Hi Folks.
I am interested in upgrading my super powerful Craftsman Direct Drive (feel the 3 HP power ). Yehhh... It was a gift. I REALLY enjoyed cutting the 8/4 maple legs on my last project
I have been looking for quite a while and have narrowed my search.
I have decided a hybrid is probably what I want.... Better dust control - I do not have 220 - would rather have the smaller depth w/o the motor hanging off the back - would want cast wings.
I really like the Jet JPS-10. Looks solid. 1 3/4 HP. I like the fence/wings/etc. I can get it locally for 699.00. It sounds like it is getting solid reviews.
However....
The Craftsman Club ad at 549.99 made me look at the 22114. Essentially a Steel City unit... it had some good qualities at 549.99. Two things that bothered me a bit was the fence rails... WHY is it centered on the table shortening the rip width ? Has anybody moved the whole thing over to the right? and also, having visited 3 Sears stores... can't any store set one up right? The tilt wheel wasn't even connected properly at the Mall of America store!! It is also only a 1.5 HP.(-)
The steel city hybrid was nice... but I have not found it in the same price range....
What advice can you offer. I know many of you own the 22114.
As a former Kenmore manufacturer employee who handled Merchandising, advertising and POP displays... Did anybody else notice the TS mobile base on the Craftsman Club Flyer seems to have a bent wheel ? or is it just turned in a bad angle ?
Thank you for your input and advice....