Popular Woodworking 2000-02 № 113, страница 32
Every day we get phone calls from readers who are about to buy a tool. They already have a good idea about what they want. They've done some research, and they just want someone to tell them they're making the right choice. These conversations are helpful for us as well. Over the years we've learned a great deal about what tools woodworkers are buying and what features are important to them. Plus we've found out what information (or misinformation) they already have. This daily contact with our tool-buying readers is critical to the way we review tools in our annual Tool Report issue. It makes us constantly ask: What information can we provide to help woodworkers when they buy tools? It's not just telling them what brand to buy. A woodworker who needs a scrollsaw for some occasional details doesn't need the same tool as someone who spends eight hours a day doing fretwork. Our approach is to explain which features in a tool are important (and which aren't) and give you enough information to decide if those features are important to you. We don't, however, give out "best buy," "best value" or "editor's choice" blue ribbons. We will show you which tools have received a "Best New Tool" award, have passed our rigorous Endurance Test or have received a four-star or five-star performance rating in our Tool Test column. In this issue we've provided information on five tool categories: 10" cabinet saws, biscuit joiners, 14" band saws, single-stage dust collectors and cordless drills. We've included realistic price ranges (also called the "street price") for each of the tools, except when they are available from only one source, such as tools from Craftsman and Grizzly Industrial. If the tool you are interested in buying isn't included in this year's report, you can check out past tool reports on our website (www.popular-woodworking.com). We hope that when you think about buying a tool, you'll turn to Popular Woodworking for advice. If our published information doesn't answer all your questions, give me a call (513-531-2690, ext. 255). You'll learn something, I'll learn something and we'll both be the better for it. pw by David Thiel 10" Cabinet Saws page 40 Biscuit Joiners page 42 Dust Collectors page 44 Cordless Drill/Drivers page 46 Contact Information Belsaw 800-468-4449 www.belsaw.com Black & Decker 800-544-6986 www.blackanddecker.com Bosch • SB Power Tools 877-267-2499 www.boschtools.com Bridgewood • Wllke Machinery 800-235-2100 www.wilkemach.com Craftsman • Sears 800-377-7414 www.sears.com/craftsman Delta International Machinery 800-438-2486 www.deltawoodworking.com DeWalt 800-433-9258 www.dewalt.com Fein Power Tools 800-441-9878 www.fein.com Festo • Toolguide 888-463-3786 www.toolguide.net Freud USA 800-334-334-4107 General International 819-472-1161 www.general.ca/an/index2.htm Grizzly Industrial 800-523-4777 www.grizzlyindustrial.com Hitachi Power Tools 800-706-7337 www.hitachi.com Inca • Garrett Wade 800-221-2942 www.garrettwade.com Jet Equipment & Tools 800-274-6848 www.jettoools.com Lamello • Colonial Saw 800-252-6355 www.csaw.com Lobo Machine Power Tools 800-786-5626 www.lobomachine.com Makita 800-462-5482 www.makita.com Metabo 800-638-2264 www.metabousa.com Milwaukee Tool 262-781-3600 www.mil-electric-tool.com Mini Max SCM Group USA 800-292-1850 www.minimax-usa.com North State • Leneave Machinery 800-442-2302 Panasonic Power Tools 800-338-0552 www.panasonic.com Penn State Industries 800-377-7297 www.pennstateind.com Porter-Cable 800-487-8665 www.porter-cable.com Powermatic 800-248-0144 www.powermatic.com RBI Industries 800-487-2623 www.rbiwoodtools.com Reliant • Trendlines 800-877-7899 www.trend-lines.com Ridgid • Emerson Tool 800-474-3443 www.ridgidwoodworking.com Robland • Laguna Tools 800-332-4094 www.lagunatools.com Ryobi Power Tools 800-323-4615 www.ryobi.com Seco Machinery Tool 888-558-4628 www.seco-usa.com Skil • S-B Power Tools 877-SKIL 999 www.skiltools.com Star Tools 888-678-8777 www.411web.com/sAtartools Sunhill Machinery 800-929-4321 www.sunhillnic.com Tradesman • Power Tool Specialists 800-243-5114 www.tradesman-rexon.com Transpower • C.P.Tools 800-654-7702 www.cptools.com Wagner Electronic Products 800-727-4023 Woodtek • Woodworker's Supply 800-645-9292 |
