Under Powered Table Saw

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I'm always telling people that you are not supposed to run while feeding wood through a table saw. :) My Ridged TS3650 is well powered and will rip as fast as I ever need to feed it.
I've never had any problem with my SS's as long as I had a good blade on them but I don't use them as a saw all that much. I've always had other table saws.
I have a currently resting Craftsman 10" saw that I built into a 4' x 6' table some years ago. It had the common 3/4 HP Craftsman motor on it and I did consider it under powered, or at best barely adequate. I was looking for a 1 1/2 HP motor for it but tried instead running a 220 line for it since it was dual voltage. I expected it to be better but I was amazed at the difference. Converting to 220 really made that saw.


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I did not equip with Shopsmiths in spite of the setups but because of them.
1 1988 - Mark V 510 (bought new), 4 Poly vee 1 1/8th HP Mark V's, Mark VII, 1 Mark V Mini, 1 Frankensmith, 1 10-ER, 1 Mark V Push-me-Pull-me Drillpress, SS bandsaw, belt sander, jointer, jigsaw, shaper attach, mortising attach, TS-3650 Rigid tablesaw, RAS, 6" long bed jointer, Foley/Belsaw Planer/molder/ripsaw, 1" sander, oscillating spindle/belt sander, Scroll saw, Woodmizer sawmill
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