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Thread: Table Saw help

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    Default Table Saw help

    Hi all,

    I know this has been asked to death (as i have read several threads about this very topic) but i'm after a Table Saw recommendation.

    I'm just getting into woodworking more seriously now that i have some room/time. I have made a few small things (bird feeder, toy box wooden drinks cooler) but i am now looking at making some furniture.

    Iv had a look around the web and have come up with a couple of options.

    Money permitting i would get the Saw stop contractors saw for $2700 but I'm not rich. Bellow are a few others I'm looking at but IO'm unsure what to go with. Also if you have any table saws/contractor saws that you would recommend that would be fantastic.
    https://www.totaltools.com.au/brands...sstcns36tglide
    https://www.totaltools.com.au/121087...-250mm-tsc250h
    https://www.totaltools.com.au/evolut...ble-saw-rage5s

    Cheers

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    I have the Saw stop contractor with the t guide. Great saw, accurate fence, better quality than carbatec. I think i spent 5minutes squaring the fence to the blade. Everything feels solid. The lift wheel and tilt wheel is a little cheap but does the job. The blade though is garbage, cheap. Id replace that. I bought a diablo to replace that. CMT make a good blade too I reccomend the saw stop mobile base and thats it. Dont buy anything else as I think its not necessary and its a rip off. You can make your own dust panel collection etc. If you go to carbatec direct, and play hard ball you'll might be able to get 5%... its better than nothing.

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    You need to decide if you want the blade safety features of the SawStop or not. If you don't there are lots of saws such as hybrids or low-end cabinet saws which will give you a cut as good or better than the SawStop for less money. Given you're in Adelaide, you can get a nice Leda Machinery saw for $1000 less than the SawStop with similar features - you can even choose a left-tilt or right-tilt saw to suit your preference. (Leda are based in Plympton, SA.)

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    So the two biggest things for me are a good accurate fence, as the one i have is rubish. And the ability to use dado blades. I dont want a cheap rubish saw that will need upgrading/replacing in a few years. It will be sitting in the same spot in my garage most of the time. 3 phase power is out of the question but im sure i could get a sparky to get me some 15 amp power points if required.

    Safety features of the saw stop is a plus but for $1500 i cant really justify it. Especially since i found the sherwood contractor saw is only $1300.

    Has anyone had any experience with this saw?

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    I have the Sherwood,

    at 3HP it has sufficient power. That said, the first motor died and it took just shy of 3 months to get that sorted.
    It's been fine since then.

    The fence takes a fair bit of work to set accurately, but it can be done.
    It also takes quite a bit of effort to get the blade parallel to the mitre slots, loosen trunnion bolts, tap, tap, tap, measure, re-tighten, measure and repeat until it's where you want it - allow several hours.

    The blade it is supplied with is just terrible, so you will need to buy a decent blade.
    The mitre gauge is worse than the supplied blade.

    For the price it isn't a bad saw, a bit fiddly to setup, but you aren't purchasing a machine with the engineering and quality of the saw stop.
    If I was doing it again, I'd go for the saw stop, and it wouldn't be because of the safety features.

    Hope this helps.

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    My Men's shed has the saw stop contractors saw, we've had it for at least three years, maybe longer. I helped assemble it and when we bought it we also bought cast iron wings; probably the single best thing we added. It can take Dado system, we have one and it works very well. You will also require the dado extra wide brake thingy.

    The sawstop contractors saw is very well made, excellent fence and very usable wheel kit. The motor is a bit on the small size at 1,491W and certainly struggles on long rip cuts, really struggles if you are cutting deep rip cuts; one just slows down and takes time. For ripping it is excellent. There is a right angle steel beam on the outfeed side, which is excellent for attaching an elongated outfeed table; which we have done. After a few years of some really hard use, the Sawstop unit we have is still running very well.

    My brother bought the Sherwood unit you are contemplating, I concur 100% with Jeffen. I picked up the saw for my brother and together we assembled it, bit of a bother to get things dead accurate. However, once set up correctly and in my brother's case using a sled, it is bang on the money, cut after cut. He also has a router table on one end. Cast iron wings would have been better, hence my brothers use of a sled. The saw has an excellent 2,237W motor, cuts pretty much anything as easy as. Rips very comfortably, certainly much easier than the sawstop; as it should as it has 50% more power.

    Dust collection on the Sherwood unit is better than the sawstop in that it is a centrally located chute under the table, restricted by being a bit close to the floor, but it is certainly a cleaner saw dust wise underneath than the Sawstop unit.

    I would suggest you contemplate any saw that has cast iron wings, or the ability to be upgraded to cast iron wings. Or, as my brother has done, contemplate using a sled.

    https://www.google.com/search?q=sled...FQzLxEbvHT3FM:

    Mick.

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    Every saw you buy will need some kind of setting up to cut accurately.

    Its recommended that you periodically check the fence to ensure you're still on the money. So don't just assume that because you're spending the money on a Saw stop that you'll get accuracy. What you are paying for is the finger saving tech.

    You'll find that as a beginner almost anything will help you out, just make sure you learn how to use it safely.

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