Subject: Re: Mikita Tablesaw "System"

From: Mark Nappi <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 30 Mar 1997 18:55:28 GMT

,
>I don't think you can find a better saw for $500, or even $700 for that
>matter.  Check out the current issue of American Woodworking for a
>review of saws in this price/performance category.
>
>-=Paul Worth=-
>[email-masked]

	Actually for $529 I think the Jet is better.

	It (the Jet) has a miter guage!!!! a miter guage supports feather
boards!!! and tenoning jigs!!! And it has a big arbor that supports a dado
blade!!! without bending the arbor!!! and you can put a full kerf blade on
it!!! And it has a rated horsepower not amps motor. Cutting 2" maple is no
big trick putting a 1/2 by 1/2 dado in maple is.

	FYI I own a Delta but the Delta costs $600 not $500 so I left it out
of competition. Listen to the salesman BT-3000 is beginner saw. In a couple
of years you'll want to do more than BT can do. I know two people who have
and they both want to upgrade.

	Mark

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From: Paul Worth <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 31 Mar 1997 10:40:07 -0500

> and they both want to upgrade.
Actually, the miter SLOTS support feather boards and tenoning jigs.  The
miter "guage" must be something new.  The miter GAUGE supports
crosscuts.

I prefer the sliding miter table (even the one on the BT-3000) over a
miter
gauge any day.  My BT-3000 runs a Freud stacked dado set just fine.  I
made
a tenoning jig that runs on top of the fence.  It works just fine.  I
have
not cut any dados in maple but mine does just fine with oak.  I don't
miss
the miter slots at all.

I've had my BT-3000 for about five years and I'm pretty sure I've moved
a
bit beyond the beginner stage of woodworking.  Of course I'd like to
upgrade
but not to a Jet or Delta contractor saw.  I'll bet every table saw
owner
who doesn't have one would like to upgrade to a Delta Unisaw or
Powermatic 66
but I wouldn't consider moving to a Jet CS an "upgrade" from the
BT-3000.

I'm not trying to pick a fight here.  I just get tired of people who
haven't
used the Ryobi saw putting it down.  Now we also have somebody who owns
a
Delta telling us how great the Jet is.

-=Paul Worth=-
[email-masked]

ob.rec.ww:  I've just finished a couple of Adirondack chairs that will
be
            used at a beach house (not mine).  I use tung oil on my
chairs
            but am considering something else for the beach.  Would
something
            like WaterSeal work better?  I know it would be easier for
the
            customer to re-apply every year, if necessary...

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From: [email-masked]
Date: 31 Mar 1997 21:11:02 GMT

>but I wouldn't consider moving to a Jet CS an "upgrade" from the

Well said Paul and my BT3000 is about 5 years old.  I am a happy camper with what it does and get tired of people calling it a piece of s**t!