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I could user a book like this. I almost lost a couple of fingertips a few years ago-watch out for those knots. Hello from the little state of RI

If you listen real close, you can tell when the sander is at peak operating performance.

I think my only beef with the online version vs hard copy is, many of the references in the online version refer back to the hard copy version. An example of this is when you hit a link with the FWW icon, and it says you need to be a member to view the .pdf file. But if you look further, it will also say "From Fine Woodworking #xxx". Since I have been a subscriber for a number of years, all I need to do is pull the issue it was in. Why pay the extra for the membership, if you are going to recirculate information from previous issues. My view has always been, if you are aready subscribing to the hard copy, the online membership should be part of it, but only to the extent you were a subscriber. My meaning to this is, if you have been a subscriber (hard copy) for 2 years, you have acces to the online articles that refer to those 2 years. If you want something beyond that, you need either the membership, or pay for the articles.

I used to own an old, 24 inch, 13 amp, Delta, that I used for over 20 years. Mind you it was not that I liked it. It was the only small table saw I could get at the time. The rip fence was impossible to set straight, from day one. Over time, it got worse, to the point, where I would set up the fence, then C-clamp the back end in place, before I could tighten down the front end. The blade cover was a rectangular piece of metal, with 4 screws, that the threads stripped out of during the 3rd year. I was forever rethreading the holes. The tilt would sag after a couple of minutes of use, so you always needed to recheck it. The blade rose on a pivot point. This meant that when you raised the blade, the highest point was always moving forward, making it difficult to know if you really have it set up right. To make matters worse, it didn't really have that much power, so if you were sawing any hardwoods, it would constantly bog down.
Once I didn't need a small saw anymore, I couldn't wait to get rid of it, and bought a cabinet saw. The difference is like night and day. The saw is acurate, cuts like a charm, tilts like it should, and is actually much quieter than my old clunker.
The portable saws have their usefulness, but it will never live up to a full size saw.