Tools & Materials
General - 50-220C M1 Hybrid Table Saw
The General 50-220 M1 features a digital angle readout and a easy-to-use blade-elevation crank
Dec 01, 2007
The General 50-220 M1 features digital angle readout. Its blade-elevation crank was among the easiest to turn in our tests. It has a good-size handle with smooth-turning gears inside. The General also has a user-friendly power switch. The machine showed a difference in parallelism at 45° in our tests. This required difficult adjustment. The General’s, the trunnions are attached to the underside of the table, where they are much harder to access.
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