Have a low end Delta TS. Other then it's underpowered, has done ok. Out
of the box it was right. Need mo' power.

Looked at Griz 444Z, and for $150/200 could get a hybrid. A bit more, a
cabinet saw.

Just what makes one style, contractor, hybrid or cabinet, better then the
others? Yeah, you get what you pay for, most times.

"Rick Samuel" wrote in message
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Have a low end Delta TS. Other then it's underpowered, has done ok. Out
of the box it was right. Need mo' power.

Looked at Griz 444Z, and for $150/200 could get a hybrid. A bit more, a
cabinet saw.

Just what makes one style, contractor, hybrid or cabinet, better then the
others? Yeah, you get what you pay for, most times.

Typical cabinet saw is 3 HP and needs a 240V line. Typical contractor saw
is 1.5 hp and needs a 20A 120V line.

Either can be very accurate, either can do most normal cutting for the home
hobbyist. If you cut a lot of 12/4 maple, the power is a b ig deal. For
normal 3/4 stock, hardly a difference. Assess your needs, assess your bank
account and go from there.

Oh, no one has ever complained they had too much power.

"Rick Samuel" wrote in message
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Have a low end Delta TS. Other then it's underpowered, has done ok. Out
of the box it was right. Need mo' power.

Looked at Griz 444Z, and for $150/200 could get a hybrid. A bit more, a
cabinet saw.

Just what makes one style, contractor, hybrid or cabinet, better then the
others? Yeah, you get what you pay for, most times.


You have a TS now and want better, you have to spend a lot of money to get
better than a cabinet saw. IMHO the Hybrid is too closely priced to a
cabinet saw to not go ahead and get the cabinet saw.

Typically the cabinet saw is all iron and steel and weighs a lot, which
helps cut down on vibration. Most cabinet saws are built to be run all day
long and last for years and can easily cut any thing you throw at them. I
can easily resaw Ipe with the blade fully up and buried in the 1 x 6 board
with my cabinet saw. 3hp is plenty unless you are using power feeders al
day long.

As for what makes one better than the other, as you move up you get more
weight and more hp and stronger trunions. This all helps accuracy.

"Rick Samuel" wrote:

Have a low end Delta TS. Other then it's underpowered, has done ok. Out
of the box it was right. Need mo' power.

You can replace stock motor with a 2HP, 56 frame unit.

I got one at Grainger.

Works for me.

Lew

On Nov 25, 5:35 am, "Rick Samuel"
wrote:
Have a low end Delta TS. Other then it's underpowered, has done ok. Out
of the box it was right. Need mo' power.

Looked at Griz 444Z, and for $150/200 could get a hybrid. A bit more, a
cabinet saw.

Just what makes one style, contractor, hybrid or cabinet, better then the
others? Yeah, you get what you pay for, most times.

I got a little over $ 900 (Can$) into this. Spent a fair bit of time
tuning and wrenching, but it's dead-nuts accurate. Not a whole lot of
power, but I rip with a thin kerf and do my solid surface strips with
a 80 tooth negative rake ATB. It has enough power for that. The Bies
clone works nicely with my router extension.
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