Hello All,
I was just wondering if anyone else out there has been looking into the new Jessem table saw sliding table (the Mast-R-Slide 7500, I believe they call it). They just updated their website to include it sometime within the last few days, and it looks really nice from what can be seen in the few photos. Rockler also has several photos on their website that includes one showing the main sliding table part pulled forward exposing a large number of bearings for viewing.
This one photo in particular makes me wonder if the bearing assemblies would be prone to clogging with sawdust and debris off the table saw itself?
Anyone out there have any insights or opinions regarding this new Jessem product? It’s size and configuration would be ideal for my very small and cramped workshop unless there is some significant downside that I’m not picking up on. I currently own an Exaktor sliding table (the smallest one) and it has worked pretty well over the six to eight months that I’ve owned it, but it is a bit of a “floor hog”. It looks to me like the Jessem product is considerably more compact.
Any early thoughts would be of great interest before making the investment in such a pricey accessory.
Best regards,
Dru Dron
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DruDon,
I saw the JessEm sliding table at the AWFS show in Las Vegas and spent a lot of time playing with it. JessEm makes some good-quality items, and this one felt really solid and accurate in my relatively quick test of it! I would consider one, except I only have a benchtop saw.
My opinion is that this is probably a good item, based on other things I have seen from JessEm over the years.
Geee.. Get a really nice plane for that money.. Or Take the Better Half out to dinner!
I hand built a sliding table long ago and like you found in my limited space was a 'floor hog'.. It worked well but now some of the parts I used are in other things.. I for one only used it when cutting large sheets of ply so I just made some supports that fold up and out of the way when not needed.
I would be more impressed with it if had sufficient stroke to cross cut a sheet of plywood. I have a 50" TS fence, a "77", a straight edge and several TS sleds. What do I need with this?
John O'Connell - JKO Handcrafted Woodworking
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