Now I figure as good as a SawStop PCS is, and it is a very good saw, it is like $3300 bucks at least to your shop floor. Just really hard to lay that out. True, instead of serious injury, you just get cut. Sure, it is heavy, smooth, and a darn decent saw. But gasp. Well, The Harvey 300 is on sale. I have a Harvey band saw and am very happy with it. Less than half the price and get a real riving knife, as heavy as a Powermatic. The other argument is what is a finger worth? I have almost had an accident twice in the 20 or so years I have used my Ridgid. The excuse is for the 3 HP, heavier and smoother. The bigger the woodworking tool, somehow the safer it seems. Used a tabletop TS once. Once was enough. Scared the daylights out of me.
Of course, it then teases you to add the router lift table. I found not the best results with my lock-miter bit on my DIY table. If done well, makes really nice tight cabinet corners except where you add a backup corner so you can do an inch radius for lower diffraction. Everything is a tradeoff!
I did talk myself out of a new variable speed drill press. Just going to fit a digital RPM counter to my old Delta and make a brake for the spindle so I can snug the keyless chuck.
Sure, DIY speaker is cheap. Couple hundred bucks for decent drivers. $3500 saw, $1500 Dust collector, $1000 drill, Oh yea the pole barn for a shop. Came with the house but finishing it was about $30K. So, tell me about your budget build! No, don't have a CNC to do my baffles. Router gigs, templates, jig saw. ( New Makita 18V is sweeeet. )
Of course, it then teases you to add the router lift table. I found not the best results with my lock-miter bit on my DIY table. If done well, makes really nice tight cabinet corners except where you add a backup corner so you can do an inch radius for lower diffraction. Everything is a tradeoff!
I did talk myself out of a new variable speed drill press. Just going to fit a digital RPM counter to my old Delta and make a brake for the spindle so I can snug the keyless chuck.
Sure, DIY speaker is cheap. Couple hundred bucks for decent drivers. $3500 saw, $1500 Dust collector, $1000 drill, Oh yea the pole barn for a shop. Came with the house but finishing it was about $30K. So, tell me about your budget build! No, don't have a CNC to do my baffles. Router gigs, templates, jig saw. ( New Makita 18V is sweeeet. )
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