Joshua Dinerstein
10-02-2009, 4:43 PM
I have been looking for table saw. I have mostly be watching the classifieds as price is an issue. Recently an old, ok so it is 18 years old, Grizzly table saw came up for sale. The seller wants $175 for it. From the ad:
1 1/2 hp 120 V induction motor. Includes Shop Fox mobile base and shop-made zero clearance insert, and another insert for a dado set. I've owned this saw for about 18 years and it's still going strong. Heavy cast iron top and wings. Top has some stains, but is smooth and flat. Moving forces sale.
I spoke with the seller on the phone and I can go and look at it tonight. It has the rolling base, a decent table, a good top but... It has no miter gauge and is it missing the guard/splitter/riving knife safety devices. The seller indicated that he removed them long long ago and they got lost with the intimation that they just get in the way and I won't miss it.
Perhaps I am just a wuss in this area but I find myself thinking that getting a saw without these safety measures would be a bad idea. So I called Grizz. I can get a replacement for the set for about $90. Suddenly the saw doesn't seem such a good price.
So I was just wondering. Are the guards really that important or are there other safety measures that work as well or better? In relation to this I have been thinking about featherboards etc...
I just wondered what anyone here might have to say about this whole thing? Is it a good price for this saw? Is it a waste if it doesn't have the guards and other safety mechanisms? Any advice? I have until very recently just been a wood turner. So I have never actually used a table saw...
Thanks,
Joshua
1 1/2 hp 120 V induction motor. Includes Shop Fox mobile base and shop-made zero clearance insert, and another insert for a dado set. I've owned this saw for about 18 years and it's still going strong. Heavy cast iron top and wings. Top has some stains, but is smooth and flat. Moving forces sale.
I spoke with the seller on the phone and I can go and look at it tonight. It has the rolling base, a decent table, a good top but... It has no miter gauge and is it missing the guard/splitter/riving knife safety devices. The seller indicated that he removed them long long ago and they got lost with the intimation that they just get in the way and I won't miss it.
Perhaps I am just a wuss in this area but I find myself thinking that getting a saw without these safety measures would be a bad idea. So I called Grizz. I can get a replacement for the set for about $90. Suddenly the saw doesn't seem such a good price.
So I was just wondering. Are the guards really that important or are there other safety measures that work as well or better? In relation to this I have been thinking about featherboards etc...
I just wondered what anyone here might have to say about this whole thing? Is it a good price for this saw? Is it a waste if it doesn't have the guards and other safety mechanisms? Any advice? I have until very recently just been a wood turner. So I have never actually used a table saw...
Thanks,
Joshua