Hello, Fordgate1, I have only just been accepted as a member of this group, but wonder if I could also ask for any information you may have on the Kity 618. We have been looking for a more capable table saw than our 20 plus year, Power Pro from B&Q. I confess that we don't really have a great deal of knowledge about wood working and for most of our lives we have rather muddled our way through projects or had someone in to do the work. The Kity 618 was purchased from eBay and has not yet been collected. From the hundreds that we have looked at though, it seems to be in good condition and from the images doesn't seem to have been abused. We did look at other makes and appreciate that Kity went out of business about 20 years ago. the later 619 and 1069 probably have more functionality but also seem to be a lot more expensive or the ones we have seen have been worked harder or just simply left to the elements.
Our most recent project was to rip out the very old, oak timbers from the barn we have and replace with more modern timbers. We used a combination of chainsaw.... the table saw and circular saws to cut the beams, (Madrier, 225 x 75m), joists (Bastaings 175 x 63) and floorboards (18mm OSB3). Rather than hijack this thread I'll make a new post showing the progress of that project.
Kind regards,
Emma
