Cabinet Saw Recommendation
- From: Rick Frazier <rickf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2005 08:23:14 GMT
I'm looking for a cabinet saw to replace a 25year old Craftsman table
saw (but with a decent after market fence) in my soon to be new
workshop.
First choice is a Delta X5 Unisaw with Biesemeyer fence at about $1850
online, (woodcraft Honolulu) but here in Hawaii it may be more, plus
shipping (which will undoubtedly be steep).
What about the Delta 36-732 10 Cabinet Saw with Biesemeyer fence (which
looked good in a google search, if I can get decent shipping...) How
much difference between these two Delta models?
or going the cheaper route, the Grizzly G1023SL, 10" left tilt cabinet
saw, 3hp 220v single phase. How does it compare (fit and finish) with
the Delta models? With a list of $995, it is beginning to look
interesting... and much closer to my current budget, given what is going
on with building a new home...
I can only get single phase in my area, and don't want to have a
converter for three phase... I already run my 3 phase wood lathes on
individual single phase 240v VFDs but don't really want to go there for
a fixed speed table saw...
Background info: I'm primarily a woodturner, but am in the process of
building a new house, so may be convinced by SWMBO to build our own
cabinets (we want features that get "spendy" at best, and some of the
existing kitchen design would be nearly impossible to purchase "off the
shelf". We may also want to use woods that aren't typically available
in most commercial cabinetry. As mentioned above, we live in Hawaii,
so shipping costs get rather high, and it would probably be better to
build my own cabinets, so I can get what I really want, instead of
modifying something I can buy that's commercially produced. I don't
trust any of the local contractors because they have the "island
attitude" and I want this to get done within a reasonable amount of
time, not when they need money. Having made cabinets before, this isn't
a big deal for me, but I really do need a decent saw if I'm even going
to consider it.
Looking for reasonably priced alternatives to the unisaw (no used
unisaws available here... I've been looking for months)...
Any ideas?
Thanks
--Rick
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