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- From: ericb@microsoft.com (Eric Brown)
- Subject: Re: Cabinet saws... what are they?
- Message-ID: <1992Dec23.003433.29874@microsoft.com>
- Date: 23 Dec 92 00:34:33 GMT
- Organization: Microsoft Corp
- References: <1992Dec17.185211.3863@netcom.com>
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- Michelle Stone writes:
- |What is the main difference between your garden variety
- |table saw and a cabinet saw?
-
- A cabinet saw is a specific type of table saw with the following
- defining characteristic: the motor hangs more or less below the arbor
- rather than behind it and is thus mostly enlosed by the cabinet/base.
- The cabinet/base is a floor standing unit that is totally enclosed,
- although there is sometimes an opening in the side that exposes the
- fan end of the motor, I presume for cooling. You can usually get a
- cover for this opening so that the blade, motor, and mechanism is
- completely enclosed. This facilitates the use of a dust collector
- to remove the generated dust. In fact, most cabinet saws have a
- 4" dust collector duct built into the cabinet near the bottom.
-
- Cabinet saws are usually heavier and more powerful than the
- typical bench style (e.g. contractor's) table saw, with several
- drive belts instead of one. The castings that support the motor and
- arbor are much heavier as are the arbor and its bearings.
-
- It's no coincidence that cabinet shops prefer cabinet saws, although
- I don't believe the latter got its name from the former.
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- Eric
- Microsoft Systems, Advanced Systems Development
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