In balancing my options. I am looking to replace my cabinet saw with a slider. What does this have to do with a shaper?? I am evaluating a Hammer B3 that has a shaper built in, or going to a far less expensive route.
I currently use a router with a table for all my needs, but have been told that a shaper is far nicer to use. Looking on the Grizzly site, they have shapers starting at 1.5hp and going up to 7.5hp. In my price range, the G1035P is the most attractive, with the G1026 having double the HP and price.
How hard is it to stall a shaper making a cut. The thought of more power is good gets lost on my at some point. I can see the benefit for getting a reasonably large enough motor as taxing it reduces it's life, but there must be a happy point where you are paying for what you will use, and not simply throwing money to the wall.
What is really required?
Thanks for any input on this matter.
Matt.