still working - just "not quite" all of the fingers are there...... (11Nov68 -age 14- the right thumb did get shortened just a bit after the table saw got done with it - still have about 2/3 of the thumb with a 'still' working knuckle joint - 54 years ago now .............. )
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