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From: dkatz@zaphod.UUCP (Dave Katz)
Newsgroups: net.rec.wood
Subject: Re: tool recommendations sought
Message-ID: <273@zaphod.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 14-Jun-85 18:16:15 EDT
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Posted: Fri Jun 14 18:16:15 1985
Date-Received: Sun, 16-Jun-85 03:24:05 EDT
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Reply-To: dkatz@zaphod.UUCP (Dave Katz)
Organization: Develcon Electronics, Saskatoon, SK
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Summary: 

In article <910@mhuxt.UUCP> evans@mhuxt.UUCP (crandall) writes:
>We're finally buying a place with enough space to build a shop and I would
>appreciate comments on table saws, radial saws, and hand tools. ...

I won't discuss brand names, other than to say that using the following
philosophy to buy from B & D has served me well, but I do have two
comments.

1.  Do not buy home handyman tools.  Pay a few dollars more and buy the
first step up into professional quality.  Most handyman tools are built
for light use and will wear out quickly.  For example, a 1/2 or 5/8 Hp
router will be out of commision in a year or two if you do any amount of
work with it.  For about $20 more, you can get a 1 Hp professional.
Mine has lasted 5 years so far without any need for service.

2.  This from a friend since I have never owned a radial arm saw.  His
complaint was that as the saw is extended to the end of the arm, the arm
tilts down or swings sideways.  The result is poor accuracy on some cuts
and all dadoes.  He traded in his for a table saw after several years of
fighting the problem.  There might be a solution, but my friend never
found it.