Charles Coolidge
12-07-2013, 11:17 AM
Well I had a Powermatic 15HH planer and Grizzly cyclone dust collector I purchased earlier in the year and I finally purchased the rest of the new machines recently and assembled them (table saw, band saw, jointer, mortiser). Finally I got started on my first project yesterday, a 30x60 torsion box mobile bench.
First test cut on the table saw, oh yes I did throw a 4x6 at it! VERY happy with the saw so far, while all the other machines had minor quality issues which I fixed on my own this table saw was near perfect from the factory. Fit and finish were fantastic, cleanly tapped holes properly located, good quality fasteners, brute of a 30x48 inch 2 inch thick cast iron table, black epoxy coated rails....look I have a Powermatic PM2000 sitting a few feet away the Grizzly has it beat on all fronts. Blade to miter slot set at the factory, it was within .001 no adjustment required. Same for the fence to miter slot. It powered through these 4x6's though I need to get some wax on the table, it was hard to judge how easily it cut them as the table needs to be waxed (its jut got a coat of Boeshield on it) and the beams are big, heavy, and slightly damp.
Anyway here's some pics.
276537
276538
276539
Here's the other new machines
Grizzly G0514X2B 19" bandsaw
276540
Shop Fox W1743 Mortiser
276541
Grizzly G0490 8" jointer with Byrd Shelix cutter head
276542
First test cut on the table saw, oh yes I did throw a 4x6 at it! VERY happy with the saw so far, while all the other machines had minor quality issues which I fixed on my own this table saw was near perfect from the factory. Fit and finish were fantastic, cleanly tapped holes properly located, good quality fasteners, brute of a 30x48 inch 2 inch thick cast iron table, black epoxy coated rails....look I have a Powermatic PM2000 sitting a few feet away the Grizzly has it beat on all fronts. Blade to miter slot set at the factory, it was within .001 no adjustment required. Same for the fence to miter slot. It powered through these 4x6's though I need to get some wax on the table, it was hard to judge how easily it cut them as the table needs to be waxed (its jut got a coat of Boeshield on it) and the beams are big, heavy, and slightly damp.
Anyway here's some pics.
276537
276538
276539
Here's the other new machines
Grizzly G0514X2B 19" bandsaw
276540
Shop Fox W1743 Mortiser
276541
Grizzly G0490 8" jointer with Byrd Shelix cutter head
276542