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Exactly! CNC controlled is the future, just need the space and the computer know how. The stuff my friends boyfriend makes on his 4ft x 4ft CNC router is insane. Curved legs, perfect miters, perfect dados, perfect mortises. Really nothing it cant do especially if it's a 3 axis. Almost feels cheating. Problem is they are huge and need space, same amount of space as a sliding panel saw needs. Since I don't have $5k to throw down on a saw, I'm saving up for a 3hp SawStop. Figure the premium to save the digits is worth it.
Many cabinet shops are moving over to full size 5x9 CNC routers. The computer outlines the cut and it's nearly perfect to hundreths of inches. Less waste in material too.
Last edited by Patrick Irish; 04-07-2016 at 3:43 PM.
I had a job for a short year out of high school working at a lumber yard.I was the only one interested in learning how to run a center line saw to cut webs and cords for trusses.Loved that saw Metra cut centerline saw.
The business went under due to computer controlled saw not far away.I had a shot at the position all I had to do was shove wood in one end and stack it coming out.And grow a beer belly.
I refused because I am a woodworker not a machine operator.
I still hold my position today there are some things machines cannot do.
A woodworker is perfectly imperfect.
For myself I guess I might be a bit old fashioned in that I look for longevity in a tool. I have a bandsaw that's 45 years old, a lathe that's 15 years old and they work like new, and they'll long out live me, most likely without ever having a breakdown... Big reason for that is they're simple machines. Only thing that really goes wrong with them is the belts get hard and eventually break, though the bandsaw still has its original belt. I've worked on 80 year old saws that still had the original motors. If a quality company like apple says they only expect you to get 4 years out of any of their product I doubt sawstop will be able to brag about decades of trouble free working. And what's worse, such parts become unavailable. If a bearing or belt goes on any of my machines it would take longer to drive down the the store to buy the parts than it would to put them in. Good luck with the Sawstop when the main controller craps itself and the original parts are no longer available. I would never consider a sawstop
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Last edited by Brian Ashton; 04-16-2016 at 11:03 AM.
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What ever happened to the OP? Must have scared him away. Nobody listens anymore they just stand and scream at each other "mines the best"
i bought a used grizzly G0715P. do you have any other woodworking tools power / hand that you're looking for? like most people on the board, we've collected our "shop" over many years.
I own a cnc router and a table saw. they are not designed to do the same things. If you ever acquire one, you will see what I mean. I use them both every day. If you look around the commercial shops that use a 4 X 8 or 5 X 9 router, you will almost always see a table saw being used as well.
[QUOTE=Robert Engel;2547952]You'll need a budget of at least $2500 to get into the commercial cabinet type saws.
IMO any of the top brands (Jet, PM, SS, Unisaw) 3HP cabinet saw basically all be about the same.
jet and grizzly are the same machine. jet must be purchased only in retail stores, while grizzly can only be purchased from grizzly.com
not sure where you live, but grizzly is having a tent sale in may, in st. louis. i've heard many people say prices are better than their sale prices