Quiet table saws

[Richard Oliver Snelson]

I have a Delta Unisaw and never wear ear protection when running it. I
have a very good friend that wore ear protection, reached across the
blade thinking it was off. Lost two fingers. He never used guards. Rich

Delwin D Fandrich wrote:
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Newton Hunt" <nhunt@optonline.net>
> To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: May 02, 2002 5:25 AM
> Subject: Re: Quiet table saws
> 
> > Look for a direct drive (no belt) and get a Freud low noise blade.
> Properly
> > balanced motor and good blade will make a saw nearly inaudible.  Those
> little
> > belt driven saws with router motors are horrid.
> >
> > Newton
> 
> Hmmm?  Most of the small direct drive saws I've encountered have dc
> motors -- i.e., 'router motors' -- and are quite noisy. AC motors (much
> quieter) are used with belt-drive models. The AC motors are generally larger
> for a given power rating and need the extra space.
> 
> A good shop saw using a lot of cast iron -- such as a Delta Unisaw, a
> Powermatic (both of which I've used) or a General (which I've not) -- using
> an AC motor, having an enclosed bottom end, using good segmented belts and
> with a quiet blade is about as quiet as you're going to get.
> 
> Del