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Originally Posted by look 171
That's a good saw, Henry. Buy it and get a fence and a mobile base for it.
Don't waste your money for a cheap adj base. Buy a HTC with the extension base so the saw extension can be supported. The HTC or Powermatic mobile is heavy duty so the saw doesn't walk on you while cutting large piece of plywood. Its not worth going cheap due to safety. Those adjustable ones are a pos. We have one for our 6" jointer that we take with us to our job site. It has one of those cheap adj (using woo) base. That's only because it has to be shoved to the side somewhere when not in use. I hate that base.
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I agree that is a decent deal. I would, however, completely dissassemble the TS and clean up the rust underneath. Ahd of the ad is true that the saw was used
2wice and put away then it's almost a sure thing that it needs many adjustments.
To the best of my knowledge, that TS was made in Taiwan, not a bad thing. That was my primary saw in my door pre-hang shop and it did struggle to cut oak 1-1/4 sills. I bought a really good blade and had it sharpened once a month. The stock fence worked for me. The same fence came with my Unisaw that I have now.
It is heavy. Especially with cast iron table extensions (desirable).