On 3/9/2014 8:23 PM, Bill wrote:
Leon wrote:
On 3/9/2014 7:52 PM, Bill wrote:
Leon wrote:
On 3/9/2014 7:06 PM, Max wrote:
On 3/9/2014 3:26 PM, Leon wrote:
On 3/9/2014 2:13 PM, Max wrote:
On 3/9/2014 10:28 AM, wrote:

some snip...but..

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.

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


And that's a consensus or just an opinion. ;-)



It is a consensus. Most all TS reports, with the SawStop involved,
most always place the SawStop as a top quality machine.


Simply the arbor/trunnion assembly is quite HD on all models when
compared to the competition.

If it's a consensus how do other manufacturers manage to stay in
business?


That is kind of a jerk knee question. A bit of research would provide
those answers.

But,

Delta by a thread. They are but a small fraction in size and in
offerings compared to what they offered 5~8 years ago.

Have you actually asked a store that sells SawStop how the SS units
sell compared to the other brands?

My local Woodcraft store says nobody buys anything else. I don't
believe them.


You may have been taking them a bit too literally. ;~) More
believable, my Woodcraft says that SawStop out sells all the other
brands combined.

They eventually moved most of the other saws out of the place. My
thinking is that their commissions and markups are much higher on
SawStop. They act in a way which is consistent with that. I don't see
them doing any other sort of table saw demonstrations on Saturday
morning! I don't begrudge them anything, I'm sure it's a tough
business to maintain. I could do with out the "selling by fear" sales
tactic.

Increased profit could be it. One thing to consider however and unless
something has changed in the last year, Woodcraft does not stock SawStop
industrial saws in their stores. They have plenty of the rest but when
I ordered my industrial version I got the distinct impression that
SawStop wanted it that way. My saw came directly from SawStop to
Woodcraft to me only after I ordered. Additionally one cannot order an
industrial version from a dealer that is not in his or her state. You
have to order from a dealer in your state. As far as the Pro and
Contractor versions go you can order them from whom ever yu like.

So with that in mind if buying an industrial SS there is no advantage in
delivery time, all things being equal, over another brand that is sold
by a the same dealer.