Nick Sorenson
01-20-2014, 10:54 AM
Since I discovered the old DeWalts, I've wanted the 1.5HP GWI. It's still a small saw (like my current MBF) but with enough power. My MBF is great! But it has to be babied a little or the motor will stop during a cut. The GP I just picked up is 2HP 220 wired and I've got a feeling it'll zip through what I'm trying to cut with it.
WOW!! Is this saw heavy. I'm 5'9" and light weight, I wouldn't say weak but I don't have gravity on my side, and myself and a 73 year old previous owner (who was in good shape for 73 but not huge either) moved this saw and it's bench into the back of a van. I'd guess the saw motor/arm weighs 350+ lbs and the bench was probably almost as heavy. It wasn't something I'd want to do everyday!
Anyways, no one got hurt thank God and $150 later and I have a great old cast iron DeWalt! I'm actually glad to have this vs the GWI for the extra capacity and HP. The only regret is that all of my blades (Forrest WWI and WWII) will be useless now. Oh well there! You win some you loose some.
I currently have a 40T freud on the MBF and it cuts a lot easier than the WWI. But now that I have some horsepower to work with, what blade should I use? I liked the cut quality from the WWI TCG (Mr Sawdust) blade but I didn't have enough beef behind it to keep it spinning, and ripping was almost impossible. Would a stouter saw be able to rip with a similar blade to the Mr Sawdust model?
WOW!! Is this saw heavy. I'm 5'9" and light weight, I wouldn't say weak but I don't have gravity on my side, and myself and a 73 year old previous owner (who was in good shape for 73 but not huge either) moved this saw and it's bench into the back of a van. I'd guess the saw motor/arm weighs 350+ lbs and the bench was probably almost as heavy. It wasn't something I'd want to do everyday!
Anyways, no one got hurt thank God and $150 later and I have a great old cast iron DeWalt! I'm actually glad to have this vs the GWI for the extra capacity and HP. The only regret is that all of my blades (Forrest WWI and WWII) will be useless now. Oh well there! You win some you loose some.
I currently have a 40T freud on the MBF and it cuts a lot easier than the WWI. But now that I have some horsepower to work with, what blade should I use? I liked the cut quality from the WWI TCG (Mr Sawdust) blade but I didn't have enough beef behind it to keep it spinning, and ripping was almost impossible. Would a stouter saw be able to rip with a similar blade to the Mr Sawdust model?