DeWalt earns a few safety points for the Guard Detect system. It’s not inherently safer due to mechanics, but because it forces you to acknowledge you’re working without the guard and pawls in place for each cut. Hopefully, this is a last minute reminder to be extra careful making your cuts.

We don’t always post the point totals when we do a shootout like this because it gets complicated – you have to decide what the important features and performance categories are, determine how much weight each one should hold, and then actually hash out the scores with the team. That said, some of these table saws scored so close to each other that I didn’t feel it was fair to just leave it up to the rankings.

Magnus Walker knows how to build a Porsche to get people like me excited. His STR II build has “Brumos-inspired color scheme, replica Campagnolo wheels and classic wide body stance”. There are the many external modifications, evoking ST and R models of the period. The car has about 280 hp from what began life as a 3.2-liter SC engine with a 915 transmission built by Team VDS. Suspension is thoroughly modernized to cope with the power. Walker’s stated intention was to “build a comfortably streetable race car”.

If you were looking for evidence of Chinese designs on building a modern-day empire, you would have to look no further than Africa: a vast continent whose natural resources – and government borrowing sprees – have helped fuel the engine of China’s economic growth. So goes the conventional logic, at least; yet the reality of [...]

Note that you should expect this set of features to roll out to both AXS and existing DZero power meters between now and April. There’s a few more things up Quarq’s sleeve for April that I think will really gel together what they’re doing on/in the electronic space. It could be really fascinating if they execute it right – potentially one of the more exciting things I’ve seen hinted at for 2019.

While these cars may polarize Porsche purists, we say the community is stronger and richer because of this diversity. So here it is, our list and gallery of the best restomod, outlaw and just crazy cool custom Porches.

Many pads use a protective layer of paint or powder coating to protect the backing plate. This is applied after the friction material is mated with the backing plate. This protects the exposed metal surfaces. Galvanization is a plating process where an outer layer of zinc is applied to the backing plate by electroplating. Zinc does corrodes, but at a much lower rate than steel and acts as a sacrificial layer.

John’s 1968 Porsche 912 is beautiful. John Benton, dedicated to the 4-cylinder 912s that is often overlooked in the shadow of the iconic, flat-six 911. In many ways, the 912 is a true evolution to its predecessor, the Porsche 356. With its skinny tires and 4-cylinder engine, it retained the same nimble driving characteristics that Porsche owners came to expect.  As it sits today, the ’68 912 is powered by one of Benton Performance’s 1.7L twin-spark engines, outfitted with ported heads, an aggressive cam profile, forged pistons on custom rods, and a knife edged crank. To keep everything in order, an ECU mates with a crank-triggered ignition and fuel injection while a re-geared box transmits the power to match John Benton’s driving style. Adjustable spring plates and Konis ensure that the car maintains its composure in the corners while a strut bar and swaybars front and rear allow it to stay planted. Widened steelies often go unnoticed by the untrained eye but allow the wider rubber necessary to keep John on track while he’s giving it his all.

From the feedback just on the Colorado forums alone is very positive in just under 3 months. Only negative is again the DEALER, convincing them to do there job.

Another thing to mention is that our results are hardly conclusive. You could test these saws any number of ways. You could include countless angles, different amounts of force, and test various parts of the blade. You could use different materials, form hot dogs, to bratwursts, to highly-conductive foil insulation. There are endless ways to test these saws, and we only chose a few due to time constraints, number of blades and cartridges at your disposal, and our willingness to sacrifice our hands to the task!

The classic and custom Porsche market is really interesting when you dive into it. There are lots of little niches that I am slowly starting to learn about. You have rich collectors who will pay insane amounts to get their hands on period-perfect Concours levels cars that are stock to the bone. You also have other rich Porsche fans who want to spend equally absurd amounts of money on recreation restomod 911s from shops like Singer and Emory Motorsports, cars that are jaw-droppingly beautiful and have attention to detail that is truly unbelievable. Then there are everyday folk trying to build their own perfect Porsche through backdating, forward dating and even “Outlaw” creations, each car distinctly personal to its owner.

SawStop employs a hard-stopping brake system that engages as the blade is dropped below the table surface.