From FWW #244 (Tools & Shops 2015)

By Roland Johnson

Street price: $1000
Motor (HP): 1-1/2
Resaw capacity: 13 in.
Ease of blade changes: Fair
Ease of guide adjustments: Poor
Guide-post alignment: Very good
Guide-post rigidity: Poor
Dust collection: Fair
Fence: Good
Resaw cuts: Good
Curve cuts: Very good

Yellow tires and window in upper housing make blade tracking very easy. Base cabinet provides convenient place to store blades and gear. Includes lamp.

  

From FWW #193 (September/October 2007)

by Thomas McKenna

The Rikon has plenty of cutting capacity and power and some great features, including a built-in light and window that gives you a plane view of the upper blade wheel for tracking purposes. But it dropped in the rankings of our test because of its overly complicated and poorly machined guide mechanisms. Still, it had the most resaw capacity of those we tested and had a good quality of cut.

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