Portable Table Saw Buying Advice - Kreg Owners' Community2024-03-29T05:48:58Zhttps://kregjig.ning.com/forum/topics/portable-table-saw-buying-advice?commentId=2900167%3AComment%3A574600&feed=yes&xn_auth=noBosch Table Saw GTS1031
http…tag:kregjig.ning.com,2014-01-16:2900167:Comment:5937842014-01-16T11:23:56.408ZKen Dargahttps://kregjig.ning.com/profile/KenDarga
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<p><a href="http://toolreviews.woodmagazine.com/power-tool-reviews/saws/tablesaws/benchtop-jobsite-tablesaws/1340-bosch-10-benchtop-tablesaw-gts1031">http://toolreviews.woodmagazine.com/power-tool-reviews/saws/tablesaws/benchtop-jobsite-tablesaws/1340-bosch-10-benchtop-tablesaw-gts1031</a></p> Finally had reason to put my…tag:kregjig.ning.com,2013-11-08:2900167:Comment:5796352013-11-08T17:04:46.478ZRuss Hayneshttps://kregjig.ning.com/profile/RussHaynes
<p>Finally had reason to put my dado blades back in the other night -- here's some pictures. This is a 3/8" stack, but when I put my ZCI down, I saw that it was marked "1/2" dado stack" and had more space to the right of the blade, which means at some point I had a 1/2" thick stack on the saw. …<a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1935470670?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1935470670?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="721"></img></a></p>
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<p>Finally had reason to put my dado blades back in the other night -- here's some pictures. This is a 3/8" stack, but when I put my ZCI down, I saw that it was marked "1/2" dado stack" and had more space to the right of the blade, which means at some point I had a 1/2" thick stack on the saw. <a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1935470670?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="721" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1935470670?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="721" class="align-full"/></a></p>
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1935472877?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="721" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1935472877?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="721" class="align-full"/></a></p> Go for it nick.tag:kregjig.ning.com,2013-10-26:2900167:Comment:5771822013-10-26T16:24:11.155Zmichael evanshttps://kregjig.ning.com/profile/michaelevans
<p>Go for it nick.</p>
<p>Go for it nick.</p> Hi Friends,
Looks like I am g…tag:kregjig.ning.com,2013-10-25:2900167:Comment:5771662013-10-25T23:37:50.980ZNickMhttps://kregjig.ning.com/profile/NickMarchione
<p>Hi Friends,</p>
<p>Looks like I am going to lock-and-load on the DeWalt 745. Why? It's on sale at HD for $299, PLUS I have a $100 HD gift card that's been in my wallet for about a year. So, the saw will cost me $199 (plus tax) out of pocket.</p>
<p>Good deal. It works for me.</p>
<p>Be well all.</p>
<p>Nick</p>
<p>Hi Friends,</p>
<p>Looks like I am going to lock-and-load on the DeWalt 745. Why? It's on sale at HD for $299, PLUS I have a $100 HD gift card that's been in my wallet for about a year. So, the saw will cost me $199 (plus tax) out of pocket.</p>
<p>Good deal. It works for me.</p>
<p>Be well all.</p>
<p>Nick</p> Ken Darga said:
As products a…tag:kregjig.ning.com,2013-10-14:2900167:Comment:5752672013-10-14T00:49:22.002ZNickMhttps://kregjig.ning.com/profile/NickMarchione
<p><br></br><br></br><cite>Ken Darga said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://kregjig.ning.com/forum/topics/portable-table-saw-buying-advice?id=2900167%3ATopic%3A570718&page=2#2900167Comment574701"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>As products are discontinued, many repair/replacement parts become NLA.</p>
<p>Sears only keeps a limited supply of parts on hand for a short period of time.</p>
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<p><br></br>Ken,</p>
<p>Good point! Thanks for making my decision more difficult!…</p>
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<p><br/><br/><cite>Ken Darga said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://kregjig.ning.com/forum/topics/portable-table-saw-buying-advice?id=2900167%3ATopic%3A570718&page=2#2900167Comment574701"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>As products are discontinued, many repair/replacement parts become NLA.</p>
<p>Sears only keeps a limited supply of parts on hand for a short period of time.</p>
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<p><br/>Ken,</p>
<p>Good point! Thanks for making my decision more difficult! LOL</p>
<p>-Nick</p>
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</blockquote> Hi Leslee,
Thanks for your re…tag:kregjig.ning.com,2013-10-14:2900167:Comment:5750362013-10-14T00:48:10.585ZNickMhttps://kregjig.ning.com/profile/NickMarchione
<p>Hi Leslee,</p>
<p>Thanks for your reply!</p>
<p>I looked at your saw today--Craftsman 28463--and it seems to be a decent saw. (It has many similarites of the Bosch 1031!). It's on sale at Sears for $199. I am seriously considering it based on your comments. I would appreciate it if you could tell me more about it. The floor model was pretty beat up and I don't want to base my decision on that particular unit. For example, the main table and sliding extention wing were not flush (not by too…</p>
<p>Hi Leslee,</p>
<p>Thanks for your reply!</p>
<p>I looked at your saw today--Craftsman 28463--and it seems to be a decent saw. (It has many similarites of the Bosch 1031!). It's on sale at Sears for $199. I am seriously considering it based on your comments. I would appreciate it if you could tell me more about it. The floor model was pretty beat up and I don't want to base my decision on that particular unit. For example, the main table and sliding extention wing were not flush (not by too much), and the saw it self seemed a tad bit shaky on the stand. So anything more you could tell me--good or bad--would be great.</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>Nick</p>
<p><br/><cite>Leslee said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://kregjig.ning.com/forum/topics/portable-table-saw-buying-advice?id=2900167%3ATopic%3A570718&page=2#2900167Comment572808"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p> Nick,</p>
<p> Hi and welcome to the community. I have a Craftsman Jobsite Table saw. I have no problems with it and it was easy setup. It also has a window on the deck so you could see the angle you are putting your saw when cutting a bevel cut like your miter saw. It was affordable at the time I bought the saw and I also read the reviews on the different saw than just compairing the specs of each saw. My was accurate right out of the box. I did do what the manual said and double checked the squareness. Even today it still cuts square and I use it as much as my miter saw. </p>
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</blockquote> As products are discontinued,…tag:kregjig.ning.com,2013-10-12:2900167:Comment:5747012013-10-12T14:01:36.817ZKen Dargahttps://kregjig.ning.com/profile/KenDarga
<p>As products are discontinued, many repair/replacement parts become NLA.</p>
<p>Sears only keeps a limited supply of parts on hand for a short period of time.</p>
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<p>As products are discontinued, many repair/replacement parts become NLA.</p>
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<p></p> Hi Friends,
Sorry for the del…tag:kregjig.ning.com,2013-10-12:2900167:Comment:5746002013-10-12T03:30:48.771ZNickMhttps://kregjig.ning.com/profile/NickMarchione
<p>Hi Friends,</p>
<p>Sorry for the delay in my reply. I have been on the road of late and now finally back home.</p>
<p>As for the Bosch 1031 (Amazon $359; stand $79) I appreciate the units small size and and easy handling and storage. However, the Sears 21829, I believe, is being discontinued and is on sale for $419. I plan visit this weekend to see if I can cash in on a Columbus Day sale. Keep you folks posted.</p>
<p>Be well, friends!</p>
<p>Nick</p>
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<p>Hi Friends,</p>
<p>Sorry for the delay in my reply. I have been on the road of late and now finally back home.</p>
<p>As for the Bosch 1031 (Amazon $359; stand $79) I appreciate the units small size and and easy handling and storage. However, the Sears 21829, I believe, is being discontinued and is on sale for $419. I plan visit this weekend to see if I can cash in on a Columbus Day sale. Keep you folks posted.</p>
<p>Be well, friends!</p>
<p>Nick</p>
<p> </p> Mick,
When I perused the DeWa…tag:kregjig.ning.com,2013-10-03:2900167:Comment:5730822013-10-03T14:12:37.387ZKen Dargahttps://kregjig.ning.com/profile/KenDarga
<p>Mick,</p>
<p>When I perused the DeWalt 745 saw, the arbor length wasn't long enough to accept a 1/2" stacked dado.</p>
<p>However, Russ Haynes posted he uses a stacked dado---blades stacked to make up 3/8" wide cuts.</p>
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<p>Personally, I think the DeWalt saw uses the same arbor internationally.</p>
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<p>One of my table saws will accept stacked dado up to 13/16",</p>
<p>another saw accepts a dado up to 1/2".</p>
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<p>Two of the outside dado blades can be used to make a…</p>
<p>Mick,</p>
<p>When I perused the DeWalt 745 saw, the arbor length wasn't long enough to accept a 1/2" stacked dado.</p>
<p>However, Russ Haynes posted he uses a stacked dado---blades stacked to make up 3/8" wide cuts.</p>
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<p>Personally, I think the DeWalt saw uses the same arbor internationally.</p>
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<p>One of my table saws will accept stacked dado up to 13/16",</p>
<p>another saw accepts a dado up to 1/2".</p>
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<p>Two of the outside dado blades can be used to make a 1/4" wide groove, </p>
<p>handy for making tongue a groove joints, on a table saw.</p>
<p>The outside blades make nice flat bottom grooves.</p>
<p>I use a single blade to make narrow 1/8" grooves, when making drawers using 1/8" thick bottom panels,</p>
<p>two blades for 1/4" grooves for making drawers with 1/4" bottoms,</p>
<p>and 1/2" stacked for making 1/2" drawer bottoms.</p>
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<p>I use 6" dia dado---no need for an 8" dia blade.</p>
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<p>For making grooves in long and wide stock, that are too large to safely cut on my table saw, I use my router.</p>
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<p>My circular handsaws will accommodate a single dado blade or a other single blade with TFG teeth, to obtain a flat bottom groove.</p>
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<p><cite>michael evans said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://kregjig.ning.com/forum/topics/portable-table-saw-buying-advice?commentId=2900167%3AComment%3A572968&xg_source=msg_com_forum#2900167Comment572968"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Hi ken , what i was getting at was i do not know wether dewalt in the u.s.a. has a longer arbor than the models we get in europe? Any idea ken?<br/></p>
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</blockquote> Hi ken , what i was getting a…tag:kregjig.ning.com,2013-10-03:2900167:Comment:5729682013-10-03T07:41:45.109Zmichael evanshttps://kregjig.ning.com/profile/michaelevans
<p>Hi ken , what i was getting at was i do not know wether dewalt in the u.s.a. has a longer arbor than the models we get in europe? Any idea ken?<br></br> <br></br> <cite>Ken Darga said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://kregjig.ning.com/forum/topics/portable-table-saw-buying-advice?commentId=2900167%3AComment%3A572752&xg_source=msg_com_forum#2900167Comment572651"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Mick,</p>
<p>That's what I found.</p>
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<p>Hi ken , what i was getting at was i do not know wether dewalt in the u.s.a. has a longer arbor than the models we get in europe? Any idea ken?<br/> <br/> <cite>Ken Darga said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://kregjig.ning.com/forum/topics/portable-table-saw-buying-advice?commentId=2900167%3AComment%3A572752&xg_source=msg_com_forum#2900167Comment572651"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Mick,</p>
<p>That's what I found.</p>
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<p>Perhaps an "arbor stretcher" was used to make it longer.</p>
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<blockquote cite="http://kregjig.ning.com/forum/topics/portable-table-saw-buying-advice#2900167Comment572403"><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>>>>... the dewalt will not take dado blades here the arbor too short....br/> <cite><br/></cite></p>
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