SAWSTOP 10-Inch Industrial Cabinet Saw, 5-HP, 36-Inch Industrial T-Glide Assembly (ICS51230-TGI236)

Before ordering, either have 5 people handy or order the rolling stand. Once in place it's not going anywhere. Always good to be able to move this if needed.

I really like this saw. It is by far the nicest table saw I've ever had. The finger-saving feature is the best part about it. The fence is smooth and accurate. It costs more than other new saws, but with all its features it definitely offers the best value! I would do it again.

Pros: Very heavy machine and has the awesome safety feature. Delivery went smoothly and the machine looks very nice in my shop. Plenty of power for any job. Cons: Saw was out of alignment by more then 7 thou to the miter slots. Saw vibrates while running and has a resonant vibration that rattles the machine during coast down. Table legs are poorly designed and holes do not line up well. I was shorted one washer and provided with two extra bolts. The wings were warped - distorion likely caused by grinding process. I was able to tighten the forward bolts and then force the wings to lay relatively flat by tightening the middle bolt followed by the end bolt and applying pressure. Overall it is about what i expected. Very nice machine overall but it is fairly obvious that it is made in asia with lacking quality control in some areas.

This is a beautiful saw. As spec'd, it requires 3 phase power. Go find the right model number if you don't have 3 phase power and are buying new. If you end up with a 3 phase saw and need to make it run on single phase power, swapping out the motor to a single phase 5hp motor will cost you a bit over $500 in parts, but only takes 1-2 hours. Less if you have a helper, but can be done solo no problem. Sawstop support will help you with this. It's not a big deal.

I spent months researching the best and safest table saw. The consensus was that for quality and safety, SawStop was the way to go. I am a physician, and a colleague persuaded me that the safety features were well worth the possible catastrophic effect on my career should I have a table saw injury. He also strongly advised that I purchase a 5 hp model. Thus, I intended to purchase SawStop's top of the line industrial single phase saw that does not require three phase power. After building my saw on the SawStop website, I moved laterally on the Internet to their online vendors. I selected a 5 hp saw from CPO with a competitive price, and I purchased it. I assumed (wrongly) that I was being directed to a menu of saws that were 5 hp and single phase. This was incorrect. I received a three phase saw, only discovering this when informed by my electrician that the saw was three phase. When I called CPO to discuss this, their phone tree directed me back to the manufacturer, SawStop. This seemed reasonable. Indeed, the saw was shipped directly from SawStop in Oregon. SawStop refused to work with me. Over the course of two calls, they could only offer to send me a new motor and appropriate compatible electrical hookups and pulley. Their was no provision to swap it out for a single phase saw. I would have gladly absorbed the shipping and any difference in cost between components. I received a particularly unsatisfactory response that "electronics" cannot be returned (even when new and unused) and re-used. This is nonsense given the broad spectrum of equipment that manufacturers and retailers commonly accept as returns. My very experienced electrician was appalled that: 1. There was no confirmatory step in the ordering process to confirm that I did not want a three phase saw, and 2. There was no flexibility in correcting this misunderstanding. This has cost me over $1,000 including shipping and labor switching out the motor. SawStop recommended that I try to sell the new and unused three phase motor on EBay.

This saw is a fantastic machine aside from the safety features which are awesome on their on, the quality of this saw is amazing super quiet, no vibration. Love it love it love it.. did I mention it's an awesome saw?

2nd one I have purchased. Worth the extra dollars for the safety but also for the quality. Watch the manufacturers videos. Amazing.

This saw is so well designed and manufactured it's very hard to remember it's an Asian import. Sawstop clearly did their work in getting a quality product built. Exceptionally smooth, understandable given it's weight (600#) and with a 5 HP motor there is absolutely no lack of power. But assembly is very easy, and at least in my case there were absolutely no alignment problems to work out. Once I had the fence rail on and the fence aligned (all of a 15 minute job) everything was spot on. One little quirk that came up: once I finally had the saw set up and was ready for the magical "power on" moment, nothing happened. After only a few seconds of panic, I went through the steps and manual again to to check everything out, still no go. Then I noticed that the main power switch (a disconnect built into the saw) was correctly positioned (switch in a vertical position) and flipped it the other way. Once again I tried to start it up; this time it worked. My switch needs to be in the horizontal position. I guess that disconnect switch orientation was changed but the manual not updated. Oh, well! I then went through the motions of changing the saw over to a dado blade from a regular saw blade. While reaching the cartridge through the insert opening is a little cramped, it's actually not bad at all. It probably takes an extra 5 minutes or so to change back and forth between cartridges as opposed to a saw without the safety circuity. The fence is as smooth as any I've ever used (2 table saws before this one) and easily moved back and forth. I also bought the SS mobile base for this saw. With a hydraulic lift system it's is beyond what you normally see in a mobile base. It works as smoothly as everything else on the saw. If I had to find fault with anything, it would be the puny 4" DC connection they installed on the cabinet. The dust collection would be significantly improved if that was a 5", or maybe 6" hookup. That would also require a considerable DC to power it, and most tools today come with only 4" ports. For what little I've used the saw so far it seems to work OK, but I still think it would be better with a larger port.