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Jet Hybrid Table Saw
Replaced my 20+ yr old Craftsman with the Jet ProShop Hybrid about 6 months ago. Finished my first big project - built in closet system for our master bedroom. Saw works great, and at $600 +/- it is a great value. Have a very small (20x20) garage, so opted for the Jet mobile base, too. Dust collection isn't the best, but the fence is fabulous and the alignments appear spot on use after use. The included miter gauge is not great ... use one of my Incra miter gauges depending on the activity.The stamped steel wings aren't the best at getting to parallel with the cast iron saw table...just ordered two cast iron wings online at the Jet site (thru WMhTool), anxious to get them installed.When I ordered the saw from Amazon, the cast iron wing version availability was indeterminate, so opted for this version. If you can get confirmed delivery on the cast iron version this is the one I would recommend.Posting comments is disabled.
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by twistsol
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I built my miter station last summer and used the Kreg Precision Trak & Stop Kit. The kit was just the starting point. 8 feet of track and a single flip stop didn’t meet my needs since I was building a miter station the width of my shop, nearly 24 feet. I added four 48” pieces of top track and three additional swing stops so I could have two left and two right. Finally, I added metric rules to the top. Total cost breakdown is as follows
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by LCHIENI have always had trouble mounting small hardware on small wood boxes, with the hasps and hinges always looking slightly off perfectly square - particularly a problem with flat head screws and countersunk hardware which aligns the hardware to the hole location and centers on the hole.
I'm talking small wood screws. I place and mark the hardware carefully and mark the center of the hole with a sharp awl.
The problem comes about with small bits like 1/16 and 5/64 and 3/32"...-
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by twistsolSince my new shop is in the basement, dust collection is a bit more important than when I had my own building and could do as I pleased in the shop. With that in mind, I upgraded the dust collection on my table saw. I purchased the Grizzly Overarm Blade Guard to use with the saw.
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by LCHIENHere's a tool I found useful for marking. Accutrax pencil blade marking knife.
I have one I've been using on and off for a while. Its a fine pencil lead in the shape of a utility blade that can be installed in any utility knife handle and used with a straight edge, combination square, saddle square etc. to mark easily seen, fine lines on wood..
Here's mine. I have not broken it, it seems to be quite sturdy. The sharp edge lasts a long time. I'm still on the...-
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by LCHIENHey, I'm sharing one of my favorite tools. A Veritas Saddle Square. Actually I have two in different sizes. This is the large size for marking 2x4 and 4x4 (shown on 4x4 here). One of those tools that makes woodworking a pleasure.
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I had the same issue but made a bunch up at once. I took some 1/8 hardboard and made a sandwich, cut the profile on my bandsaw loosely the used the router table / factory insert to get the shape just right. Then again with the router table to notch the rabbet. It works fine, I made about 5-6 up in one session, have them all done.
I noticed the issue with the fence along with some deflection in the rear of the fence when you lock it down. Some adjustments and close attention when locking it, I have had no issues.
It is a great saw for the $$$.
I haven't seen it yet, but I'm hearing good things about this new Jet. I would also rather have a riving knife instead of a splitter, but everything else about this one seems on-target. Thanks for the review.
This saw won't accept a riving knife because the splitter is fixed to the cabinet and doesn't move up/down with the saw blade.
A riving knife would be a great add on if possible, I find the splitter to be fine for any thru-cuts, which is the majority of usage I have, anyway.