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    Table saws with granite table

    My local Sears store has one on clearance marked down from $1099 to $649. Anyone have any experience with this or another saw with a granite table. One concern is that if some one were to drop something heavy it could break the top. Any info would be greatly appreciated.
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    A quality Chinese tool

    It is a repeat of history. Production will move to where costs are the lowest. I am sure the English were saying the same things about the US back in the late 19th century. That said I do wonder how long it will take for the Chinese to produce tools on par with the best the US turned out in the...
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    Mac Tools

    After lurking around this forum for a while and I feel compelled to ask a question. What is up with Mac tools? They are routinely dissed in discussions here. I made my living as a mechanic from the early seventies when I got out of the Navyuntil 1986. I have Snap On boxes because I bought them...
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    Mac vs Matco vs Cornwell vs Snap-on

    All of my wrenches except for some 50's era Craftsman I inherited from A&P dad, are MAC that I purchased in the mid seventies as a neophyte Ford mech. The local MAC dealer was a great guy and the Snap On guy was not. I do have Snap On boxes that I bought used from a guy getting out of the biz. I...
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