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the box spot-on. Only the Jet
required a bit ofrweaking to get the
blade parallel to the miter gauge slots,
and the DeWalt fence needed a bit
offine tuning to bring it in line. Both
issues were corrected in short order.
Next on the list was measuring
the tabletops for flatness. Ifa top isnt
flat, you'll have a bear of a time
making accurate cuts.
Once again, I was pleased to find
that most tops were indeed dead flat.
The General International, however,
showed a slight dish (.03") on my
first measurement (Photo, page 76).
This turned out to be the result of
the cast-iron extension wings being
tipped up slighdy at their outside
edges. I was able to remedy the
problem by placing shims between
the wings and the saw table. (I used
small pieces of dado blade shims for
this.) After about 10 minutes of fiddling
with it, I was able to bring the
extension w'ings into the same plane
as the main table.
After tabletops came the arbors.
A wobbly arbor will result in rough
cuts, lost horsepower, and undue
wear on a blade. I measured for
runout with a dial indicator and a
calibration disc (Photo, ngftt). None
of the saws exceeded .005" of
runout, which is well within acceptable
range. The Craftsman and
DeWalt saws turned out to be particularly
steady, with each showing
only .003" of runout.
Arbor runout wos meosured using o diol indicotor
on o mognetic bose ond o colibrotion disc,
Genercl lniernqfionol 50'220 Ml
The toble on this sow required
some shimming to get the wings
in line with the tuble. And rhe
fence on this sow left
o little to be desired. *
But even if you spend
$l0O more br the optionol
Biesemeyer-stylehnce ond o bw
bucla ftr shims, this is stillthe most
ofbrdoble sow in the bst. And in
light of oll ib ofter shong poinis, it
deserves the honor of 'Top Volue."
Price:
$ZSO
HP: 2
Volts: 110/220
Amps: 11.4/5.7
RPM: 3,450
Mox. Cut @ 90': 35/to"
Mqx. Cut @ 45": 2s/to"
Mox. Rip, Right 301/2"
Mox. Rip,lefh 13s/s"
Toble Dim.: 27" x 44"
Wngs: Cost lron
Blode:
None
iqhr 316 lbs.
> The Generol
lnternotionol
sow offers o
choice of connecting
o 4"
hose to the cobinet,
or o 21 /l'
hose to o shroud
oround the blode.
lThe bevelock is in on
unusuol locotion on
this sow, but provides
o solid hold on the
bevel setting.
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