edit notes: updates in red based on forum feedback
I'm ordering a 3 HP PCS in a few days and want to make sure I get all the right pieces. This will be my first tool in a new shop (sold all my tools a decade ago before an international move). I'll probably get it from Woodcraft in north Houston.
Here's what I plan to buy, am I missing anything?
- SawStop 3HP PCS, 52" rails (maybe 36", oh decisions decisions), T-Guide fence, 220V
- Industrial Base
- Overarm dust collector
- Extra brake cartridge, standard
- Zero clearance insert, Standard
- Zero clearance insert, Dado, optional
- brake cartridge, Dado, optional
Misc tools:
- Starrett 6", satin chrome, forged head C33H-6-4R, for setup, (or 12" with extra blade)
- Eye protection
- Hearing protection, Peltor Ultimate 10
- Boeing T-9 Rust Protectant spray or Bostick Topcote
- Sharpen my old Freud 80 tooth thin kerf blade,
- Freud 10" x 50T x 5/8" Combination Perma-Shield Saw Blade LU84R011 (every 5th tooth is flat)
- What's a good combo blade nowadays?
- magnetic featherboard - which one?
- feeler gauge set
- 24" straight edge' aluminum, Lee Valley
- large square to align home-made cross cut sled, Groz(Woodcraft) or plastic hobby shop
- perfectly flat 2*2 board and 2-3 clamps to level the extension tables
- wrench and socket set ??
- upgraded miter gauge, such as the Incra 1000S ($125)
- dial indicator for blade/table/fence alignment, such as the TS-Aligner Junior for SawStop Table Saw ($187)
A few more questions:
- Is there an upgraded fence from SawStop for this saw? The web site is not clear, they seem to list a t-glide fence as standard, and also have an 'industrial t-guide fence' as an accessory.
- Will the riving knife work with a thin kerf blade? It seems like the riving knife should be the same thickness as whatever blade is on the saw, but I don't see an option to change knives.
- Anyone know of a good blade sharpening service in North Houston (Conroe, Montgomery, Huntsville)?
- Am I going to need any wrenches, other tools to set up the saw? The garage in my retirement home is basically empty.