I find the best thing about them is the hype surrounding them ;-) 'Do
A Google Search' you'll find a fair number of people that have had
problems with them. And a fair number of reviews. I don't see them a
good buy at the low price they were a few years ago, let alone the
much higher price I see them listed for now. Best parts, fence &
motor.
@veriz(nospam)on.net wrote:
> Any folks have experience with the General International 10" left tilt
> Table Saw Model 50-185LM1? Quality of the machining? Motor? Any etc???
>
> TIA
>
> Cap'n 321
It's basically just another Taiwanese (Mao Shan) contractor's saw that
got a big buzz a few years ago when it was picked as "best of" in a few
magaine tests. It has a left tilt blade and a good Biesemeyer style
fence, which are the features that pushed it to the top in the mags. In
terms of quality of machining, motor, etc., it's pretty much the same
as the Powermatic, Bridgewood, and other (maybe Grizzly as well) saws
that come off the same assembly line.
I believe the earlier units had a problem with the blade not returning to
proper alignment after being moved to the 45* setting. There is an easy fix
for this which has been made to newer units. There are a lot of guys on the
Canadian Woodworking Magazine forum with this saw and they seem to like it a
lot. If you have any questions you may want to ask there. Cheers, JG
nospam wrote:
> Any folks have experience with the General International 10" left tilt
> Table Saw Model 50-185LM1? Quality of the machining? Motor? Any etc???
>
> TIA
>
> Cap'n 321
In article <[email protected]>,
"@veriz(nospam)on.net" <""lawrence.tarnoff\"@veriz(nospam)on.net">
wrote:
> Any folks have experience with the General International 10" left tilt
> Table Saw Model 50-185LM1? Quality of the machining? Motor? Any etc???
>
> TIA
>
> Cap'n 321
I have used one many times. A superb saw. When tweaked/tuned with a good
blade, it's as good as it gets...for me at least.