Mark Gibney
03-18-2019, 1:59 PM
The recent thread about a tablesaw accident has pushed me to look into getting a Sawstop.
I'm leaning towards the 5 hp single phase, 52" fence.
My question is whether there are big advantages to going with a 3-phase machine.
Right now I rent my workshop space, and it has a 3-phase panel, but I might be moving to another part of Los Angeles within the year, and there's no guarantee I'll have 3-phase where I move to.
My current saw is a single phase Unisaw, and it does fine. Plenty of my machines are 3-phase that I bought used, so when I bought them the type of motor wasn't really an issue that came into consideration.
I realize I will have to generate 3-phase somehow to continue to use these machines, whether using a VFD or a converter, but I'd like to consider the Sawstop separately from this.
My tablesaw gets moderate use - I'm a one-man show - so it might sit idle for much of the day, and when in use it can be run continuously for a period or can be on / off / on / off depending on what I'm working on.
thank you for any advice and insights, Mark
I'm leaning towards the 5 hp single phase, 52" fence.
My question is whether there are big advantages to going with a 3-phase machine.
Right now I rent my workshop space, and it has a 3-phase panel, but I might be moving to another part of Los Angeles within the year, and there's no guarantee I'll have 3-phase where I move to.
My current saw is a single phase Unisaw, and it does fine. Plenty of my machines are 3-phase that I bought used, so when I bought them the type of motor wasn't really an issue that came into consideration.
I realize I will have to generate 3-phase somehow to continue to use these machines, whether using a VFD or a converter, but I'd like to consider the Sawstop separately from this.
My tablesaw gets moderate use - I'm a one-man show - so it might sit idle for much of the day, and when in use it can be run continuously for a period or can be on / off / on / off depending on what I'm working on.
thank you for any advice and insights, Mark