Frank Conway
10-08-2007, 6:00 PM
Here's a question:
I've been getting by for a few years with a Craftsman contractor's saw (spruced up with Bies homeshop fence and extension). I'm now starting to look at cabinet saws. As I understand it, there are a few advantages to cabinet saws:
1. Dust collection (because the cabinet is better enclosed).
2. Rigidity. (Weight = rigidity)
3. Easy of alignment (not hanging the trunion off the table makes it easier to align.
Now here comes the question (finally). Looking on ebay, craigslist, message boards, etc., I find that 90% of cabinet saws are missing the motor covers. It seems a new one would be simple enough to make, but why are they all missing?
Thanks,
Frank
I've been getting by for a few years with a Craftsman contractor's saw (spruced up with Bies homeshop fence and extension). I'm now starting to look at cabinet saws. As I understand it, there are a few advantages to cabinet saws:
1. Dust collection (because the cabinet is better enclosed).
2. Rigidity. (Weight = rigidity)
3. Easy of alignment (not hanging the trunion off the table makes it easier to align.
Now here comes the question (finally). Looking on ebay, craigslist, message boards, etc., I find that 90% of cabinet saws are missing the motor covers. It seems a new one would be simple enough to make, but why are they all missing?
Thanks,
Frank