Just a quick question. The local Home despot is harping Rigid brand
table saws, jointers, drill press etc. I am considering the table saw
for my shop has anyone heard anything about them good or otherwise?
That aside you can imagine how hard it was to ask the salesgirl at the
display "so do you like Rigid tools?" only to have her go into a
sales pitch extolling that Rigid tools were wonderfull! One of the
local manufacturing plants has all kinds of rigid tools! I almost
died when she told me she got her husband one, he loves it and uses it
all the time! (Hmm no one beats a Rigid tool?) Any way all pun aside
let me know what you have heard.
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-IIRC the Rigid brand is made by the same company that used to make
Craftsman for Sears before they went cheapo. -I've got the older top of the line, 2424 model. It is, AFAIK, identical to the
current TOL 3612 except for the fence. It doesn't match my Unisaw, but my Unisaw won't work here, where I've got a
single 15 amp 110 circuit. It's a good saw, runs decently, the fence is decent (but I'm going to replace
it with an HTC Biese clone as soon as it warms up a tad and I won't free my
butt off doing so), should last some time, the saw has good power, low
vibration, generally works well, cuts nicely even with the stock blade (Emerson
also owns Vermont-American, so gets their top of the line blades to install off
the mark...but I'm using a Freud 410 for general use, and a DeWalt 30 tooth rip
for non-general uses, with a Freud rip ready to go on when the DW dulls). Emerson Tool, div. of Emerson Electric, makes the Ridgid line, and does, IMO, a
good job.
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