On 8/8/2010 4:07 PM, Graham Hughes wrote:
> I find myself very much in agreement with Scott here save that I think a 30"
> blade is overkill and I have a pretty long saw stroke.  The 24"-26" that
> come with my first one loves to jump out of the uprights, but the 28" I have
> now is fine.
>    
FWIW. I do have short arms... And I'm mostly interested in furniture & 
other smaller scale stuff.

> You do want one, though.  They're invaluable for both the ordinary work but
> also cutting consistently to the right depth; when I had about 50 tenons to
> do for one project I set the temporary stops on my miter box to the right
> height and cut them all on the miter box.
>
> Graham
>    
Now that's persuasive! I'm sold. But I'll do without until I find a good 
one. Are there any component parts particularly prone to damage or loss, 
and impossibly difficult to replace?
Anything for which to watch out? ;-)

Don

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