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"Mike W."

21/10/2005 1:14 AM

Grizzly H7583 Tenoning Jig

Its new, so I doubt it, but... has anyone had any experience with this?
I'm not being cheap, but I haven't really felt justified in buying a
tenoning jig. For $60, though, I think I'd like to have one. Grizzly
has a good reputation but I would like to hear from someone who's
actually had their hands on one of these.

Thanks.

Mike


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"No"

in reply to "Mike W." on 21/10/2005 1:14 AM

21/10/2005 12:02 PM

Woodcraft has one on sale from time to time in taht price range. I'm
pretty happy with mine. I'm generally a griz fan as well but do not own
this particular jig.
Griz item > http://www.grizzly.com/products/item.aspx?itemnumber=h7583
Woodcraft >
http://www.woodcraft.com/family.aspx?DeptID=1090&FamilyID=4847 Its
currectly $69 but I think mine was on sale for less $50 or $60 IIRC.

I know I also read a review of them in some mag but it was a year or
tow ago and I cant remember what mag.

DB

Duane Bozarth

in reply to "Mike W." on 21/10/2005 1:14 AM

21/10/2005 7:30 PM

[email protected] wrote:
>
> On 21 Oct 2005 12:02:09 -0700, "No" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >Woodcraft has one on sale from time to time in taht price range. I'm
> >pretty happy with mine. I'm generally a griz fan as well but do not own
> >this particular jig.
> >Griz item > http://www.grizzly.com/products/item.aspx?itemnumber=h7583
> >Woodcraft >
> >http://www.woodcraft.com/family.aspx?DeptID=1090&FamilyID=4847 Its
> >currectly $69 but I think mine was on sale for less $50 or $60 IIRC.
> >
> >I know I also read a review of them in some mag but it was a year or
> >tow ago and I cant remember what mag.
>
> FWW covered them at about that time. IIRC: the biggest differences
> were in price. there were a few differences of fit and finish, a few
> fewer differences of features.
> most of them are clones of the old delta design. big surprise there,
> eh?

Actually, they're a clone of the _new_ Delta lightweight design, not the
old one... :)

The old design was/is a 20-lb behemoth that is something like $300. The
current crop of $100 and less are nothing at all like it. The only
problem is it is designed for a right tilt saw only.

DB

Duane Bozarth

in reply to "Mike W." on 21/10/2005 1:14 AM

22/10/2005 10:07 AM

Duane Bozarth wrote:

Sorry, I intended to add another impression/viewpoint before...

....
> The old design was/is a 20-lb behemoth [and the]
> current crop are nothing at all like it. ...

And, in fact, that's the major problem imo w/ all the new ones--they
don't have sufficient mass to be really solid-setting on the table so
they tend to allow the workpiece to "rock" much more easily.

I bought the PM version on sale a couple of years ago and it is in the
"adequate but nothing to brag about" category primarily for that reason.

It (they) will handle ordinary rail and stile type work but one
shouldn't expect to be able to handle large or heavy work w/ one.

For example, w/ the 2 x 6 x roughly 3-4 ft long crossbucks for the barn
doors the sled wasn't much if any heavier than the workpiece so it
wasn't able to hold them precisely in position because the length and
weight caused it to tilt. Trying to hold it down firmly in place and
push it through the saw simultaneously is an exercise in frustration. I
eventually added a block of cast iron to the back side to make it
approximate the weight of the old Delta and it helped significantly.

HTH somebody.... :)

b

in reply to "Mike W." on 21/10/2005 1:14 AM

21/10/2005 1:55 PM

On 21 Oct 2005 12:02:09 -0700, "No" <[email protected]> wrote:

>Woodcraft has one on sale from time to time in taht price range. I'm
>pretty happy with mine. I'm generally a griz fan as well but do not own
>this particular jig.
>Griz item > http://www.grizzly.com/products/item.aspx?itemnumber=h7583
>Woodcraft >
>http://www.woodcraft.com/family.aspx?DeptID=1090&FamilyID=4847 Its
>currectly $69 but I think mine was on sale for less $50 or $60 IIRC.
>
>I know I also read a review of them in some mag but it was a year or
>tow ago and I cant remember what mag.


FWW covered them at about that time. IIRC: the biggest differences
were in price. there were a few differences of fit and finish, a few
fewer differences of features.
most of them are clones of the old delta design. big surprise there,
eh?


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