I am a hobbist woodwoker with a small shop. I have a bottom of the line Cratsman TS now. I want to move up to something bigger and better. I have looked at the DeWalt Hybrid TS and Grizzly’s 2HP cabinet TS. I am limited to 110V. Does anyone have any advice on which TS is better?
Thanks,
Cheatah
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cheetah
Take a close look at the amps pulled on the Grizzly 2 HP. If you are limited to 110v, it will require a 20 amp line. If you connect a DC or shop-vac to that same line, you will trip the breaker. If you attempt to run it off a 15 amp line, you will probably also trip the breaker.
I would prefer the cabinet saw over the DW hy-brid, but you would have to add two dedicated 20 amp lines to run both TS and vac at the same time. And Kelly Mehler kind of likes the DW hy-brid. If there were no way I could run 220v and opt for the 3 HP (yes, 3 HP) cabinet saw, I would probably go the hy-brid route. The gain of the slider for the power and internal strength loss by not being able to go cabinet would be the deciding factor for me.
I'm glad I don't have to make the decision.
Good Luck...
sarge..jt
Like Sarge (Hi, Sarge), I have reservations about running the Grizzly on a 115V circuit.
As to the DeWalt, other than some problems with the early production runs, they seem to have a pretty good rep. I ran into a gentleman at Lowe's one night when I was looking at TSs, and he raved about his DeWalt. He had built many pieces of furniture with it, in a very small shop, and was well pleased with it's performance when milling rough stock (8/4 oak for instance) and it's small footprint when stowed.
forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-)
Marko:
I am more of a serious home renovator rather than a woodworker, but I own the Dewalt saw e/w with cast iron wings and a mobile base and I could not be happier with my saw. My workshop is only about 10 ft wide and 25 ft long so the mobile base really comes in handy. I have made numerous items with this saw (including bookcases, columns, etc.) and have found it to be very accurate and smooth. I formerly used a 16 gallon shop vac for dust collection and now use a single stage Jet dust collector. This saw was a huge improvement over my former Delta benchtop model that I used for years.
Stan
Don't be constrained by the 120v issue. If you live in a normal house there is 220v inside and it's very easy to get 120v to your shop, either by learning to do it yourself or hiring an electrician. Of all the obstacles we would-be woodworkers have to overcome, this is at the low end.
Mark, You most likely have 220 volts at your circuit breaker panel. In my former house/shop, I hooked up to 220 from the panel to run my 2hp saw, and my 1-1/2 hp compressor Yes, they ran at the same time too.
An electrician can connect a receptical near the panel and install a 220v 'breaker' at reasonal cost. If your TS is close by, you won't need a long extension. If you move the TS outside, obviously you'll need a three wire heavy guage extension cord with the appropiate connectors . Stein
I have been powering my Grizzly CS with a 2hp Reliance motor on a 20A circuit for several years and have never tripped the breaker. I also have 15A circuits in my workshop, so I plug my dust collector into the 15A circuit. No problem, since I am an armature and never use more than one heavy duty machine at the same time. Check the literature for the full-load ampere rating on the 2hp motor. I think you can do that on the Grizzly website.Dan T.
Marko,
Before I bought my Grizzly TS I was concened about the power too. I considered the 2 hp but really wanted the 3 hp...but did not know if I had 220 available. So I called an electrician and we talked on the phone. Not quoting here, but he told me they connect two 110 lines to make 220....he told me exactly what to buy...I ran the wire ..he came in and hooked everything up in about 15 minutes...charged me $50 bucks....and I had the g1023...very happy
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