So I took my sometimes resadent tool expert/Husband down to Home Depot
yesterday to look at the rarobi Table saw (ok I know my spelling sucks) and
after looking at the $299 rarobi table saw we looked a a Ridged for about
$450 and it was definantly $150-200 cooler then the rarobi.

Then we went down to Sears and looked at the $629 craftsmen table saw it was
not even $50 cooler then the ridged, base was more heavy duty and it had
extra power outlets on it.

know my question is does anyone have any thoughts about the ridged brand?
they seam to be a decent quality but you can't really test them out in the
store....lol

Deborah

"Deborah Kelly" wrote:

know my question is does anyone have any thoughts about the ridged
brand? they seam to be a decent quality but you can't really test them
out in the store....lol


Don't own any but, if HD are to be believed, Ridgid are now offering a
Lifetime Warranty on their power tools. Supposedly they will replace
brushes, batteries, grease, oil, tires, wipers, ....

"Lobby Dosser" wrote in message
news:ypzff.8209$tT1.1553@trnddc01...

Lifetime Warranty on their power tools.

Don't really know but I thought Ridged quit doing that several years ago.
RM~

"Deborah Kelly" wrote in message
...
So I took my sometimes resadent tool expert/Husband down to Home Depot
yesterday to look at the rarobi Table saw (ok I know my spelling sucks)
and after looking at the $299 rarobi table saw we looked a a Ridged for
about $450 and it was definantly $150-200 cooler then the rarobi.

Then we went down to Sears and looked at the $629 craftsmen table saw it
was not even $50 cooler then the ridged, base was more heavy duty and it
had extra power outlets on it.

know my question is does anyone have any thoughts about the ridged brand?
they seam to be a decent quality but you can't really test them out in the
store....lol

Deborah

Rigid makes fine tools. Not top of the line, but noticably better than Ryobi
and probably a step up from equivalent Craftsman models.

KB

"Rob Mills" wrote in message
news:nkGff.33328$0l5.9964@dukeread06...

"Lobby Dosser" wrote in message
news:ypzff.8209$tT1.1553@trnddc01...

Lifetime Warranty on their power tools.

Don't really know but I thought Ridged quit doing that several years ago.
RM~

Well that was another thing that attracted me to rigid was the claim of a
lifetime waranty on all their tools... I have not yet made it to the website
to read about it but it would be nice if it was true.

"Kyle Boatright" wrote in message
...


Rigid makes fine tools. Not top of the line, but noticably better than
Ryobi and probably a step up from equivalent Craftsman models.

KB
I was thinking that may be the case but I can't actully tell Just how good
they are verses how good they look till I try them out...lol hence the
question
Thanks
Deborah

"Deborah Kelly" wrote in message
...

Well that was another thing that attracted me to rigid was the claim of a
lifetime waranty on all their tools... I have not yet made it to the
website to read about it but it would be nice if it was true.


Right now it is true but they have been known to switch back to a shorter
warranty. IIRC they have switched 4 times in the last 3 years. This also
includes the rechargeable batteries which is virtually unheard of.

As a Ridged rep told me, if you get the life time warranty make a photo copy
of the receipt because the regular heat sensitive receipt that they use will
fade. You need the receipt to prove when you purchased and the time period
indicates whether you have a life time or the regular shorter warranty.

Deborah Kelly wrote:

"Kyle Boatright" wrote in message
...


Rigid makes fine tools. Not top of the line, but noticably better than
Ryobi and probably a step up from equivalent Craftsman models.

KB
I was thinking that may be the case but I can't actully tell Just how good
they are verses how good they look till I try them out...lol hence the
question

Problem is that the Ridgid name was sold to a Chiwanese outfit to put on
a line of power tools. The quality which most people associate w/
Ridgid comes from the US company which makes a line of hand tools which
are of prime quality. There has been little stability in the
development of the power tools and while it appears they have some
decent tools, it is still, imo, a crapshoot as to whether they'll be
around for any subsequent warranty service or whether they'll stand by
such promises.

I'd make the selection on what can be told of the tool itself as opposed
to the hope of the longterm warranty.

Usual disclaimer prevails, of course...imo, ymmv, $0.02, etc., etc., ...

Deborah,

Go ahead and buy the ridgid. It's a perfectly good saw for your average
home woodworker and above, and will do what most people likely need. On
the other hand, if you've got the money for the sears, the fence is
pretty good. But once you get into the "for just a couple hundred
more..." game, it never stops. So don't worry, get the 3650, and if
he's still doing woodworking 3 years from now, let him get a cabinet
saw. By then, you'll be so deep into this stuff you'll know exactly
what to get. Just make sure you're getting the 3650, and not the
portable ridgid you pick up and roll around...

Thanks,

Bill

Deborah Kelly wrote:
So I took my sometimes resadent tool expert/Husband down to Home Depot
yesterday to look at the rarobi Table saw (ok I know my spelling sucks)and
after looking at the $299 rarobi table saw we looked a a Ridged for about
$450 and it was definantly $150-200 cooler then the rarobi.

I think that you mean Ryobi Table saw (BT3100) -- I have one and I like
it. That is the one with the sliding miter table. It can be quite
precise -- it is better for "smaller" pieces in my opinion. If your
objective is to cut 4'X8' sheets of plywood most saws will need out feed
and in feed and side tables added.

Check out http://bt3central.com/

The opinions there are biased -- but those people actually use the saw.

If you wonder what I mean about the modifications, have a look at my web
site. Just look for the Ryobi table saw.

http://woodwork.pmccl.com/Business/i...shop/shop.html

All the shop furniture was built with the Ryobi BT3000SX.


Then we went down to Sears and looked at the $629 craftsmen table saw it was
not even $50 cooler then the ridged, base was more heavy duty and it had
extra power outlets on it.

know my question is does anyone have any thoughts about the ridged brand?
they seam to be a decent quality but you can't really test them out in the
store....lol

Deborah




--
Will R.
Jewel Boxes and Wood Art
http://woodwork.pmccl.com
The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those
who have not got it.” George Bernard Shaw

Deborah Kelly wrote:

So I took my sometimes resadent tool expert/Husband down to Home Depot
yesterday to look at the rarobi Table saw (ok I know my spelling
sucks) and after looking at the $299 rarobi table saw we looked a a
Ridged for about $450 and it was definantly $150-200 cooler then the
rarobi.


Buy em books, they eat the covers.

A decent contractors's saw it isn't.

Piece of consumer grade junk, it is.

When you going to learn?

Lew

Him? who said anything about him its going to be my tablesaw....(lol see how
well he can brain wash me...lmao)
It might of just been crappy setup but the fence on the sears one had one
heck of a wobble to it...lol The 3650 is the one we looked at and it was
nice looking, the portable one I wasn't even thinking about looks too much
like a baby tool, you know the ones you look at and wonder what they are
going to be when they grow up...lol
Thanks Bill

Deborah

"wlantry" wrote in message
oups.com...
Deborah,

Go ahead and buy the ridgid. It's a perfectly good saw for your average
home woodworker and above, and will do what most people likely need. On
the other hand, if you've got the money for the sears, the fence is
pretty good. But once you get into the "for just a couple hundred
more..." game, it never stops. So don't worry, get the 3650, and if
he's still doing woodworking 3 years from now, let him get a cabinet
saw. By then, you'll be so deep into this stuff you'll know exactly
what to get. Just make sure you're getting the 3650, and not the
portable ridgid you pick up and roll around...

Thanks,

Bill

Well the warranty would just be an added bonus, we definantly would not buy
something just because of the warranty, and extended warrantys yeah
right...lol

Thanks

Deborah

"Duane Bozarth" wrote in message
...
Problem is that the Ridgid name was sold to a Chiwanese outfit to put on
a line of power tools. The quality which most people associate w/
Ridgid comes from the US company which makes a line of hand tools which
are of prime quality. There has been little stability in the
development of the power tools and while it appears they have some
decent tools, it is still, imo, a crapshoot as to whether they'll be
around for any subsequent warranty service or whether they'll stand by
such promises.

I'd make the selection on what can be told of the tool itself as opposed
to the hope of the longterm warranty.

Usual disclaimer prevails, of course...imo, ymmv, $0.02, etc., etc., ...

Thanks I will defiantly do that then when we buy it

Deborah
"Leon" wrote in message
om...

"Deborah Kelly" wrote in message
...

Well that was another thing that attracted me to rigid was the claim of a
lifetime waranty on all their tools... I have not yet made it to the
website to read about it but it would be nice if it was true.


Right now it is true but they have been known to switch back to a shorter
warranty. IIRC they have switched 4 times in the last 3 years. This also
includes the rechargeable batteries which is virtually unheard of.

As a Ridged rep told me, if you get the life time warranty make a photo
copy of the receipt because the regular heat sensitive receipt that they
use will fade. You need the receipt to prove when you purchased and the
time period indicates whether you have a life time or the regular shorter
warranty.

acctully we went in to look at the Ryobi BT3000 and we thought the sliding
miter table was really cool.
The thing with the table saw is I like the bigger table and I'm not going to
be starting out on smaller things (after I build my bench I have two rooms
to fill with bookshealves then we will see about furniture for the rest of
the house...lol)
Man you have some nice stuff the site just finished loading....
Thank you I was wondering how the BT3 would hold up

Deborah

"WillR" wrote in message
...
Deborah Kelly wrote:
So I took my sometimes resadent tool expert/Husband down to Home Depot
yesterday to look at the rarobi Table saw (ok I know my spelling sucks)
and after looking at the $299 rarobi table saw we looked a a Ridged for
about $450 and it was definantly $150-200 cooler then the rarobi.

I think that you mean Ryobi Table saw (BT3100) -- I have one and I like
it. That is the one with the sliding miter table. It can be quite
precise -- it is better for "smaller" pieces in my opinion. If your
objective is to cut 4'X8' sheets of plywood most saws will need out feed
and in feed and side tables added.

Check out http://bt3central.com/

The opinions there are biased -- but those people actually use the saw.

If you wonder what I mean about the modifications, have a look at my web
site. Just look for the Ryobi table saw.

http://woodwork.pmccl.com/Business/i...shop/shop.html

All the shop furniture was built with the Ryobi BT3000SX.


Then we went down to Sears and looked at the $629 craftsmen table saw it
was not even $50 cooler then the ridged, base was more heavy duty and it
had extra power outlets on it.

know my question is does anyone have any thoughts about the ridged brand?
they seam to be a decent quality but you can't really test them out in the
store....lol

Deborah



--
Will R.
Jewel Boxes and Wood Art
http://woodwork.pmccl.com
The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those
who have not got it.” George Bernard Shaw

First off it is the little ones that eat my books lmao
as for learning, me probably never, you know what they say about my
generation EG

Deborah

"Lew Hodgett" wrote in message
nk.net...

Buy em books, they eat the covers.

A decent contractors's saw it isn't.

Piece of consumer grade junk, it is.

When you going to learn?

Lew

On 19/11/2005 1:14 AM, Lobby Dosser wrote:

Don't own any but, if HD are to be believed, Ridgid are now offering a
Lifetime Warranty on their power tools. Supposedly they will replace
brushes, batteries, grease, oil, tires, wipers, ....

There are some subtle differences between "Lifetime Warranty" and
"Limited Lifetime Service Agreement". Read the fine print.

http://www.ridgid.com/Manuals/RidgidLSA.pdf

The sliding miter was the deciding feature for my buying the BT3000 in
May 1992. Our son bought the motor upgrade as a gift. I let the gear
for height adjusting get dirty and stripped it and now TRY to remember
to clean it from time to time. Changing the two belts is no fun at
all! I got the PS Panel Cutting jig for ply panels, slick.

On Sat, 19 Nov 2005 21:08:45 -0600, "Deborah Kelly"
wrote:

acctully we went in to look at the Ryobi BT3000 and we thought the sliding
miter table was really cool.
The thing with the table saw is I like the bigger table and I'm not going to
be starting out on smaller things (after I build my bench I have two rooms
to fill with bookshealves then we will see about furniture for the rest of
the house...lol)
Man you have some nice stuff the site just finished loading....
Thank you I was wondering how the BT3 would hold up

Deborah

"WillR" wrote in message
...
Deborah Kelly wrote:
So I took my sometimes resadent tool expert/Husband down to Home Depot
yesterday to look at the rarobi Table saw (ok I know my spelling sucks)
and after looking at the $299 rarobi table saw we looked a a Ridged for
about $450 and it was definantly $150-200 cooler then the rarobi.

I think that you mean Ryobi Table saw (BT3100) -- I have one and I like
it. That is the one with the sliding miter table. It can be quite
precise -- it is better for "smaller" pieces in my opinion. If your
objective is to cut 4'X8' sheets of plywood most saws will need out feed
and in feed and side tables added.

Check out http://bt3central.com/

The opinions there are biased -- but those people actually use the saw.

If you wonder what I mean about the modifications, have a look at my web
site. Just look for the Ryobi table saw.

http://woodwork.pmccl.com/Business/i...shop/shop.html

All the shop furniture was built with the Ryobi BT3000SX.


Then we went down to Sears and looked at the $629 craftsmen table saw it
was not even $50 cooler then the ridged, base was more heavy duty and it
had extra power outlets on it.

know my question is does anyone have any thoughts about the ridged brand?
they seam to be a decent quality but you can't really test them out in the
store....lol

Deborah

lol....Well if we get any upgrades we have to buy them ourselves our son
only has the pennies we let him carry around in his pocket so he isn't going
to be buying anything for years
But i'm going to try to keep inmind to clean the gears every so often no
matter which one I buy...lol

Deborah
"nospambob" wrote in message
...
The sliding miter was the deciding feature for my buying the BT3000 in
May 1992. Our son bought the motor upgrade as a gift. I let the gear
for height adjusting get dirty and stripped it and now TRY to remember
to clean it from time to time. Changing the two belts is no fun at
all! I got the PS Panel Cutting jig for ply panels, slick.

On Sat, 19 Nov 2005 21:08:45 -0600, "Deborah Kelly"
wrote:

acctully we went in to look at the Ryobi BT3000 and we thought the sliding
miter table was really cool.
The thing with the table saw is I like the bigger table and I'm not going
to
be starting out on smaller things (after I build my bench I have two rooms
to fill with bookshealves then we will see about furniture for the rest of
the house...lol)
Man you have some nice stuff the site just finished loading....
Thank you I was wondering how the BT3 would hold up

Deborah

"WillR" wrote in message
...
Deborah Kelly wrote:
So I took my sometimes resadent tool expert/Husband down to Home Depot
yesterday to look at the rarobi Table saw (ok I know my spelling sucks)
and after looking at the $299 rarobi table saw we looked a a Ridged for
about $450 and it was definantly $150-200 cooler then the rarobi.

I think that you mean Ryobi Table saw (BT3100) -- I have one and I like
it. That is the one with the sliding miter table. It can be quite
precise -- it is better for "smaller" pieces in my opinion. If your
objective is to cut 4'X8' sheets of plywood most saws will need out feed
and in feed and side tables added.

Check out http://bt3central.com/

The opinions there are biased -- but those people actually use the saw.

If you wonder what I mean about the modifications, have a look at my web
site. Just look for the Ryobi table saw.

http://woodwork.pmccl.com/Business/i...shop/shop.html

All the shop furniture was built with the Ryobi BT3000SX.


Then we went down to Sears and looked at the $629 craftsmen table saw it
was not even $50 cooler then the ridged, base was more heavy duty and it
had extra power outlets on it.

know my question is does anyone have any thoughts about the ridged
brand?
they seam to be a decent quality but you can't really test them out in
the
store....lol

Deborah

I also liked the warranty and bought a TC about a year ago and am real happy
with it...................also bought the planer, miter saw and hammer drill

Dave


"Deborah Kelly" wrote in message
...
So I took my sometimes resadent tool expert/Husband down to Home Depot
yesterday to look at the rarobi Table saw (ok I know my spelling sucks)
and after looking at the $299 rarobi table saw we looked a a Ridged for
about $450 and it was definantly $150-200 cooler then the rarobi.

Then we went down to Sears and looked at the $629 craftsmen table saw it
was not even $50 cooler then the ridged, base was more heavy duty and it
had extra power outlets on it.

know my question is does anyone have any thoughts about the ridged brand?
they seam to be a decent quality but you can't really test them out in the
store....lol

Deborah

"David Farmer" wrote in message
...
I also liked the warranty and bought a TC about a year ago and am real
happy with it...................also bought the planer, miter saw and
hammer drill

I will feel silly when you tell me, but what is a TC? Tenon cutter? Thermal
Coupling? Tesla Coil? Torque Converter?

NO, I am the silly one.........TC should have been TS (table
saw)............can't even blame it on the spell checker!!!!!!

Dave


"Toller" wrote in message
...

"David Farmer" wrote in message
...
I also liked the warranty and bought a TC about a year ago and am real
happy with it...................also bought the planer, miter saw and
hammer drill

I will feel silly when you tell me, but what is a TC? Tenon cutter?
Thermal Coupling? Tesla Coil? Torque Converter?

nospambob wrote:

The sliding miter was the deciding feature for my buying the BT3000 in
May 1992. Our son bought the motor upgrade as a gift. I let the gear
for height adjusting get dirty and stripped it and now TRY to remember
to clean it from time to time. Changing the two belts is no fun at
all!

I just had to change the shims on mine. I feel your Pain! Three pair of
hands would have been nice to have.

In article ,
"Deborah Kelly" wrote:

lol The 3650 is the one we looked at and it was
nice looking, the portable one I wasn't even thinking about looks too much
like a baby tool, you know the ones you look at and wonder what they are
going to be when they grow up...lol

The Ridgid TS2400LS is a very capable tool. It is neither a General 650
nor is it trying to be one.
In experienced hands ROTFL, the 'baby' tool G will produce *LOLOL*
better work ^5's than a moron VBG on a 3650, lol.

Thats good to know....I'm also looking at their drill press....lol

Deborah
"David Farmer" wrote in message
...
I also liked the warranty and bought a TC about a year ago and am real
happy with it...................also bought the planer, miter saw and
hammer drill

Dave


"Deborah Kelly" wrote in message
...
So I took my sometimes resadent tool expert/Husband down to Home Depot
yesterday to look at the rarobi Table saw (ok I know my spelling sucks)
and after looking at the $299 rarobi table saw we looked a a Ridged for
about $450 and it was definantly $150-200 cooler then the rarobi.

Then we went down to Sears and looked at the $629 craftsmen table saw it
was not even $50 cooler then the ridged, base was more heavy duty and it
had extra power outlets on it.

know my question is does anyone have any thoughts about the ridged brand?
they seam to be a decent quality but you can't really test them out in
the store....lol

Deborah

U was wondering the same thing....but getting a Tesla coil might be cool
too......lol
Deborah

"Toller" wrote in message
...

"David Farmer" wrote in message
...
I also liked the warranty and bought a TC about a year ago and am real
happy with it...................also bought the planer, miter saw and
hammer drill

I will feel silly when you tell me, but what is a TC? Tenon cutter?
Thermal Coupling? Tesla Coil? Torque Converter?

Well you know I'm from the country so biger is better , and am a fan of
tim the tool man taylor... more power...rotflmao
And a hand saw in experanced hands has the posibility of producing better
work then a moron with any table saw LMAO
EG
Deborah

"Robatoy" wrote in message
...
In article ,
"Deborah Kelly" wrote:

lol The 3650 is the one we looked at and it was
nice looking, the portable one I wasn't even thinking about looks too
much
like a baby tool, you know the ones you look at and wonder what they are
going to be when they grow up...lol

The Ridgid TS2400LS is a very capable tool. It is neither a General 650
nor is it trying to be one.
In experienced hands ROTFL, the 'baby' tool G will produce *LOLOL*
better work ^5's than a moron VBG on a 3650, lol.

Deborah Kelly wrote:
So I took my sometimes resadent tool expert/Husband down to Home Depot
yesterday to look at the rarobi Table saw (ok I know my spelling sucks) and
after looking at the $299 rarobi table saw we looked a a Ridged for about
$450 and it was definantly $150-200 cooler then the rarobi.

Then we went down to Sears and looked at the $629 craftsmen table saw it was
not even $50 cooler then the ridged, base was more heavy duty and it had
extra power outlets on it.

know my question is does anyone have any thoughts about the ridged brand?
they seam to be a decent quality but you can't really test them out in the
store....lol

Deborah



I've also been looking at the Ridgid TS3650 Table Saw. I have many
reviews, all seem to say it is a good saw for the price. It also weighs
about 300 lbs, and take 8 hrs or something to put together. But it
comes with a mobile base that seems to be handy, esp. for me because my
shop is small and all tools need to be put it a specific location to cut
long stock. (in line with the hallway going into the back of the basement.)

I am seriously thinking of buying this saw.

I have the Ridged 13 inch planer that I haven't had problems with, I
have the their 12 sliding miter box, which I think was a much better buy
than the Dewalt 12 inch slider. I also have their palm sander and 6
inch orbital sander. Haven't had a problem with any of them.

For some serious reviews try:

http://benchmark.20m.com/reviews/Rid...650Review.html

http://products.consumerguide.com/re...roductId=27136


-Astria

Well I'm probably going to get the ridged...but first I'm going to make
everyone in the news group cring and look at the one for sale in sams
club....lmao

All I'm waiting for now is for the holadays to get over so I have money to
buy the darn saw....lol (two little kids I love buying stuff for eats up
money this time of year,also thanksgiving a 3 year olds b-day then
christmas....lol)

I'm looking at first putting my workshop in the garage and moving it to the
barn after I rewire it. The barn has three lights fifteen feet over head and
three power outlets in the worst possible places....lol

thanks for your imput...

Deborah
"Astriapo" wrote in message
...
Deborah Kelly wrote:
So I took my sometimes resadent tool expert/Husband down to Home Depot
yesterday to look at the rarobi Table saw (ok I know my spelling sucks)
and after looking at the $299 rarobi table saw we looked a a Ridged for
about $450 and it was definantly $150-200 cooler then the rarobi.

Then we went down to Sears and looked at the $629 craftsmen table saw it
was not even $50 cooler then the ridged, base was more heavy duty and it
had extra power outlets on it.

know my question is does anyone have any thoughts about the ridged brand?
they seam to be a decent quality but you can't really test them out in
the store....lol

Deborah

I've also been looking at the Ridgid TS3650 Table Saw. I have many
reviews, all seem to say it is a good saw for the price. It also weighs
about 300 lbs, and take 8 hrs or something to put together. But it comes
with a mobile base that seems to be handy, esp. for me because my shop is
small and all tools need to be put it a specific location to cut long
stock. (in line with the hallway going into the back of the basement.)

I am seriously thinking of buying this saw.

I have the Ridged 13 inch planer that I haven't had problems with, I have
the their 12 sliding miter box, which I think was a much better buy than
the Dewalt 12 inch slider. I also have their palm sander and 6 inch
orbital sander. Haven't had a problem with any of them.

For some serious reviews try:

http://benchmark.20m.com/reviews/Rid...650Review.html

http://products.consumerguide.com/re...roductId=27136


-Astria