We picked up my new SawStop contractor model, 36” cast iron tables with cast iron router table, 1.75hp / 120v. As per the discussion on poolhounds Dark Side slippence I chose to stay with 1.75 hp because it’s the same as the Powermatic 64 that I’m ok with. As for why a Contractor model, it’s the same as the Powermatic 64 that I’ve used for a number of years and have had no problems with. I am also using the wooden cabinet that the 64 was setting in, they are nearly identical dimensions. The main reason for a Contractor saw is I will have enough money left from my 2020 sales of Tiny Trees to also purchase the same SS for my son to replace his Craftsman TS.
The base cabinet I’m using was originally constructed to house my craftsman version of BT3, and with a few modifications it accepted the SawStop. Now I can add a drawer where the router lift sat in the 30” Powermatic, and some other mods I’ve been putting off.
A right hand mounted Router table was not listed by Sawstop, only a left handed lift table dangling off the left end wing. A call to their technician assistance confirmed this. But the Woodcraft salesman said it would work in the right hand configuration with the correct cast iron insert. I had to cut a couple of notches in the front and rear rails to accommodate the miter fence slots and shift the rails to a different bolt hole set, but it all fits. Shifting the rails to a bolt pattern not used on the Contractor saw did move the ruler scale one inch back, but an aftermarket adhesive tape scale will solve this problem.
I was also able to use the leftover stamped table wings to mount on the left wing. That gives me a place to pile “stuff” so it won’t be on my shiny new cast iron!
The base cabinet I’m using was originally constructed to house my craftsman version of BT3, and with a few modifications it accepted the SawStop. Now I can add a drawer where the router lift sat in the 30” Powermatic, and some other mods I’ve been putting off.
A right hand mounted Router table was not listed by Sawstop, only a left handed lift table dangling off the left end wing. A call to their technician assistance confirmed this. But the Woodcraft salesman said it would work in the right hand configuration with the correct cast iron insert. I had to cut a couple of notches in the front and rear rails to accommodate the miter fence slots and shift the rails to a different bolt hole set, but it all fits. Shifting the rails to a bolt pattern not used on the Contractor saw did move the ruler scale one inch back, but an aftermarket adhesive tape scale will solve this problem.
I was also able to use the leftover stamped table wings to mount on the left wing. That gives me a place to pile “stuff” so it won’t be on my shiny new cast iron!
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