Table Saw

[w802h]

Getting away from the lawyer thread... Can a Sawstop Table Saw rip a fresh off the pile soaking wet piece of pressure treated framing lumber without engaging the stop mechanism?  How does this technology respond to less than ideal conditions outside of the workshop?  What is the most portable saw with a soft start feature that people have found capable of glue line rips? 

 

[Stoli]

Sawstop's can be operated in "bypass" mode where the activation feature is turned off.  This is also how you'd cut condictive material (e.g. aluminum)

 

[bruegf]

I'd have to say truthfully that worrying about how the technology works outside the shop is probably not even worth worrying about.  Even the contractor saw is so heavy that I can't imagine moving it around unless you're going to be at a site a long while.  My SS contractor saw (with 36" fence and cast iron wings options) is around 360 lbs if I remember correctly.

Fred

 

[w802h]

I appreciate the information about the Saw Stop; I don't know much about them.  I guess the main theme was about cabinet saw features or quality in a smaller unit.  On occasion, I sub to a crew that will use nothing less than a cabinet saw on their jobsites for both precision and production.  Although I put a 60' extension cord on my Powermatic 66, I'm not about to wheel it out to a jobsite for a small project, nor would it fit in the back of my truck with a couple of carcasses on a half day install.  Then there's the 220 issue.  Mostly I'm wondering what's the best that people have used in the field. 

 

[Tinker]

Towards the end of my construction days, I used to take my RAS to sites.  I was leaning away from working with concrete form work and doing a little framing to finish carpentry.  I built a rough pallet with a strong back to it that i could pick up the RAS with my loader and place on my pickup or dumptruck.  I could do a little more accurate wrk with the RAS than with either of my Milwaukee circular saws.  They were used for my form work and scaffolding mostly.  The carpentry work was done evenings and weekends.  When I got out of constuction completely, I got a table saw and SCMS and retired the RAS.  Bad move.  I should have kept the RAS.  I think that would have been a better compliment to my Festoys. Or, maybe a small job site size Table Saw would be even better as I almost never use the SCMS since acquiring the ATF/MFT combo.  That system can go anywhere, and has upon the rare ocassion i work at a friends house/or family. 
Tinker