Congratulations. I am glad to hear that you finally could swing a decent
saw. I used an older model Craftsman saw for quite a long time with
excellent results (don't know much about the new models). One tip; use a
good rip blade with a low tooth count to keep from bogging it down and keep
the feed rate up. Your 50 tooth blade is kinda high for most ripping on a
lower powered saw. Enjoy.

--
Alan Bierbaum

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"Silvan" wrote in message
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So I got the $579.99 saw for $405. Instead of stamped sheet metal, I got
cast iron (waffle, yes, but still cast iron), a wider overall table, and
all the trivial little minor upgrades, and I only went $5 over budget.
(http://tinyurl.com/27bzm)

I Why am I gloating about a Crapsman contractor's saw with waffle wings
and a
wimpy motor that has been considered by all reviewers to be little better
than a solidly mediocre saw with a better than average fence?

Well, I saved $175 for one thing. That's a big enough chunk of change for
anybody to notice, I should think.

I haven't even adjusted this Crapsman yet, and I haven't replaced the
stock
24T blade, yet it cuts better than my Skil did with my decent quality 50T
Freud. I think once I line it up it's going to do an outstanding job for
me.

I'm going to make some beyootiful stuff with this thing.

Thanks for listening to me babble. I know a lot of you out there would
never buy a Crapsman anything in a thousand years, and that this is a
sorry
excuse for a gloat, but I'm still grinning from ear to ear. This is a
NICE
saw to me!

--
Michael McIntyre ---- Silvan
Linux fanatic, and certified Geek; registered Linux user #243621
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