On Fri, 23 Mar 2012 05:57:42 -0400, Ed Pawlowski wrote:

On Thu, 22 Mar 2012 20:07:39 -0700, Doug Winterburn
wrote:


Not sure where the "tweaking" evaluation comes from, but the Griz
equipment I have required none - G0555 bandsaw, GO505 12.5" planer and
GO452 6" jointer. I did have to "tweak" a little when I installed the
riser kit on the bandsaw, but only about an hour or two including the
install.

It is certainly no more "tweaking" and possibly less than some of the
other equipment I have.

It comes from reading this group for a number of years. I see more
people having to do little things on Grizzly more often than other
brands. Not that the others are perfect.

That's because they read all the tips about Griz here and all want to
make the saw even better. If tips abounded for the Unisaw, these
folks would tweak those to death, too. My Grizzes (bandsaw, planer,
DC, trim router) needed no extra tweaking, though I did install link
belts on the bandsaw about 6 mos later, and it's smoother now.

What I do see is that all machines need about the same amount of
tweaking, no matter what their original cost. The pricier ones may
have been through a couple extra use tests, so the small amount of
deburring which happens during setup has already been performed, so it
feels smoother to the new owner the first time it's used.

I choose Griz because they're considerably less expensive while being
as good, or nearly as good, as tools priced twice the price. That's
value. I hear their CS is good, but I've never had the need to call
'em.

I like Makitas, too, and ordered their SP6000K1 plunge saw yesterday.

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