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   forestgirl | Aug 17, 2006 05:25am | #1

   I've been under the impression that the fence is not included in that SawStop price.  You get to choose between the 30" rails and the 50" rails (give or take an inch or so).

   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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   Edited 8/16/2006 10:31 pm by forestgirl

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   polarsea1 | Aug 17, 2006 11:43am | #2

   Three Saw Stop threads are insufficient.  It's how I prepare myself for sleep - my record is reading three SS messages before my eyelids slammed shut, but I'd had way too much coffee that day.

   Seems that the Festoolers are remiss as well. Those threads are particularly soporific.

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   Knotscott | Aug 17, 2006 12:24pm | #3

   The fence is not included in the SS's base price, and there may also be a shipping charge. I seem to recall a delivered number closer to $3500 but could be mistaken.

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   mysticgoldtoy | Aug 17, 2006 04:54pm | #5

   There has been a price increase since I took delivery of my SS a year ago.  I got the 7' choice, extra cartridge & their best fence.  There was indeed shipping.  My total was right at $3100 which included tailgate delivery.

   A number of years ago I wacked off a piece of thumb on an oliver band saw.  No excuses.  Working with a dull blade is asking for trouble but the dead feeling in that digit is all I need to spend the extra bucks for the stop feature.  SS says their band saw is at least a year away before production & if the wait for my cabinet saw is any measure it will be at least another couple years. 

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   SteveSchoene | Aug 17, 2006 01:29pm | #4

   You ought to be able to do better pricewise on the Powermatic 66.  ToolsPlus has the PM66 listed at $2,200 for the 3 hp version, which includes the 50" fence, regular and dado inserts and extension table.  (For me this would be almost local, so I would add sales tax, and not pay shipping.)

   The SawStop is $2,800, plus $370 for the fence (optional), and $100 for the extension table (also optional).  An extra cartridge is $70 (dado cartridge $90).  The inserts appears to be only zero clearance style, so you need a whole bunch, ie. one for every angle.  These would be $29 each from SawStop, though I assume you can make your own for a lot less or make your own with a more open mouth for use when the zero clearance isn't needed.  Shipping is extra, $320 in Oregon, $400 in other western states, but $600 in Connecticut.    

   I was a bit surprised to note that, in large print,  SawStop disclaims all Warranty of Safety.  

   I also wasn't able to discover on the SawStop web site where the saw is produced. I assume this is either Taiwan or China.  It can't be USA, because if  were that would be trumpeted all over the marketing material.   

      

    

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   rpholland | Aug 17, 2006 05:10pm | #6

   I'm waiting for the "End of Summer Clearance Sale",   after reading all of the post, I still think the SS is worth the extra $500 beyond the cost of a PM.  

   Rob