On Sun, 25 Sep 2005 12:52:59 GMT, "stoutman" .@. wrote:

I was simply making the point that the quality of product is not driven by
the size of the TS price tag, but rather by the quality of the craftsman.

If I believed the old "you have to have the $1000 TS" attitude, I would
never have tried this awesome hobby. Sure a $1000 TS would be nice, but IT
IS NOT NECESSARY.

Checked out my web site did you?

I was NOT referring to you, but the attitude of many.

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Gosh I am waiting for my 1st social Secuirty check to hit the mailbox
in a few weeks... (qualifies me as old I guess)...and I still use a
Crapsman Bandsaw I bought new in the late 60's..(So I am not hung up
on high priced tools..).

BUT I have owned a Cabinet saw (Bies equipted) for about 15 years
now....great saw and fence... I love it....!

BUT

A year or so ago I ran into a Delta/Rockwell Contractors saw (with a
masonary blade mounted in it...???) at an estate auction... everyone
was bidding like crazy on household stuff and I was the only bidder
on the tablesaw so I walked out with it for 10 bucks....

After cleaning up the cast iron top and tossing the worn masonary
blade int he trash and buying a 100 dollar Forrest blade for it and
constructing a sled for it it is now my dead on accurate cross cutting
machine.... yea 10 buck saw and a 100 dollar blade...but what the
heck...

Honestly if the Rockwell/Delta or Delta/Rockwell had a Bies like fence
I honestly would not hesitate to use it for any cut I needed
done...its only disadvantage is in dust collection and a little less
power (both not that important to me)..

Bob G.