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30th January 2017, 03:25 PM #1Intermediate Member
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Budget Table saws
Hi
Was hoping I could get some ideas and some thoughts on three table saws that are in my budget,well nearly.
The first one is the Makita MLT-100 from Bunnings for $619 https://www.bunnings.com.au/makita-1...e-saw_p6240108
I was thinking of going with this one and doing some modifications to the fence and the saw plate.
Is it good for cutting old palings,plywood old pallets and some timber just for some craft and small woodworking projects?
The second one is from Carbatec which is a TS-J315C for $769,trouble is I would have to get it shipped to me where the Makita I can pick up.https://www.carbatec.com.au/machiner...d-code-csb-315
Is the Carbatec saw any good for what I would like to do with it?
The other one is the Scheppach HS-120 for $495,is that a pretty good saw?
W443 | HS120 Table Saw | For Sale Sydney Brisbane Melbourne Perth | Buy Workshop Equipment & Machinery online at machineryhouse.com.au
Any thoughts on them?
I also see this one from Bunnings too
An Ozito 2000W 250mm table saw for $219 https://www.bunnings.com.au/ozito-25...table_p6290539
I think that one might be a bit cheap,but I have had some good tools from Ozito.
My budget is about $750 on a fixed income(pension ) and just want to start making some outdoor tables and chairs and boxes plus pieces of timber for chopping boards and Elk horn plant backing boards.
If you had a choice of these which one would you go for?
I am sort of leaning to the Makita.
I have read all posts on tablesaws and wish I could get a real good one but not at the moment,funds will just not allow it.
Hope you can give me a bit of clarity in this cloudy subject please.
Thanks in advance.
Cheers.
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30th January 2017, 03:54 PM #2
Of those 4, my choice would be the Makita.
It's more than $200 less than the DeWalt, which, in the US, is rated as one of the best jobsite saws. Most reviewers and users rave about the DeWalt's fence, but here in Canada, the DeWalt can be had for less than half what Bunnings is asking. The Makita generally comes 3rd behind a Bosch jobsite saw, but there's not much between 2nd and third.
Dust collection on the Makita, and similar saws, is only so-so. They are designed for connection to a work shop vacuum, but in practice they are best used outside, if you can at all manage it.
The mitre gauge on a jobsite saw is also pretty average. But you will probably build yourself a cross-cut sled anyway Building a small table saw sled
Budget to buy some decent blades. What's supplied with the saw is OK, but not brilliant.
Buying quality cross cut and ripping blades is worth the expense -- but I don't think Bunnings carries anyregards from Alberta, Canada
ian
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30th January 2017, 04:53 PM #3Senior Member
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I have the Makita and have found it to ba a good saw, I couldn't stretch my budget to accommodate a Dewalt/Metabo/Bosch, so picked up one of these when they were on special at Bunnings a while back.
As mentioned above, the mitre gauge is pretty ordinary, and as suggested by Ian, I made a cross-cut sled almost immediately, I also made a zero-clearance insert for ripping small strips (necessary to make the rails for the cross-cut sled), as the standard insert has a pretty wide clearance to allow for mitre cut angles.
I'm yet to make a heavy duty rip-fence, but that's next on my to-do list, the fence isn't very long, so movement at the outfeed side of the blade is pretty standard.
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30th January 2017, 05:34 PM #4SENIOR MEMBER
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Steer clear of the Scheppach, there has been some discussion over the last few years on this forum about the lack of quality of various machines. In fact last week I was getting some tiling done on the new house and I asked how he liked his Scheppach electric tile cutter. Lets just say he was less than complementary.
Ian's comment about blades is a good one. Even if you buy a $2000 saw you will still want to get a better blade than the supplied one. I can recommend Diablo from Bunnings.
I got one for my scms because I stupidly put all my good blades in storage for a house move and couldn't get to them - found the quality of the cut was excellent.
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30th January 2017, 08:52 PM #5Intermediate Member
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Thanks for the replies much appreciated.
If I get the Makita I have seen that you can put a 260mm saw blade in to give it a maximum cutting at 90 degrees 93mm,found that here Makita - 1500w 255mm Table Saw - MLT100 | Total Tools
Has anyone done that?
I will get a top notch blade for it,for general cutting and ripping what would you go with ?
Is the Dewalt DW745-XE a better saw? Bunnings have it for $849???
Thanks again for everyone's help and answers
Cheers
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31st January 2017, 04:01 AM #6Senior Member
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I think the Dewalt is the better option if your budget allows it
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31st January 2017, 04:31 AM #7
That's very difficult to say, as in part it depends on your experience and needs. And how much plastic you're prepared to live with.
But as a guide to popularity and/or value, in my market -- Alberta, Canada -- the different benchtop / jobsite saws retail for
DeWalt DE745 -- $450 CAD
Bosch GTS1031 -- $460 CAD
Bosch 4100-09 -- $840 CAD with gravity stand
DeWalt DE7490 -- $840 CAD with stand
Makita 2705 -- $800 CAD with stand
The Makita MLT100, sometimes described as the smaller sister to the Makita 2705, appears to no longer be available in my market.
You may wish to read some of the reviews, the Lumbrjocks one is from 4 or 5 years ago
Makita MLT100 Tablesaw - Australian Wood Review
Review: Makita MLT 100 not much good about it - by anobium @ LumberJocks.com ~ woodworking community
when I was looking at getting a portable/jobsite saw I thought the $450 CAD DeWalt and Bosch were better valueregards from Alberta, Canada
ian
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Hi
Concerning the Dewalt saw,I see it is a 15 amp plug
I don't have a 15 amp plug in my house or shed and it would cost me a lot to get one,bummer!
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31st January 2017, 12:58 PM #11
Where did you see that it was 15amp? I can't see that mentioned anywhere on the Australian sites.
You weren't looking at specs on a 110V saw on a US or Canadian site were you?Dallas
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31st January 2017, 04:53 PM #12
I agree with Ian - Makita will likely serve you best.
The Carba-tec saw is actually a clone of the Scheppach, yet costs more. That might say it has better components, or it might indicate that Scheppach have dropped their standards of the 80s and 90s.
All the saws will be loud.
Regards from Perth
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31st January 2017, 08:47 PM #13Intermediate Member
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Hi Treecycle
No I found it on an Australian site here: DeWalt Heavy Duty Table Saw DW745-XE 254mm - Bigger Boyz Toyz
It is in the specs bottom of page.
Cheers
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31st January 2017, 08:54 PM #14Intermediate Member
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Derek
Thanks for replying,I am learning so I hope you all will be patient with me.
I think I will go with the Makita,as I can modify it to make it a better one.
I have seen on many forums and internet searches that they had bad switches(power) I hope these don't,mind you that was old posts around 2010.
Thanks again
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