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Convenience. I don't want one to replace my 1617, I want something that is quick and covenient when its a small job.

I have the Makita corded version, I only use it with a hose hooked up to the vac (which works great) so it didnt make any sense to me to go cordless for the extra money. Eventually I want to get the 100" track but man those arn't cheap.

I've been wanting a cordless router in the worst way and have been looking hard at the Makita and Rigid models but I am so heavily invested in Milwaukee I am having a hard time pulling the trigger. Any of you run two or more platforms? Any regrets?

Thats what I thought too! Looks like the striking cap is just epoxied in. I just have to clean out the end a little and I'm gonna 2P-10 it back in there.

Bought my first DeWALT screw drivers last week and the end of one of the "demo" drivers breaks off

This version won't (Version 4 only fits the newer Milwaukee models) but version 3 might, same table just different mounting holes. They have a list of all the different models of bandsaws each table supports on thier website. So far I'm pretty impressed with it, pretty beefy top, miter slots are straight, saw mounts to the table and miter slots square, no wobble when cutting, and the shipping was super fast. Ordered it on Monday and it was sitting on the front step Wed afternoon.

Upgraded my metal cutting situation with the Swag portaband table and a new bandsaw

I've been looking at their jointers, price seems pretty cheap but not sure if its a good deal or you get what you pay for from Cutech

Does it come with a plate for a normal shop vac connection? The sliding arm setup looks awesome but all the add ons sure add up fast

I was unaware that’s how it went down, not cool. Thats where I was when I bought the Delta saw I have now, a good saw for a cheap price. In over 25 years of working and playing around with power tools of all sorts I’ve had a few close calls and quite a few cuts and scrapes (nail through the hand, cuts from a chop saw blade exploding , diamond blade chunk in the shin bone from a concrete saw blade, sheet metal cut to the bone on foot to name a few) but it wasn’t until this last one that it hit me “quite literally” that I need to be careful or I could be a one armed banjo player. Now money is second to making sure if I have an itch I can still scratch it.

The dust collection on the contractors saw was my biggest concern, glad to hear its not an open based. After pricing it out with cast iron wings, a moblie base, and upgraded fence its about $1000 to 1400 over an equivelent saw from someone else without the safety feature. That $1400 is worth every penny to me so long as I don't have to learn to tie my boots with one hand.

Having had a close call with my Delta table saw the other day has got me thining about getting a Sawstop. Anyone here have one? I have looked at the PCS and the Contractors saw and besides the cabinet base its hard to tell if the extra money is worth it for the PCS over the contractors saw. If I do pull the trigger this would be my end game for table saws so right now I am leaning twards the PCS but not sure if it makes sense.

The prices are not competitive with the big boys thats for sure (especially on power tools) but all of the Ace stores I believe are locally owned so that makes it harder to compete with the bulk the big boys pump out. Sometimes they can have some good deals on the smaller stuff if you are a rewards member. The closest one to me locally also has a small engine shop that is so busy they are always booked out at least a month. Sure I end up spending a little more but I'll trade that for the service and supporting a local instead of one of the other big stores.

Out of the 3 local big box stores (Menards, Lowes, HD) Home Depot is the most helpful, followed by Menards and then Lowes but the employees at all three know nothing about what they are selling and don't exactly jump at the chance to help out. The best by a large margin are the local Ace Hardware stores, everyone of them have great employees that are very helpful and if you ask a question and they dont know the answer they find someone that can help. Another good one is Stan Houston Equipment, they cater mostly to the general contractors but have a Woodworking department with a couple old woodworkers working the counter. Any question you can think of they have a story, only downside is eveything is pretty much MSRP unless a manufacturer is having a sale.

I have a set of Trend diamond stones that I use but I'm seriously looking in to getting a Work Sharp 3000. With the limited time I have I would rather spend it on other things than getting Popeye arms sharpening by hand.

I love it. I usually wheel the saw to the driveway and now I have everything with me instead of making repeated trips to grab something.

I just got done making a storage box mounted on the side for mine (thanks for the idea!) and am about to tackle making a zero clearance plate next. The way the plate sits in the table its gonna be iffy making it work since there really isn't a lip all the way around to hold the plate up but I'm gonna give it a whirl.

I've also got one. Had it for about a year or so and I am pretty happy with it.. No real issues other than it's taken a lot of fidgeting around to get it dialed in. I had to loosen the trunnion mounts to square up the motor, I've had to realign the squaring knobs on the fence a couple times to get it to stay straight after locking it down, and for some reason the sight glass on the measurement rail always seems to be off 16th but these are all small potatos. I thought at one point i had a bent arbor, i checked the runout and it was in the 14 thou range (bad enough i could easily see the blade wobble) with a brand new diablo 80 T blade but after further investigation it turned out the blade was bent. Now I am getting 4 to 5 thou with a different blade which is under spec. IMO in this price range I don't think you can do better as long as portability isn't a big deal

Ditto I just bought this saw a couple weeks ago, LOVE the saw but the blade not so much. Replaced it with a Diablo and all is good.

Chris, how easy is this to use? I've been looking at different sharpening systems for chisels and hand planes but haven't bit the bullet on any yet.

I've looking at possibly getting a drill press and after hunting around locally with no success I started looking into the Porter Cable floor stand model at Lowes. Any one have any experience with this one? Its about the same price as a decent bench top but I'm thinking I would rather have a floor stand instead since it will be more out of the way than having to move a bech top press out of the way and back to the bench when i want to use it. http://www.lowes.com/pd_78742-46069-PCB660DP_0__?productId=3162489

I love AvE's vids, he really doesn't give a crap what anyone else thinks, says what he is thinking (right or wrong) and his only motivation to make videos is because he gets a laugh out of it.

I've always read about other guys getting killer deals at HD or Lowes well I finally found one myself. Walking through a local Ace Hardware I see some clearance tags in the tools section. They had a couple 20v DeWalt hammer drills at $200, a makita jigsaw for $209, a M18 Milwaukee Fuel drill/hammer drill for $279 (w/ 2 4.0 batteries) and..... a Milwaukee Fuel M18 Impact (w/ 2 4.0 batteries) for $90. Grabbed the impact and headed for the counter thinking I hit the jackpot and it turned out the jigsaw and impact were on the wrong shelves. I was ready to leave empty handed and the cashier said it was their screw up so she rang it up for $90.00 and sent it home with me. Its quiet an improvement over my old M18 impact, I love the speed selector.

Thanks guys!

I bought one of these a couple weeks ago and it works great as a miter saw roller stand on uneven ground. I think i paid $60 for it if I remember correctly.