On 21 Mar 2005 07:18:26 -0800, "Woodchuck34"
wrote:

Friday night SWMBO gave me the green light to buy a new TS. Saturday
morning I was in the local Woodcraft talking to one of the guys about
the different features. I am interested in a Powermatic, Jet, or Delt
Contractor saw and after a long conversation, and a lot of research on
my own (I've been buildling the case for a new TS for weeks), narrowed
it down to a Delta.



Because of the X5 rebate, if I order by the end of the month, I get
another $100 off. I wanted a 52" fence, but the guy at Woodcraft made
a pretty good case for a 30" (safety, and saving the money).

My first question is on the fence. Which style do you all prefer?

I have used both..... BUT MY saw in MY SHOP has a Bies on it... 'nough
said ! Except that mine is the 52" model..which if I remember
correctly (15 years ago) was only like 20 bucks more...
What saftey issues was this guy talking about.... Sorry but I can not
see any at all...


My second question is a moral issue. This guy spent a lot of time with
me and gave me some great insight. Do I cough up the extra money to
buy it there or do I avoid the sales tax and shipping charges and buy
it from Amazon (who is also giving an extra $25 off). I'm torn. I
usually buy my stuff there because they're great whenever I have a
question, but I'd probably save another $175. What would you do?

As A retired retailer my answer is pretty much biased as hell...
Buy local and use their services IF needed BUT at least you kow they
are still there...no 800 numbers to call..just walk in the door and
raise holly hell like any good customer...

My third question, has anyone built the TS/Router Center cabinet in the
Oct. 2003 issue of Wood Mag? It would be ideal for me. I currently
have a similar setup on my TS, but is a first version and is a little
rough around the edges to say the least. I'm looking at the router
table as a good second table so I'm not concerned with the "router
table in the TS issue".

Nope can't help you with this one... I no longer have a RT set up in
my tablesaw either...
I made a few then but years ago I needed to haul a RT out of State to
do a small project for my daughter... So I purchased a small Bench top
RT from Benchdog.... Heck when I got home my shop built table was
no longer "good enough" ...The Benchdog ..even the little one was much
better...

Lots of luck.
Bob Griffiths