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- From: ericb@microsoft.com (Eric Brown)
- Subject: Re: Cabinet saws... what are they?
- Message-ID: <1992Dec28.215425.25223@microsoft.com>
- Date: 28 Dec 92 21:54:25 GMT
- Organization: Microsoft Corp
- References: <1992Dec23.003433.29874@microsoft.com> <1992Dec23.160932.7732@organpipe.uug.arizona.edu>
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- In article apoyner@as.arizona.edu writes:
- |In article 29874@microsoft.com, ericb@microsoft.com (Eric Brown) writes:
- |>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.
- |>
- |
- |I thought the major difference is that cabinet saws support the arbor
- |assembly by attaching it to the base of the saw, and the table bolts
- |on top. As opposed to a contractor's saw where the arbor assembly
- |is attached to and is supported by the table.
-
- Well, gee, I don't know if this is the exclusive definition, but it certainly
- can be added to my enumeration above. I also should have not used the
- word "defining" above, since I do not claim to be the last word on the
- subject. It seems that most woodworking terms have evolved through the
- everyday usage of woodworkers, so they are by nature somewhat imprecise.
-
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- Eric
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