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Charles. "I did not feel lhat for my woodworking tasks, 5 HP was necessary."

In the same way, the trunnions and even the bearings in which the arbor turns are larger and more heavy-duty. "You can easily expect twice the life for all moving parts on this saw, when compared to a contractor's saw," Charles said. "The other thing I really like is the remarkably low vibration — because of all the heavy-duty parts and the three drive belt system. It speaks well of the saw's quality over all," he pointed out.

Fence, Table and Controls

The XACTA FENCE¹" is standard with the JTAS-10. A saw is only as accurate as the fence, and a fence is one component that really takes a beating. So durability is nearly as important as accuracy. Charles found no fault with JETs offering: "Remarkably, one person was easily able to install the fence, even though tnine was a 52" commercial model. Over the course of the next year, with regular day-to-day use, I didn't need to readjust the fence at all." He also liked the slick plastic (HDPE) faces oftheXacta. "They are easily replaced (if you get a little too close to the saw

Large adjustment wheels that are easy to operate are standard on the JTAS-10 JET cabinet saw. The XACTA FENCE™ also proved to be ot the highest quality.

blade) and have an added vertical alignment feature that no other similar fence system has."

The 8" diameter adjustment handles are what you would expect on a quality machine. On the left-tilt model, which Charles tested, they are mounted on the front and the right side of the metal cabinet. They are reversed on the more common right-tilt version. Fit and finish met Charles' expectations as well.

A tine example ot cabinet style saws. The JTAS-10 left-tilt features heavy-duty construction, built-in dust collection and a 3 HP motor.

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