Woodworker's Journal 2009-33-1, страница 71

Steel City

Deluxe Granite Jointers

Granite fences and beds, plus indexed cutterheads, take jointing in a new direction on both the 6" model 40640 and 8" model 40660 machines. They sell for $1,199.99 or $1,649.99, respectively. www.steelcitytoolworks.com • 877-724-8665

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tools. It even has a built-in wheel base. At around $599 street, this saw should pose stiff competition to other hybrid saws on the market. Looks like rock is becoming a mainstream tune.

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40660; $1,649.99) Deluxe Jointers also have granite beds. The smaller machine has 36" infeed and 30" outfeed beds with a IV2HP TEFC motor. Its bigger brother has 37" infeed and outfeed beds, with a 2HP motor. That's not all; both jointers also come with spiral carbide-insert cutterheads, so those knife-setting chores are finally over. Thumbs up! And, integral casters make the tools moveable. If you're planning on a new jointer, give these guys a close look.

Sooner or later, the virtues of granite were bound to catch on, and

offer it. Here, for your drooling pleasure, is RIDGID's R4511 10" Granite Top Table Saw. Available at a Home Depot near you in mid-January, this all-new saw features a lW-thick slab of granite that pro vides 50 inches of ripping space. RIDGID equips the saw with a IV2 HP powerplant and a rise-and-fall riving knife/guard system that can be removed without

There are lots of great new tools — both big and small — coming down the woodworking pipeline.