Charlie Self wrote:

Rich asks:

Charlie:

Any plans by you/them to review the Saw Stop? based on all of threads all
over the Forumns it would be very popular. I was in a Sears Hardware store
the day before last and they did not have them on the floor. I'd be
anxious to see your writeup. Is there any comaprison to the Dewalt?

AFAIK, there are NO review samples of Sawstop saws. You are not going to
see them on the floor at Sears or any other retailer until they get past
the pre-order stage, a point at which they've been stuck for at least two
years now. When the time comes, I'd love to review one, but I'll do the
same testing Sawstop has done--much prefer sticking a Nathan's product in
that blade rather than my finger. The review would have to include setting
the thing off, of course. Then figure out how much hassle it is to replace
the cartridge and check to see how much damage it did to the rest of the
saw.

If you mean you didn't see the new Craftsman 22124 saws on the floor, I've
got a feeling they're a bit thin on the ground right. Introduction was
only a little over a month ago. If, as I suspect, acceptance is high, it's
going to be hard to keep them in stock.

FWIW, for those in the Hartford, CT area, there's one on display at the
Sears in the Enfield Mall.

I have used the DeWalt hybrid, but haven't yet take it apart--or for that
matter, assembled one--so all I can say is that I like the fence on the
Craftsman a LOT better. Of course, it's a Biesemeyer commercial 30",
so...but DW does offer a sliding table, which, at this point, Craftsman
does not.

I'm interested in seeing how this hybrid saw tune plays out over the next
six months or year. There should be some response from both Jet and DeWalt
as to changes in their saws to justify the cost--very close to that of the
new Craftsman.

Charlie Self
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or not, diagnosing it incorrectly, and applying the wrong remedy." Ernest
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