mark stanley
07-26-2017, 6:58 PM
HI- I have currently a sears 21833, ie dayton, masterforce, griz, and I think Ridgid too. Its really a nice saw especially for 400$ at sears before they self destructed another notch and discontinued all large power tools- the original fence and rails are horrible- I wlll say no more. I had some delta square tube ones laying around from an old delta, so I painted them and installed them on this and it was a gigantic improvement. I bought a vega pro 50 to go on a cabinet saw I'm restoring- so I was thinking of putting them on this. I am curious just how good i can make this saw If you use a thin kerf ===a think kerf decent decent saw blade (amana/tenryu/freud/etc, get everything squared up, throw the miter gauge and fence away and use an incra or anything else fence (as opposed to what came with it), you can have a very nice saw. I am amazed at the power, the clean cuts, the terrible dust control but acceptable, and solid- its heavy and it works well. I know these saws have been debated and argued over and over- my question is this:
Is there any advantage to having a 50" to right- fence/rails as opposed to a 40 or less? I rarely if ever cut large sheet goods, and like the portability of the smaller saw- (easier to tuck into a corner), but I kind of like those long rails. I'm just debating whether to get a 40, cut these down, or keep them.
Thanks for your help.
Is there any advantage to having a 50" to right- fence/rails as opposed to a 40 or less? I rarely if ever cut large sheet goods, and like the portability of the smaller saw- (easier to tuck into a corner), but I kind of like those long rails. I'm just debating whether to get a 40, cut these down, or keep them.
Thanks for your help.