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Was hoping others would chime in with their experiences ... (y)

I have had a Porter Cable, DeWalt, and a Makita portable saws over the years. A couple of years ago, the Makita bit the dust and I bought the Rigid table saw. IMHO, it is the best of the bunch.

Many adjustments are able to be done such as micro adjustment on the fence, the tilt arbor, etc.... Plus, it has a LIFETIME WARRANTY as long as you get it registered within 30 days.
I can attribute that the warranty is real. I have taken in a reciprocating saw and a jig saw under warranty. No questions, no problems.

That - and good reviews - was the reason I bought our Rigid Tile Saw. Made sure to get it registered and confirmed within the first 30 days.

Have not looked at their table saws but will take a gander.

Assuming it’s for a shop and you won’t be moving it around, I would strongly suggest a saw like the Delta Unisaw or Powermstic 66. A 30 year old used one will be a much better saw than any of those portables, and possibly cost less. A lot of them are 3 phase, but that a can be remedied with a new motor or phase converter.

Yup - that's my conundrum.

I'd like to have a full-sized cabinet table saw ... but space is an issue at the moment, with barely enough room where I'm working to whip a cat. Hopefully that will change later this year ... ;)

Before I made my reply to Mike, I looked at the local Craig's and there is a guy that has a 3hp Grizzly that is around 3 years old, asking $1900 (current version goes for around $3K with shipping and tax)


There's also a listing for a SteelCity 1.75hp "hybrid" saw (whatever that means) with an upgraded fence:


That one is a little more affordable as he's asking $640.
 
   / Good morning!!!! #166,264  
RS, I would agree with others here. Avoid a contractor type saw and go higher end. When building the house I bought a Craftsman 10” zip code cabinet saw with Besenmeyer fence. Zip code was a nick name for that model, no longer available. Not real high end, but what I could afford. I have built all my cabinetry over the years. If I had a complaint it would only be the cast iron top likes to rust in our environment. That said, it cleans up nicely. I did have to replace the belt once. My shop is rather tight on space so I have it mounted on castors enabling me to make any cut I needed.
 
   / Good morning!!!! #166,265  
Good evening all. 40ºF for the start, moderate breeze, partly cloudy sky. Moderate wind, partly cloudy skies, and high temp was 55ºF. Took trash out first thing, made fire in insert, puttered with the fire. then headed into town when wife got up from nap. Got lunch, light bulbs, couple of USB drives and groceries. Got bike ride in, felt lik I had no power today, checked last ride on Peugeot, same power output but Peugeot went 16.6 mph and trek only 15.1 mph. No nap, finished ride at 4:40 had 5PM VFD board meeting. Rebuilt fire, had dinner, now tired :)
David job's not done until pics are posted ;)
James sorry you got stuck and no tractor is out in the snow.
Buppies sorry you are up way way too early. Hope you got back to sleep.prayers sent.
Scaredy my condolences to you and your friend's family. Hope the tire gets taken care of. Hope you can get Tracker back on road soon.
Ron glad good visit with son and his family. Glad you could help with neighbor with hot tub. Hope coffee get together was good. Nice pic
Kilroy glad woodstove working well. Sorry about druggies. Sorry to hear Merchant Marine left out of service salute. Have fun with chainsaws. Good friend of mine that raced Huskys motocross told me he ran 32:1 in engine that had 20:1 recommended with no problem using racing oil. IIRC he used Klotz oil.
Bill glad tax work done paperwork soon will be at accountant. Trouble is people in real world smarter the the Ontario people and the Ontario people don't understand that :) Hope you enjoyed seat time if you got any.
Kilroy Murphy spoiled again :) glad wife life the withies project.
Billy good timing on finishing firewood. Glad you got nice bowel of homemade chili to warm up with.
Spike glad you are on right side of cold front. Hope you get the rain. nice pic of the drone.
Mike glad you enjoyed the weather show. Hope milk house work went smoothly with no major problems.
Drew Happy Birthday, and many more! Nice to still have you around. Good to hear preparations for FL trip continuing with no major roadblocks.
Frits hope good news on shoulder, and he has answers on knee/foot issues.
Phil hope storm prep was completed. That is a lot of snow
Ken glad you had fun at Drew's. Good to hear progress in mini-split wiring. Good to hear medicine helping health recovery.
Paul no material handling bigger issue than no press.
Drew I took a beating last year as well. Not looking forward to 1st quarter reports :(
Paul yo-yo temps :(. Glad workday at Drew's went well. Chicken salad sounded good. Stepdaughter has learned to make smoked turkey salad quite well. good to hear all HVAC controls working as they should :) Nice family get together. Hope today went as planned.
Chris when wife was working, the joke weather forecast was clear and 70ºF, chance of thunderstorms with hail, fog, and snow.
Drew hope you can get stuff planted soon, nice forsythia pic
Ted glad hail was small hope it melted and soaked in. Sorry to hear neighbor has no clue on road building. SIL had 2 mile driveway in Ozarks, They had a local road builder and his work would last 3-5 years before it needed redoing.
David hope weather cooperated and you were able to get painting done. Hope Zoom Happy was good.
David that has been my experience with dogs as well.
Thomas hope you are ready for the snow.
Frits hope they are able to help with soft tissue problems/pain.
RS sorry about missing handle, hope on of the handle you found was usable. Good to hear wood work coming along. Hope you made good progress today.
Lou hope you get desired amount of snow.
NHBX sorry about the weather uncertainty. Got good chuckle for wicked Boston forecast :)
Randy(wag) glad good weather and nothing pressing fo you to do :)
Don nice weather. So the kids find the eggs then feed them to bunny to get candy?
Ted thanks for user report.
Ted that was quite the temp drop. hope you got some good precip out of clouds.
Kyle hope you get the hang of the printer. Glad you survived the babies.
RS good luck finding the "saw".
prayer for all, especially Jay/Peg, Kyle /Daughter, /mom's breathing, /learning new job, /friends upcoming new baby, /son's migraines, Bird /aging issues, Ron /heart, Billy /mom hypertension & congestive heart failure, David(moss) /remodel, /divorce, Buppies /new skin cancer spot and treatment, /elbow healing, /wife knee healing, Thomas /gout, Phil /reflux, Frits /veteran son with mental issues, /granddaughter with Evans Syndrome, Ken /dad possible dementia, Steppenwolfe /son-auto immune disorder, Grev /wife's eye, Ted /knee recovery, /retirement & disability red tape, /family issues, Lou /eye issues, /loss of brother, /heart issues, Doug and wife/health issues, / hand nerve and surgery, /fall and recovery, / wife headaches and heart eval, / David(sadamo)/Sophie's and David's new eye surgery recovery, Chris /neighbor's granddaughter and Covid issues, Scaredy/shoulder dislocation, /marriage dissolving, / friend stop drinking, Paul/ wife's healing from back surgery, Dennis /retirement, /neighbor issues, /land development, / brother "alligallyitus" and back in hospital, Drew /foot heel issues, /friend's wife cancer diagnosis and recovery, mike /wife's healing from surgery, Scotty /back pain, Helogabals /second opinion, /wife's friend situation, Fatjay /father broken hip, Ukraine war, and Country.
 
   / Good morning!!!! #166,266  
Coffee is brewing. 19° with mostly cloudy skies this morning. Heading to 33° with a mix of sun and clouds. Never made it to coffee get together. Started filling out some paper work for an IRA that has matured. Company sent 4 different pieces of information on how to setup account. Really upset me trying to figure which set of papers to fill out. Was suppose to drop papers off at office on my way to coffee get together. Ended up spending time at office figuring out which papers were the correct ones. We got it straightened out and faxed to main office. So many people out there that cannot even send out the correct paper work. No wonder banks are failing. Rest of the day was spent recovering from being upset. No plans for today yet.
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Hope all those in way of large snow fall stay safe.

Good Morning All.
 
   / Good morning!!!! #166,267  
I heard a covid expert on the radio say the best way to avoid long covid is not to get covid. Jeeeze do you think so.



Chris
Me: “Doctor - Doctor, every time I move like *this* I get a sharp pain in by back.”

Doctor: “Then don’t move like that.”
 
   / Good morning!!!! #166,269  
Good morning from Central Texas. (49 at 4am, headed to mid 60's). Another day grinding out what must be done. Incalculable issues for work and home per usual just trying to keep up. Swamped by need to do's, not enough time for want to do's. My usual mode lately. The local "big supplier" is YET AGAIN out of fertilizer! The prices had dropped about 300-350/Ton compared to last year and many bought out of rising price fears.

USAF Boeing E-7 Wedgetail (AEW&C) Airborne Warning and Control leading candidate to replace the aging E-3 Sentry AWACS. The E7-A Wedgetail to be built on the 737 frame and is already in service by the Royal Australian Air Force and others.

Wishing all a great day!

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   / Good morning!!!! #166,270  
Good Morning!
God has given us another chance to get it right (or at least not screw up too badly…).

28.9F, might get into the 40s, night not, but should be sunny. just added two blocks of oak to the woodstove.

Picked up the chainsaws after work but had chiro appointment after, and we took a route back from saw pickup that made it convenient to drop them off at the woodlot instead of stinking up Mrs’ Subaru while at the bone-cracker’s (and then dinner at Chinese Buffet after that). One that runs well, one that needs the fuel line replaced but runs well when you dump gas in the carb, and one for parts. Both runners need to have the recoil spring wrapped one additional turn (tropical for these saws of this vintage) and the pulley cleaned and lubed. I might even replace the pull rope while they are apart. . .

I am hoping that this little cold snap gives us the opportunity to collect a bit more walnut sap. I have been slowly evaporating the last batch on the woodstove, I have progressed from the big pot to the saucepan, and it is now down to about 1/2” and current box is about 19%, so by tonight we will have syrup! Probably about 5 ounces.

Getting ready to head back to the cube farm and help keep Uncle fed. The trend of negative end-of-year investment transaction totals continues, to the point where seeing anyone who is positive is noteworthy, and by any significant percentage is quite rare.

i hope everyone has a happy healthy safe blessed day!
 

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