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SawStop PCS31230-TGP252 3-HP Professional Cabinet Saw Assembly with 52-Inch Professional T-Glide Fence System Review

SawStop PCS31230-TGP252 3-HP Professional Cabinet Saw Assembly with 52-Inch Professional T-Glide Fence System Review

Pushing Woodworking Technology to a Whole New Level
SawStop PCS31230-TGP252 3-HP Professional Cabinet Saw Assembly with 52-Inch Professional T-Glide Fence System Review

Product Name: SawStop PCS31230-TGP252 3-HP Professional Cabinet Saw Assembly with 52-Inch Professional T-Glide Fence System

Product Description: SawStop Table Saw

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Currency: US

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  • 9.8/10
    Rating - 9.8/10
9.8/10

Summary

The SawStop PCS31230-TGP252 3-HP Professional Cabinet Saw Assembly with 52-Inch Professional T-Glide Fence System is a must-have for enthusiasts and professional woodworkers alike. The safety features packed into SawStop table saws are enough to consider this product over others, but there’s so much more including performance, mobility and more that makes this cabinet saw stand out from the rest.

SawStop continues to push the envelope as their continually recognized for introducing some of the most innovative and safest power tools ever. This is a bold statement, but they back it up with features you just don’t find in other table saws. Safety is second to none, and with woodworkers understanding this they’ve now realized what it takes to be considered among the best.

The SawStop PCS31230-TGP252 3-HP Professional Cabinet Saw Assembly with 52-Inch Professional T-Glide Fence System features all you want in a table saw, and so much more. Built for rugged professional woodworkers, but easy enough to understand for your average enthusiast makes this a must buy for any shop. With efficiency, power, safety, durability and much more noted within, it’s easy to see why it’s become a best-seller.

More Practicality with a Mobile Base

It’s hard to imagine any power tool coming in over 400-pounds as being mobile, but integrated with a mobile base the SawStop 3-HP Professional Cabinet Saw is. Outfitted with two pivoting and two stationary casters you’ll be able to move with what would look to be an impossible chore with ease. Extend the mobility with an optional mobile base MB-PCS-IND which gives you a lift capacity of 1000-pounds along with pivoting casters and a hydraulic piston lift.

This cabinet table saw offers much more than mobility as you’ll come to appreciate the amazing dust collection system. Outfitted with a 4-inch dust port that gives you a 99% dust free work area as it works both underneath and above the table by sucking up any, and all particles.

If You Value Your Fingers, there’s Not Much to Consider

SawStop pushed the envelope when they introduced their outlook on safety. With the ability to detect, activate, and reset, your fingers and other body parts will soon appreciate the innovative technology packed into the SawStop PCS31230-TGP252 3-HP Professional Cabinet Saw. Safety define in the lockout switch, hands-free shutoff, and of course, SawStop’s own safety system.

This all starts with the blade that features an automatic detection system which detects blade contact with any part of the skin. The blade itself detects electrical signals from the body which has unique properties which causes the brake to engage which stops the blade in 1/200th of a second.

Specs and Features

  • Weight: 515-pounds
  • 52-inch T-Glide fence system
  • 3-HP, 13-amp motor
  • Enclosed cabinet for storing accessories
  • 220-volt
  • 10-inch blade diameter
  • 5/8-inch arbor
  • Maximum cutting depth: 3-1/8 inches
  • Maximum cutting depth @45-degrees: 2-1/4 inches
  • 4-inch dust port
  • 1-year limited manufacturer warranty
  • Can use both 10-inch standard blades and 8-inch dado sets

Pros

  • Versatile with various blades and dado sets
  • Minimal, if any kickback
  • Exceptional customer and tech service
  • Easy to move with the mobile base attached
  • Great dust collection system
  • Efficient braking system
  • Safety, superior to other table saws
  • Simple to understand installation instructions
  • Quit operation

Cons

  • Lower quality extension table

Verdict

The SawStop PCS31230-TGP252 3-HP Professional Cabinet Saw Assembly with 52-Inch Professional T-Glide Fence System is a must-have for enthusiasts and professional woodworkers alike. The safety features packed into SawStop table saws are enough to consider this product over others, but there’s so much more including performance, mobility and more that makes this cabinet saw stand out from the rest.

The issues surrounding the lower build quality of the extension table are easily overlooked when considering the pros. Out of the box, installation is simple which does not require 2-people, and when in use, you’ll make best use of features which is what SawStop intended.