Riving knife for old craftsman table saw

#Riving knife for old craftsman table saw full size#
#Riving knife for old craftsman table saw portable#

I think this is somewhat cyclical, and as pointed out, somewhat regional. A good deal doesn't even last a half day. Where I live, I monitor Craigslist every day for various reasons and I typically see something like 2 or 3 used heavy US made cast iron table saws per year and they are usually over priced or so rusty they aren't worth taking home for free. I have posted this man times but the irrefutable fact is that a very large number of Craigslist markets have essentially zero worthwhile table saws to sell. One of the Jet Proshop models might just squeeze within budget on sale.very well proven saws. Grizzly has the G0833 and the G0771Z within budget. Many will stretch your budget a bit, but you're talking about many years of use and enjoyment. With a mobile base, all can easily roll out of the way.

#Riving knife for old craftsman table saw full size#

The 'landing zone' in front of the blade is critical for stabilizing the work piece just prior to contact with the blade.that's not only a safety consideration, it's an accuracy consideration as well.ДЄ decent hybrid saw will give you a full size cast iron table, belt drive induction motor, more mass, and modern safety features. Lack of mass and small space in front of the blade are significant safety drawbacks IMO, but the difference in overall footprint isn't usually a show stopper considering the depth that's gained, along with a slew of other advantages.

#Riving knife for old craftsman table saw portable#

If you don't need to move the saw from location to location, there's really no reason to adopt the downsides of a portable saw. If you were local I could probably give you a blade guard for the craftsman. your budget does not reach the cost of safety features beyond the blade guard and riving knife it seems. A riving knife is likely not going to happen one the craftsman. If safety features are the ultimate need, then I suppose you may need to change saws. Not even for a shiny one :)ДЄlso building a cross cut sled made an amazing difference in the saw's performance as well.Д®dit: I see you were typing at the same time I was. My main saw is now more powerful and has a riving knife, but the old Craftsman still performs well and I would not trade it for a contractors type saw. Putting a good fence on the old saw made it a pleasure to use. Naturally, you will not gain a riving knife with the new fence. As mentioned by others above, when I replaced the standard fence with a Unifence, the saw was reborn. I have an old Craftsman table saw similar to yours.