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would recommended upgrading to the longer fence railings especially if your going to do furniture or cabinet work and put a router cabinet for the extension top.All in all it's rugged and a work horse. Purchased this saw a couple of years ago to build cabinets and trim in our new home. Worked great and is very accurate, minimal realignment from the factory. would recommend this saw especially at the price. Today am using it for general cutting and special projects.
I have cut inch wide dados in solid wallnut and the motor doesn't even come close to stressing.My only gripes are pretty minimal.the motor cover should be included, and the star headed bolt to fasten it closed is pretty cheap.also, it took a day to get off all that protective grease coating it's shipped with.I also have a grizzly 14" bandsaw.a fabulous tool. I am a hobbyist woodworker and have had this saw for about 3 years now.It has performed flawlessly.simple. Very little alignment was necessary when I received it. I highly recommend Grizzly products, especially if you're a hobbyist like myself. I have mine wired for 110 and at 2 HP it is all the power I will ever need.
The wheels give you counter balance to raise the saw and set an angle. So we called Biesemeyer and they helped with technical assistance over the phone and we were able to download a hardcopy of the instructions. The saw came in on a pallet wrapped in cardboard w/o any dings or damage. I have been a using a table saw for 25 years. It is a joy. I am so glad I ordered this saw.
After I unwrapped it, I had to degrease the table top and extension top. I used the product called Goo Goo Gone and it worked great & fast. It also has plenty of power to cut thru the hardest wood. There is a lot less strain when I set up and make the bevel cuts and it has made the large kitchen cabinet jobt that I am currently working on much much easier. The Biesemeyer fenced lined up on zero so anytime I move the fence, it is true. I am a small business woodworker, specializing in custom furniture and hardwood cabinets. Grizzly said to check for any charge on the lift gate on the truck, and there was supposed to be a $35 charge, but I was not charged for this service and the truck driver was very nice.
Assembly took a couple of hours and the instructions from Grizzly were good. At first I only bought and used 1-1/2 HP saws, but for bigger projects I needed a more powerful saw, and more stability on the table top, with a bigger fence extension. It is easy to operate and to adjust with the bevel and rise wheels, which are all solid metal. Little did I know that Grizzly had all those features at a very reasonable price. Then I had to attach my Biesemeyer fence, but unfortunately, I did not have the original instructions for that part. The Grizzly made my day and I'm on the way to bigger cabinet jobs. I had to make a few adjustments between the fence and the saw, but it didn't take long before it was attached.
The table was ordered on Friday and arrived at my home on Wednesday; before the UPS driver unloaded he wanted me to take a look at the damage. My partner was annoyed that I had refused delivery telling me horror stories from other companies, however GRIZZLY is not another company. I called Grizzly first thing Thursday morning and without the slightest hesitation after only one day wait, I received a phone call the following day (Friday) letting me know that my new saw would arrive within the next three to five days. I'll be continuing this review; however for now all I can comment on is the way Grizzly's Customer Service has responded to my order. Clearly someone had dropped the table saw, because the entire pallet was smashed and the bottom and sides were all smashed in. I will keep you informed on how the rest of my adventure pans out. Without hesitation I refused delivery and the driver (a very nice man) took off and I waved goodbye to what was meant to be a beautiful beginning.
I noticed a ding in the fan cover. a three once chunk of cast iron that had snapped off the flange that holds one of the main trunnion shafts. the first two didn't even make a dent. Getting it into the basement almost gave me a hernia.
Goof Off removed it very effectively, but have a lot of ventilation if you use it.Support -Grizzly is sending me a new flange and says I will have no problem replacing the broken piece. 20 amp wire and NEMA connectors.Breakage in Transit -The unit had tipped over in shipment. A little work with a hammer and pliers fixed that. Don't try this yourself unless you understand what single phase means. Will update this after I get to actually cut wood.
The fan was rubbing the shroud. I had a "Clean Off" between a degreaser, an orange-based cleanser and Goof Off. I was worried I would have to ship the whole unit back. Electrics -Ran 220V from the dryer outlet, probably violating code. The blade had a good chance of rotating into the table when I tilted it.Cleaning - Removing the preservative is actually easy, once you find the right solvent.
Was unable to find a 220V extension cord, so made one myself. Received mine and have been setting it up for a while now. Actually, I noticed a loud racket when I tried turning the blade by hand. But I didn't know that there was a related problem until I tried to set the blade to 90 degrees. Very good interaction with them. Instructions call for a degreaser or citrus based cleanser.
The unit comes with bare wires ready to be hard-wired. Stuck my head inside to see what the problem was and found. Thank goodness I hadn't turned it on yet. This was the point that gave out when the whole unit fell on the motor.
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