50" rip. and yeah, I used to have a 50" LT Unisaw. This thing Dwarfs it.
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ya that's true of the saws with rise and fall but many of the rip saws with very large blade did not have this feature. Having the blade high held the wood to the table so it did no slap and kick back. large crown guards with adjustable nose piece is what keep you hands away from the blades.
these are still in use in the UK and most colleges still train on theses saws.
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the Wadkin 30" does look scary but the 36" power feed saw is just way to cool for lovers of large blade saws. no rise or fall on these saws with fixed arbors.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWeFhpJ1rJI
now if you don't think that has the DOC for ya how about the sagar rope feed saw with a 48" blade.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9HMLx6Iiv8
If you for the Amana set, Tools Today has worked well for me. Looks like the 12" st is $306 with free shipping. You can also buy individual chippers for this set.
http://www.toolstoday.com/p-5257-com...mana-tool.aspx
You can also buy individual chippers for this set.
http://www.toolstoday.com/p-5263-dad...mana-tool.aspx
But, of course, the astute shopper gets another 10% off:
http://www.retailmenot.com/view/toolstoday.com
+1 on Woodworkers Tool Works, call and ask to speak to Bobby. He's the owner and very knowledgable about industrial machinery like your Oliver. He can make an informed recommendation on your tooling needs, won't sell you what you don't need. FWIW, I recently bought a new stack set from him and I got more than I expected, definitely worth the money.
I'm traumatized from watching that Sagar video. I may have nightmares. When he finished his first full cut I was squirming and I almost couldn't watch. Maybe it's just perspective, but his hand looked way to close to that obviously man-eating saw blade.
Ahhhh!!!!! So that’s how you get that type of finish on a cut! Cool.