Originally Posted by
Michael Drew
Unless you are absolutely insistant on the blade stop tech, I'd be looking at the Harvey saws. A lot less money, but simularly good build quality (and perhaps better). Yah I know, dead horse argument about accidents, but when I think about all the other tools and machines I have, and none have blade or bit or cutterhead stopping tech - I think I'd rather focus on what I'm doing than rely on tech.
Unfortunately, Harvey has no dealers on the east coast and it would be $360 shipping plus sales tax making it equivalent to that of Powermatic and SS cost wise. If I drive 45 minutes to tax free Delaware, I can make actual cuts on Powermatic and SS. I'm not comfortable buying something without touching it as this the most expensive tool I ever purchased.
Top priority is a quality table saw. I'm actually worried about the brake. Doesn't take much searching to learn the digital signal processor's software can be fooled....if that happens it's going to do it's job every time. Not unlike the Terminator - he was programed to kill Sarah Conner and that's what he did, but the first 2 were the wrong ones. That said, the false activations do seem quite rare.
Last edited by fred everett; 01-03-2022 at 7:33 PM.
Reason: spelling
Thanks,
Fred
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