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TRUNNIONS:
Most of the sows in this cotegory
hove controctor-style lrunnions
(mountred to the tobletop).
The Croftsmon trunnions
ore more cobinet sow-like.
(lllushotion, poge 75)
TABLE SAWS
The Latest (and Greatest) Choice in Table Saws
. for the Home Woodshop
BLADE TIIT:
These hybrid sows
hove leh+ilting blodes,
like cobinet sows.
MOTOR
LOCATION:
The moiors on
these sows ore
locoted inside
the boses,
connected
directly to the
trunnions, like o
cobinet sow.
DUSI
Three of these
4" dust ports in
cobinet. The Generol
Internotionol hos the
connecting o 2%" hose
ihe cobinet. The DeWolt
sow hos only o 21/l' dust port.
BASES: Two sows hove cobineFstyle
boses. The other hvo hove "porfiol"
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very serious woodworker has, at
one time or another, wrestled with
the question of whether their next
table saw (or perhaps their first table
saw) should be a contractor's saw or a
cabinet saw.
Contractor's saws are an attractive choice
because they are relatively economical while
still being highly capable. But the power,
precision, and dependability ofa cabinet
saw are woflh every dime.It's a touglr choice.
It might seem that adding a third category
of table saw - one that bridges
the gap between contractor's saws and
cabinet saws - would only serve to further
confound the wavering woodworker.
But I don't think it has to.
On the contrary, after testing four of
these new "hybrid" saws, it's my considered
opinion that this is precisely the saw
that most home woodworkers should
have.And choosing from within this new
category is what this test is all about. But
before we get into the specifics ofeach saw
and how it performed in our tests, let's
spend a few minutes clearing up just what
makes a table saw a "hybrid."
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