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   wdwerker | Jan 21, 2012 10:28pm | #1

   General makes Excalibur

   There was a split in the company years ago, then 2 using the same name. General bought one, the other went under.

    I agree the angle adjust is a pain but it cuts 48 inch like a charm.  If I switch my fence around I can cut a 60 inch crosscut !  I have had mine for since the early 1990's and it still works fine.  

   You have to watch the squareness of the cut and tweak the adjustments once in awhile. I try to be careful of whacking the fence or the guide rails and check the squareness after a big whack.

   Steve Duncan

   http://www.steveduncan.com

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   hammer1 | Jan 22, 2012 10:11am | #2

   Have you considered a track saw, like the Festool, there are others. If you are looking at processing sheet goods, I think the Excaliber/Exactor is one of the few that can handle 48" on a standard cabinet saw. You already know about those. You wouldn't have to heft full sheets up on a saw with a track saw. The quality of the cut is fantastic, unlimited in size of angles, easy set up and you could stack more than one sheet. With a track saw you won't have a permanently fixed attachment on your saw taking up floor space or interfering with other operations, portable or easily stored.

   I had a large Excaliber on a 14" Rockwell cabinet saw. Fortunately, I had another cabinet saw to do more ordinary work on. Dang thing was so big, if you banged it or changed the fence, you would always be doing test cuts to confirm it was accurate. I'd whack my hip on that thing all the time. If it was the only saw I had, I'd be removing the carriage to get it out of the way. Same with some of the other sliding attachments. Had one on a older Delta shaper, a Delta model. They are essentially outboard and too far away from the cutter or blade.

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   CharlieL | Mar 07, 2012 04:02pm | #3

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