Originally Posted by
Rick Potter
Ken,
It's official. I am an idiot. After posting my last, I went out to the shop and right in front of me was my SawStop PCS with the 12" wings. Duh. Sorry about that.
The reason I never pursued tying a shaper to my Unisaw, before the SS came on the market, was because It was a right tilt, and the right side door access to the motor area would never be able to open enough. Even if the 12" was available at that time it still wouldn't have been enough. Looking now at the SS with left tilt, it would work great.
I bought the Uni new in the early 90's and will keep it forever, even though it is now #3 and not used that much except for dado's and heavy ripping.
Keep up the good work, it is interesting to see what people with talent and imagination can come up with.
RP
Have you considered a Jessem slider? They are not large, but they are nicely engineered. I still have one on my Unisaw. I have also used the large, and then the small Excalibur sliders. I had the legs on those bolted to the floor, and really liked them, especially the smaller one. They were solid and accurate in my shop.
I changed out to the Jessem when we moved and I needed the saw moveable.