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Default New Ridgid Tablesaw

phorbin wrote:
In article , boat042-
says...

Chipping and cracking was first on my mind as well. But how? In
normal or even extreme use, how or what will cause it to chip or
crack? Just how tough or fragile is this stuff? It's only a matter
of time before the woodworking magazines bombard one with ball
bearings and bowling balls. I'll sit on the fence until then.


Percussion?

In art school I bounced a hammer off a granite tile once 2'x2'x2" and
the thing cracked as if I'd kung fu'd it.


Cast iron can crack too you know. My Dad had to put a new table on his band
saw once when he dropped the old one and it broke into two pieces.