On Mar 12, 10:47*pm, "C & E" wrote:
"CW" wrote in message

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"scritch" wrote in message
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Is granite a good saw surface? *I sometimes am a bit clumsy and drop
things. *Seems like a granite surface could get chipped.

I would not have a tablesaw with a granite top. Unless you are very
careful, in a few years you will have enough chips in it to make you
regret it. I have never used a granite top saw but have used surface
plates for years. It chips very easly.

* *Darned granite! *It's just the latest 'sexy' gimick to come down the
pike. *As for guarantees, you can bet that the bean counters are all over
the details and the one that sticks out is the chipping of the surface.
It's probably not covered for chips - only for fractures. *In five years you
won't be able to find a saw still using this material.
* *As for the table mounted trunnion my Ridgid 3650 is made that way and it
uses a short levered cam to help to move the one end during adjustment.
I've only had to do it once in 5 years and it was quite easy. *Ridgid has
also gone with the granite top- sheesh!!!

Granite is cheap. It /is/ a sexy gimmick, IMHO. I don't think chips
would impede the table's usefulness.
What I don't like, is that magnetic fingerboards don't work.

BTW, I own a Delta hybrid 2 HP...with a General Biesemeier clone. I'm
very happy.