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Best hybrid saw
- Two true riving knives
- Best blade guard system
- Stable granite top
- Relatively quiet
- Relatively low power
- Some deflection in fence
The Steel City 35900G is the first hybrid saw to incorporate a true riving knife plus a heavy granite table top that's more stable than cast iron. This new table saw keeps all the features that reviews praise in earlier Steel City table saws, like a tool-free blade guard and excellent dust control. Reviews also praise it for ease in cutting sheet stock. Though expensive, reviewers say the 1.75-hp Steel City table saw could easily be the centerpiece of a workshop devoted to precision woodworking. The saw carries a five-year warranty, ten years on the granite top. The only safety feature lacking is the SawStop flesh-sensing blade brake found on the more expensive SawStop Contractor Saw (*est. $1,600).
Wood Magazine is the first to include the Steel City 35900G hybrid saw in comparison tests, even comparing it with the cast-iron-topped Steel City 35670. Single-product reviews of the Steel City 35900G in Popular Woodworking and Woodworker's Journal highlight new safety features as well as the granite top, and an article on safety features at Popular Woodworking makes note of the riving knife and blade guard system. Earlier comparison tests in Fine Woodworking and Tools of the Trade Online cover the Steel City 35601, now the 35670.
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1. Wood MagazineDetails/Subscribe
This review compares the Steel City 35900G with nine other hybrid saws and two cabinet saws, giving each model very detailed ratings for just about every factor you might want to consider. The Steel City 35900G proves the quietest and safest - with two riving knives plus an excellent switch and blade guard - but provides less power than the top-rated Shop Fox.
Review: Shop Tested Hybrid Tablesaws, Bob Hunter with Craig Ruegsegger, Nov. 2008
2. Popular WoodworkingDetails/Subscribe
This brief review praises the Steel City 35900G table saw for its riving knife, convenient blade guard, smooth height adjustments and most of all, for the rust-proof and stable granite.
Review: Tool Test: Steel City Granite-topped Tools, Robert W. Lang, 2008
3. Woodworker's JournalDetails/Subscribe
This brief preview of the new Steel City Model 35915G table saw notes that its unusual granite top and extension wings means that the working surfaces can be kept perfectly flat -- no warping -- and that they can't rust. The new table saw includes a riving knife/splitter and quick-change blade guard, cabinet-mounted trunnion system, four-inch dust port, and five-year warranty.
Review: Tool Preview: New Steel City Table Saw Ushers in the Stone Age, Chris Marshall, July 31, 2007
4. Popular WoodworkingDetails/Subscribe
This article on table saw safety describes new UL regulations and compares new safety systems, noting that the newest Steel City saw is the only hybrid saw to come equipped with a true riving knife. An earlier review in the Feb. 2007 issue covers the Steel City 35601, praising the blade guard but wishing it had a riving knife (which is now available on the 35915G).
Review: Riving Knives -- Not Just for the Europeans Anymore, Robert W. Lang, July 20, 2007
5. Taunton 2009 Tool GuideDetails/Subscribe
The annual survey of readers of Fine Homebuilding and Fine Woodworking doesn't include the newer, safer Steel City 35900G, but gives top ranking to the Steel City 35601, now the 35670. This is also the editors' top pick, based on tests published earlier in the 2008 Tools and Shops issue of Fine Woodworking.
Review: Hybrid Tablesaws, Tom Begnal, Oct. 2008
6. Popular WoodworkingDetails/Subscribe
This detailed comparison review gives top ranking to the Steel City 35601 (now the Steel City 35670), after testing six hybrid saws for power, vibration and accuracy. Each saw is also evaluated for ease of use, including blade guards, fences and dust collection.
Review: Hybrid Saws, Troy Sexton, Nov. 2007
This review compares the Steel City 35601 with seven other hybrid saws. The Steel City comes with the best blade alignment, but loses points for poor dust collection and relatively low power - though its blade guard is much better than that of the more powerful Grizzly G0478.
Review: Hybrid Table Saws, Sean Martin, Nov. 2006
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