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I Ripping 2"-thick wolnui reveoled the power of eoch of these hybrid toble sows. Guttlng Pcrlormcnce After a full day of assembling and tuning the saws, I was anxious to ger dornm to the realbusines oftable saws: cutting wood. So I sarted sftaight in ripping 2"-thick walnut boards. I was primarily interested in the power these saws turned out, but also wanted to get a sense of cut qualiry.To ensure I was comparing saws and not blades, I equipped each saw with an identical 60-tooth blade. On the power score, only one saw disappointed. The Jet SuperSaw was unable to complete a rip cut without tripping its overload fuse. The rest of the saws in the test powered through these rip cuts without any trouble whatsoever. In all fairness to theJet, ripping a long, thick board with a 60-tooth blade is asking a lot. And when I slvitched to a 24-tooth rip blade, the saw performed admirably. So while power may be an issue for the Jet, it's not a crippling weakness. As far as cut quality goes, I didnt find any clear winner, as all the saws produced adequately smooth cuts. ]enceg & tlter Gcugeo In addition to power ripping, I performed a variery of other cutting operations that were intended to gauge the accuracy of the fences, miter gauges, guards, and splitters. The fence question was really no contest, as there just isn't any better Jet 3301 The Jet SuperSow is q sbut bble sow (only the Croftsmon weighs morclwith some rcolstrrong poinls, like superior dust collecfion ond excellent fit ond ftnish. Unfortunobly, the sqw proved o bit underpowereduring our testing, ond I hove to odmit to being skepicol obouthe durcbiliry of the belt"driven blqde lih (lnset Phoiol.In shorl, this sow isn'l my first choice in this colegory. AThe Jet blode guord hos independently moving sides thot offer excellent visibility ond increosed sofety.
fence to be had than a Biesemeyer,so The good news is that General Crafsman gets the nod on this count. offers a Biesemeyer-style fence as an Nonetheless, theJet and DeWalt option on this saw, and it only raises fences are pretty good.'While not the price about $100. I highly recommend this option,since this will quite as smooth or rock-solid as the Biesemeyer, they slid reasonably well, srill cost less than the other saws. locked down parallel, and only Miter gauges were a mixed bag. defl ected under signifi cant pressure. Jet and Craftsman each included an The General International's aluminum fence with their miter fence, on the other hand,left a little gauge. Craftsman included a stock to be desired. My chief complaint hold-down and movable stop with is that the front fence rail came in their miter gauge fence.TheJet had two pieces that were joined by a set screws in the miter bar for snugging the fit in the miter slot. coupler. Not surprisingly, the scale was only accurate on one side of the None of the miter gauges, joint.As soon as the indicator crossed including the ordinary versions from the joint, it was offby about 3/te". General International and DeWalt, This fence also had a tendency to tip showed any excess play in their offthe rail as I slid it back and forth. resDective miter slots. ffi t Eoch miter gouge wos checked for ploy in the miter slot ond for generol quolity. DeWqlr DW746X The DeWolt Dw746 is fie sow fiot stqrted the hybrid crqze. ll now hos eornd o well-deserved reputotion os o good sow with olmost unlimited expondobility. In order b remoin competitve ogoin$ the newcomers to this coF €ory, however, DeWoltwill hove b reploce the sbmped sbelwings with cosFiron wings ond upgrade to o fully enclosed cobinet with enhoncedust collection. Price: $900 HP: 13/a Volts: 120/240 Amps: 15/7.5 RPM: 3,000 Mox. Cut @ 90": 31/au Mox. Cut @ 45': 21/a" Mox. Rip, Righft 30u Mox. Rip, llefh 16 Toble Dim.: 27" x 403/l' Wings: Stomped Steel Blode: 30T Corbide
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