Shawn Siegrist
02-25-2009, 12:33 PM
I've been making furniture and cabinets with my brother in-law for about a year now. He brought his tablesaw, jointer, drill press, and bandsaw over to my shop, however he is not looking to set up his own shop at his place. I'm looking to purchase a table saw, jointer, drill press, and bandsaw, any input would be appreciated.
For the table saw I'm comparing the Grizzly 1023SLX to the Steel City 35618. Both saws are 3 HP and appear to be comparable machines. I'm leaning towards purchasing the grizzly, it is almost $400 less than the steel city. Steel city does have the 5 year warranty vs 1 year from grizzly.
The jointer will probably be the Grizzly G0604, would have liked to go with the 8" but it just isn't in the budget. I compared the Grizzly to the comparable steel city models and just couldn't justify spending an extra $500.
I don't use a drill press very often, I'm thinking of saving a little cash by getting a ridgid 15". I've used my brother in laws and it worked fine for what I needed.
The bandsaw will probably be the Rikon 14" 1 1/2 HP, I had a chance to use my brother in laws and it worked well for me.
Has anyone had any bad experiences with the machines I've listed, any suggestions?
I'm also thinking about purchase a steel city mortiser model 25200, any thoughts or suggestions?
Thanks,
Shawn
For the table saw I'm comparing the Grizzly 1023SLX to the Steel City 35618. Both saws are 3 HP and appear to be comparable machines. I'm leaning towards purchasing the grizzly, it is almost $400 less than the steel city. Steel city does have the 5 year warranty vs 1 year from grizzly.
The jointer will probably be the Grizzly G0604, would have liked to go with the 8" but it just isn't in the budget. I compared the Grizzly to the comparable steel city models and just couldn't justify spending an extra $500.
I don't use a drill press very often, I'm thinking of saving a little cash by getting a ridgid 15". I've used my brother in laws and it worked fine for what I needed.
The bandsaw will probably be the Rikon 14" 1 1/2 HP, I had a chance to use my brother in laws and it worked well for me.
Has anyone had any bad experiences with the machines I've listed, any suggestions?
I'm also thinking about purchase a steel city mortiser model 25200, any thoughts or suggestions?
Thanks,
Shawn