bill walton
07-21-2007, 5:23 AM
Did anyone else see this info from the big Vegas show:
Of course, the big buzz on the show floor concerns the “stone-faced” tools from Steel City Tool Works (http://www.steelcitytoolworks.com/). I spoke at length with Mark Strahler, President of Steel City about his new line of tools with http://www.woodworkingonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/07/Picture%20052.thumbnail.jpg (http://www.woodworkingonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/07/Picture%20052.jpg)granite tables. The table saw with granite table is based on their hybrid saw. This gets around the problem of mounting the trunnion assembly to the table top as with most contractor saws. The granite tops are really flat…dead flat. So flat in fact, that one of Steel City’s customers requested that Steel City supply them with some granite surfaces to use as reference tables in their machine shop. The other advantage is that they will never rust. Granite will be available for only a small upgrade charge on their table saws, band saws, and jointers (for the fences). Steel City will guarantee the granite for ten years. It’s an interesting concept that proves that Steel City is thinking “outside the box” when it comes to the design of their tools.
Of course, the big buzz on the show floor concerns the “stone-faced” tools from Steel City Tool Works (http://www.steelcitytoolworks.com/). I spoke at length with Mark Strahler, President of Steel City about his new line of tools with http://www.woodworkingonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/07/Picture%20052.thumbnail.jpg (http://www.woodworkingonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/07/Picture%20052.jpg)granite tables. The table saw with granite table is based on their hybrid saw. This gets around the problem of mounting the trunnion assembly to the table top as with most contractor saws. The granite tops are really flat…dead flat. So flat in fact, that one of Steel City’s customers requested that Steel City supply them with some granite surfaces to use as reference tables in their machine shop. The other advantage is that they will never rust. Granite will be available for only a small upgrade charge on their table saws, band saws, and jointers (for the fences). Steel City will guarantee the granite for ten years. It’s an interesting concept that proves that Steel City is thinking “outside the box” when it comes to the design of their tools.