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Charlie Self wrote:


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Some manufacturers of belt drive table saws:
Milwaukee
Delta
DeWalt
Grizzly
General / General International ("Made in Canada" / "imported" from Pac
Rim)
Jet
Ridgid
Ryobi
Emerson (sold by Sears)

Let's not send the guy looking for Milwaukee table saws of any kind. Milwaukee
makes hand-held power tools for the most part.

Correct, for "the most part". However, a local "custom precision millwork"
shop _has_ a Milwaukee branded cabinet saw. Logo lettering is a 'nearly exact'
match for my Sawzall. I wouldn't want to guess on the vintage, definitely
"older", but it was an impressive tool. Size-wise it was like any other
normal cabinet saw, but _damn_ it made nice cuts. Only time I've seen
mahogany come off the saw with the ripped edge _shiny_. So smooth it was
_hard_to_hold_onto_. Like trying to hold a piece of glass, literally.


I'm no longer sure what kind of table saw Ryobi makes,

Does the "BT3100" ring any bells? grin

but their parent company
appears to be making tools for Sears now, and the only things Emerson is making
for Sears at this point are shop vacuums.

Ridgid woodworking tools started out being made by Emerson, but are now made by
Ryobi's parent company, still for Home Depot distribution only.

Powermatic is an obvious candidate, too, even if Jet now owns the company.
Tradesman might be, as they offer a contractor's saw, though I have never used
one of their tools.

Bridgewood can be added to the above list. They have some excellent tools,
across a really broad line of woodworking machinery. (Wilke Machinery.)

Shopfox is Grizzly's "other store" line and is usually quite good.

Charlie Self

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