curt boyer
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The Saw hereby known as the JSS isn't a rebadged Bosch, so just relax my Canadain brothers! As big as the Bosch is the JSS is bigger in every dimension. The info that was sent to me lists the weight of the saw on the cart at 108lbs. I lifted it off to see how it would fit in the truck and it wasn't any heavier than my current DW744. The main difference between the saws is the bigger base and top of the Sawstop. I wouldn't want to lift this saw in out of a truck every day but I'm not as young as I think I am! The size and weight isn't really important to me because it will be permanently bolted in the truck. If you want a small ts I would recommend the new small Dewalt. That being said if you have the room in the truck the cart really makes it easy to move. I would build some form of out feed table. Sorry Canuck it will not fit in a Rousseau stand unless it is the mother of all stands! I keep a Makita table saw that fits in my Rousseau stand. Can't say enough good things about the Rousseau stand.
The real game changers for me are the controls of the saw. To raise the blade it takes one I say again one not 24 like my Dewalt. This alone saves tons of time not to mention carpal tunnel. The bevel adjustment is achieved by squeezing the bevel wheel and moving to the desired angle say 20 degrees. It works fast and easy but that's not what's really cool. There is another dial that has a plus, 0 , minus which allows you to fine tune the bevel simular to the Kapex. This ability to minutely and finely adjust the bevel is great to match odd angles that I run across in the older homes I work in. There is a lever under the throat plate that allows you to change out the riving knife and blade guard very quickly and repeatablly. The Dewalt was difficult to adjust and use. The t-fence has a ergo lock that is comfortable and fast to set. There is a dial on the fence that when turned sends a small support from the bottom of the fence to support stock when the table is fully extended. This is simular to the flip fence on the Dewalt.
The saw is belt driven as opposed to the direct drive of the Dewalt which to my limited use sounded quieter. The blade shroud is in three pieces. There is two pieces that are held in place with magnets. This is great because it's easy to move them to clear any obstructions and to do blade changes. There is a nice stow away drawer to keep Allen wrenches(3), blade guard, miter gage, and room for an extra cartridge. There is a spot on the back of the saw for extra blades and wrenches. A quarter of a turn is all it takes to remove the blade wrenchs which is great because I change blades often and the Dewalt is slow and cumbersome to rapidly change blades. I talked to a rep at Sawstop and hopefully they will be coming out with blade guard with a dust collection hook up like they have on their larger saws. I have a 1 hp dc that I will use to collect dust from the main shroud. I will probably jerry rig something to catch dust at the top of the blade. It will take a dado blade (13/16"). I have to do some major restructuring to make the saw fit in the truck which I won't be able to do until next week. I'll take more pictures tomorrow if the storm that's coming doesn't ruin the day.
The real game changers for me are the controls of the saw. To raise the blade it takes one I say again one not 24 like my Dewalt. This alone saves tons of time not to mention carpal tunnel. The bevel adjustment is achieved by squeezing the bevel wheel and moving to the desired angle say 20 degrees. It works fast and easy but that's not what's really cool. There is another dial that has a plus, 0 , minus which allows you to fine tune the bevel simular to the Kapex. This ability to minutely and finely adjust the bevel is great to match odd angles that I run across in the older homes I work in. There is a lever under the throat plate that allows you to change out the riving knife and blade guard very quickly and repeatablly. The Dewalt was difficult to adjust and use. The t-fence has a ergo lock that is comfortable and fast to set. There is a dial on the fence that when turned sends a small support from the bottom of the fence to support stock when the table is fully extended. This is simular to the flip fence on the Dewalt.
The saw is belt driven as opposed to the direct drive of the Dewalt which to my limited use sounded quieter. The blade shroud is in three pieces. There is two pieces that are held in place with magnets. This is great because it's easy to move them to clear any obstructions and to do blade changes. There is a nice stow away drawer to keep Allen wrenches(3), blade guard, miter gage, and room for an extra cartridge. There is a spot on the back of the saw for extra blades and wrenches. A quarter of a turn is all it takes to remove the blade wrenchs which is great because I change blades often and the Dewalt is slow and cumbersome to rapidly change blades. I talked to a rep at Sawstop and hopefully they will be coming out with blade guard with a dust collection hook up like they have on their larger saws. I have a 1 hp dc that I will use to collect dust from the main shroud. I will probably jerry rig something to catch dust at the top of the blade. It will take a dado blade (13/16"). I have to do some major restructuring to make the saw fit in the truck which I won't be able to do until next week. I'll take more pictures tomorrow if the storm that's coming doesn't ruin the day.
