SawStop Industrial Cabinet Saw 3HP (ICS31230-TGI236, 36" T-Glide)Professional

This is the heavy-duty SawStop for a busy shop or one that runs the saw hard all day. It suits pros, schools, and production settings that want the safety brake on a saw built like a tank. Home woodworkers who do not need that mass and duty cycle are usually better served by the PCS.

• It is built like a tank, around 635 pounds, and runs quiet with almost no vibration
• Factory fit and finish are excellent, with blade and miter slot dialed in tight
• The dust-collection blade guard grabs nearly all the above-table dust
• Three horsepower never runs short, and it tends to have fewer motor headaches than the 5HP

• The included extension table feels flimsier than some owners expect
• A few felt a recent unit did not fully live up to the industrial billing
• The 5HP versions have known start-capacitor wear, which nudges buyers to the 3HP
• It is heavy, big, and pricey, and overkill for most home shops next to the PCS

Runs any 10-inch blade and an 8-inch dado stack up to 29/32 inch with the dado brake cartridge and insert. Works with SawStop overarm dust collection, router tables, and outfeed tables, converts to a 52 inch rip with longer rails, and rolls on the SawStop industrial mobile base.