3 hp Cabinet saw
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(12-20-2018, 08:59 PM)Buckhunter Wrote: found a 5 hp PM 66 on craigslist ...... is there a downside for a 5 hp compared to a 3 hp saw

I have the 5HP PM66.  It's a great saw.  

Only downside that I know of is cranking it back up after you've tilted the blade.  That is one heavy motor!  Of course tilting the blade down is very easy.  
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#39
(12-21-2018, 03:36 PM)scpapa Wrote: I just messaged you.
Rick

didnt get a message
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#40
I got a little careless today and my 1 1/2 hp craftsman contractor saw kicked a piece of wood back at me ..... I was really glad it wasnt a 5 hp saw when that happened .  
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(12-21-2018, 07:33 PM)Buckhunter Wrote: didnt get a message

Can you send pictures of your saw?
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(12-21-2018, 07:45 PM)Buckhunter Wrote: I got a little careless today and my 1 1/2 hp craftsman contractor saw kicked a piece of wood back at me ..... I was really glad it wasnt a 5 hp saw when that happened .  
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Also consider installing an anti-kickback blade.

EDIT: It is not advisable to use an anti-kickback blade on a SawStop saw.

Simon
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(12-21-2018, 07:45 PM)Buckhunter Wrote: I got a little careless today and my 1 1/2 hp craftsman contractor saw kicked a piece of wood back at me ..... I was really glad it wasnt a 5 hp saw when that happened .  
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With correct safety devices and working practices it should be almost impossible to get directly hit by a kickback.
With the large and powerful table saws common in Europe we have developed such devices and practices.

-Never stand in the line of fire when ripping.
-Use a short fence or a sliding fence in short position when ripping
-Use a riving knife. Preferably one that doesn't protrude above the crown of the blade so that it never has to be removed for any cuts and therefore always is in place.
-Use a solid overarm guard that takes most of the energy out of a workpiece being thrown upwards.
-Use long European style push sticks so that you can stand in a safe position and rip without being hindered by the overarm guard.

With those precautions taken seriously there are hardly any kickback accidents. Someone will get a small bruise or a tiny scratch with two drops of blood and someone will have a workpiece being thrown across the workshop and out the door but kickback accidents where somebody got hurt are almost unheard of.

As you Americans have a tradition of using small and by European standards underpowered table saws you haven't needed to develop those working practises and safety features as far as we have.
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(12-21-2018, 03:36 PM)scpapa Wrote: I just messaged you.
Rick

if you did, I cant find the message, I gave you my phone number please feel free to call me

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