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   FastEddie1 | Jan 27, 2005 10:53pm | #1

   More thaqn enough power.  I have a MK that has a side grinder motor, probably in tyhe 1 hp range buy I don't know.  Works very well.  I looked at one of the bigger saws, with a belt drive to the blade, and it was nice, but dang it was heavy.  Next time I buy a tile saw, I will put more emphasis on the table size and the overall qualirty of the swqw than the size of the motor and/or blade.

    

   I'm sorry, I thought you wanted it done the right way.

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   Sancho | Jan 28, 2005 12:59am | #2

   Yea it will definately do the job. I to went for a smaller 3/4 hp saw because of the weight and mobility...Im getting older 

    

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   superwork | Jan 28, 2005 01:17am | #3

   WOAAAAAAA . Easy Tim the tool man Taylor , thats more than enough power .

   Mike - Foxboro , Mass . GO PATRIOTS

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   MG911 | Jan 28, 2005 01:34am | #4

   Sounds like I won't need to worry about running out of juice. You are all correct though, this is a heavy sucker.

   Came with a diamond blade and stand too...

   M.

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   HeavyDuty | Jan 28, 2005 07:00am | #5

   You are talking about a Honda 4-stroke 2 1/2 HP?

   I wouldn't go anything less. :)

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   joeh | Jan 28, 2005 07:11am | #6

   Like this?

   http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=46225

   Joe H

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   ikor | Jan 28, 2005 01:35pm | #7

   A very informative article on horsepower ratings of tile saws. All "horsepower" is not equal.

   http://www.johnbridge.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2672

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   Mooney | Jan 28, 2005 06:41pm | #9

   http://www.johnbridge.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2672

   Thanks for that , but it depressed me .

   I paid pretty big bucks for a 1 1/2 horse MK. That saw is pretty much the standard around here as being a pro saw . I wont get into the other brand becuse I dont know enough about it, but its used probably just as much..

   On this expensive saw I looked and the motor is only saw duty. Where a duty of J was listed as good , it had an H. At leat it was listed.

   My compressors were listed as continuous. mmmm 

   Well, Ive used the saw quite a bit and it has done a good job. Thinking back I dont cut for long periods and the horsepower is more than adequate for normal tiles . Best I remember it doesnt even load up the motor. I havent tried brick ir granite though.

   On the other site posted we find a much larger motor on a very cheap saw compared to what I paid. Says its a brick saw too. Now I wonder how that motor gets its power ? Im wondering if its a trick as mentioned to draw 30 amps on a 15 amp circuit 110 circuit.

   I really appreciate the reading as it helps in the future rateing other motors . I have known for quite some time that a motor on a sears compressor that says its 4 hp is bull sh^t, when my Emglo 1 1/2 horse out does it handily. Same thing with table saws. I have a sears 3 1/2 hp table saw[12 inch]  that is powerful, but not more than my 2 hp delta which has a Baldor motor. The factory cord on the baldor is twice as big as the factory cord on the sears.

   Ive always thought it would be interesting to run a motor in question on load while someone else was running an amp meter on it for draw.

   Tim Mooney

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   ikor | Jan 29, 2005 01:35am | #11

   Tim;

   That opened my eyes as well. I had never really thought about what we all "know"...namely that this or that "4hp" tool motor is BS when we compare it to a different and "less powerful" one that easily outworks it under maybe even more stringent conditions. Before that read, I never really undersood why. Not all that sure I do now, but I sure have a better handle on the situation than before.

   The little MK will get the job done, and it is certainly a lot easier to carry and set up than something like, say, my Felker TileMaster! The Baldor motor alone on it weighs probably 70-80 pounds...whole unit is about 110-120lb.

   You are right that it would be veeeeerrry interesting to see some details on actual loads and "horsepower" versus the claims for various tools.

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   MG911 | Jan 28, 2005 07:24pm | #10

   Yes...that was exactly the saw under a different brand name.  Considering the price, I'm not expecting this to perform like a brand name tool but hope to get a few good years out of it.

   I don't have a masonry backround so can somebody explain the angle cutting guide that you see in the picture? Mine came with the same one and it looks like it would be used for bevel cutting as opposed to cutting a tile diagonaly (corner to corner).

   Mike

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   SteveInCleveland | Jan 28, 2005 05:30pm | #8

   Is it a Binford?