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Alan Lightstone
04-14-2019, 9:49 PM
Well, I've had a week using my new Sawstop ICS. 5HP, 3-phase as I now have 3-phase in my new shop. I replaced my Sawstop contractor saw with it.

OMG!!!!!!! What a difference. It's not just the power. It's the smoothness of all operations. Everything seems effortless with it. I had modified my contractor saw to dramatically improve its dust collection (which did work), but the dust collection is far superior on the ICS.

It was quite the experience taking it out of the crate (thank God for the overhead hoist), and lifiting it on its mobile cart, which is also fantastic.

Yes, it costs about 3 times more, but...

What an upgrade!!!
Matt Day
04-14-2019, 10:19 PM
Congrats on your new saw! Enjoy it
mat price
04-14-2019, 10:52 PM
Awesome man. I just looking forward to the day I can upgrade to the contractor saw you just upgraded from. Will be a huge upgrade from my dewalt dwe7491rs lol
Peter Christensen
04-15-2019, 2:47 AM
"Well, Duh!!!"
;)
Jack Lemley
04-15-2019, 6:11 AM
Alan,

Tsk, tsk, tsk... You know what they say? No pictures.... didn't happen ;-)

Jack
Justin Rapp
04-15-2019, 10:51 AM
I can't wait to upgrade also. I am using a Jet Contractor saw and while I have build tons of projects with it, i've outgrown it at this point and also want the safety of the sawstop. My son, age 12 is getting into woodworking and within a few years, he'll be past using the drill press, planer and palm sanders so I will use that as my 'excuse' to spend 3K :)
George Yetka
04-15-2019, 11:44 AM
No its just the new blade
Kyle Iwamoto
04-15-2019, 12:48 PM
Congrats! LOVE my ICS.
Martin Siebert
04-15-2019, 1:00 PM
..........Yes, it costs about 3 times more, but...Everything seems effortless with it.........What an upgrade!!!

Funny how that works, the more you pay the better it "feels". Glad you like it!!!!
Brian Tymchak
04-15-2019, 1:07 PM
Congrats! Can't wait until I can get my first big-boy saw..
Alan Lightstone
04-21-2019, 10:14 AM
Alan,

Tsk, tsk, tsk... You know what they say? No pictures.... didn't happen ;-)

Jack

OK, OK. Good point.

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scott vroom
04-21-2019, 10:46 AM
Funny how that works, the more you pay the better it "feels". Glad you like it!!!!

Could that be because with tools in general the more you pay the more you get?