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   DaveHeinlein | Mar 31, 2003 06:00am | #1

   I recently bought one for my back-up saw. I haven't had much chance to use it yet, but I'm sure your getting the right one. I got the fence that is a biesemier clone, cause thats what I'm used to.

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   DougF | Mar 31, 2003 04:17pm | #2

   I purchased the left tilt model 2 months ago and I have been very staisfied with the unit.  I original installed the Shop Fox fence but quickly replaced it with my almost 20-year old  Biessemeyer fence.  I don't like the duct collection design and I will probably modify the chute angle to force the chips and dust down to the dust port.  Other than these minor issues, the saw has performed well.  I looked at a lot of models and decided that, for the money, this was a good option.

   Doug

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   MHargrove | Mar 31, 2003 08:33pm | #3

   I concur with Doug's post.  I've had my left-tilt G1023 for about a month and am quite happy with it.  The dust shoot just isn't steep enough, but a mod with piece of MDF or plexiglass looks quite straightforward.

   -M.
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   BG | Apr 01, 2003 04:19am | #4

   I have had mine about 4 months now and it took a bit to get used too.  It operates just like a powermatic or a delta..powerful and smooth.  I don't know what your used to, but developing new routines and stances and awarenesses takes a bit of time to get used to..just take your time till you feel comfortable.  Being a little scared is a good thing..

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   forestgirl | Apr 01, 2003 07:11pm | #5

   N/A -- looks like you're getting responses mostly from people who've only had the machine for a little while.  I don't own one (yet!) but I have followed threads in this and other forums when the 1023 is discussed.  I've seen many positive "reviews" from people who've owned it for a year or more.

   forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl   ;-)

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   Malicair | Apr 02, 2003 11:29pm | #6

   I've had my Grizzly 1023 right tilt for well over a year. I'm very happy with the performance of the saw and have very little trouble with the operation. I did purchase the Biessemeyer style fence with it along with the 7’ rails and the sliding table. If you were doing any sheet work I would HIGHLY recommend the sliding table!

   As for the dust pickup design I have to agree that It could be improved but I really don’t run into much problem unless I forget to turn on the dust collector (doh!).

   The sliding table makes for easy work when needing to do larger panel’s at perfect 90degree cuts. Due to the way I mounted my sliding table it isn’t the best setup for doing angle cuts. The design from Grizzly is for you to remove the left wing and install the sliding table directly to the main top of the saw. This would also require you to cut the rails for your fence. I mounted the sliding table directly to the wing and built extensions under the saw for supporting the lower guide rail. If your want to see pic’s here are links:

   http://www.nwlink.com/~kol/wood/sawfront.jpg

   http://www.nwlink.com/~kol/wood/sawsideview.jpg

   http://www.nwlink.com/~kol/wood/sawtop.jpg

   http://www.nwlink.com/~kol/wood/sawunderwing.jpg

   I believe that these modifications would also work with the left tilt model of the saw.

   Now on with the one problem that I found with the saw. The blade was not perfectly parallel to the T-slots. How I discovered this was that when setting up the sliding table I had to shim it to run parallel to the T-Slots and then checked the end of the sliding table fence to the saw blade and found that the blade was out by about .040. To fix this I loosened the carriage and shifted it to bring the blade within .005 of parallel.

   If you have a question that I’ve not answered please feel free to drop me a note.

   Regards,

   Malicair

   (Member of the tree killers club!)

   Edited 4/3/2003 1:09:08 AM ET by malicair

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   Piffin | Apr 03, 2003 03:13am | #7

   I've been churning out sawdust for several years on mine with no complaint.

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   Excellence is its own reward!