On Mar 21, 3:15*pm, "John Grossbohlin"
wrote:
"Leon" lcb11211@swbelldotnet wrote in message

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On 3/21/2012 12:40 PM, tiredofspam wrote:
I would also say excluding the Saw Stop, that the older 66 sets the
standard. The polished table alone showed quality. The left tilt was
nice. the wheels were good.

Oddly I never saw the mirror top on the PM an advantage. *It is cool gee
whiz but my experience is that the more coarse the grind on the top the
less friction.

For a couple of examples, My old cast iron Craftsman top was crude by any
polishing standards yet with a layer of TopCote on it and my Jet cabinet
saw with smoooth top the Craftsman had FAR FAR less friction.
I could toss a small scrap to the top of the Craftsman and it would slide
off the top, not even close on the Jet.

My Jet seems better as it gets older... all the little surface scratches
that have accumulated, along with a well established coat of wax lets sheet
goods glide over it. *I don't really notice any difference with "boards" as
the surface area isn't all that big.

I have the same issue with my DJ-20 Jointer... It's very smooth and has a
lot of friction when I face joint. If I don't keep it well waxed it's a
chore to feed boards through it... When I first had issues I thought it was
just dull but after a good waxing performance was restored.

A problem with the question that starts this thread is it doesn't say for
what purpose. If I were running sheet goods all day my answer would be much
different from my initial answer...

John

Absolutely. Case goods require totally different equipment than, say,
oak park benches.