On Sun, 09 Mar 2014 12:28:35 -0400, wrote:

On Sun, 09 Mar 2014 12:17:34 -0400, wrote:
I don't even have a workshop. All of my woodworking is limited to the
workbench in my living room. But, if I did have a workshop, I'd
seriously consider a SawStop or a sliding table panel saw. That being
said, my needs are different than the average woodworker.

So you admit that it's not all that cut-and-dried; there *is* a
decision to be made.

There's always a decision to be made. And, you've chosen to ignore my
statement that my situation when using a tablesaw is different than
most.

Since you've not made that decision and have just admitted that
perhaps it's not "stupid" to buy a non-stop saw, you really have no
argument.

I do however question your comparison ridiculous comparisons as to
costs.

Fact, Jack. That's *exactly* the decision I was confronted with.
$1600 for the Unisaw - $3500 for the "equivalent" SawStop. The $1600
was do-able (up from the $1400 for the budgeted Griz). $3500 would
have had me laughed out of the "capital acquisition" meeting.

Sure, but not if I had to pay twice as much for the car with one.
Yes. No. Neither, if I had to pay twice as much for the house.

The SawStop mechanism DOES NOT double the price of the saw. It doesn't
even come close. The SawStop tablesaw itself is a well made, very
decent operating tablesaw with top notch fit and finish.

It *DID*. That's the point.

There's a number of regular $3000 tablesaws on the market and the
SawStop is as good if not better than all of them.

Oh, good grief! When *you* make the decision with *your* money, come
back and we'll talk.