Thread: Tablesaw upgrade

I visit the usual suspects & check the machines.

carbatec
hare & forbes
ect.

Any of the decent machines you won't regret the move.

cheers

After my Triton there was the el-cheapo tablesaw which was a huge step in a positive direction.

Spent a couple of days "tuning" the thing and half an hour before each use doing the same (I had to move it every time and it would have preferred that I didn't do that it would seem!) I made sleds and jigs and had a great time with it but eventually got tired of shimming everything back in place and adjusting the nasty fence and checking the warp in the table every time I wanted to use it.

For not MUCH more money I bought THE JET which turned out to be a VERY expensive decision.

It was such a pleasure just to own, that one by one all the other bits of non-white equipment, have been or will be sold to good homes to replaced by JET models.

I have no time to play with them because of all the hours I have to work to pay for them but they are better than I'll ever need, and should last a while methinks.

"Just Do It !"

Thanks. I feel the same. Its only that I feel the noise that Triton puts out could be a little annoying to my fellow neighbours.
If there was such a thing as a quiet circular saw I would invistigate it. A pro woody I know told me he was buying a new makita drop saw that had a quiet motor. He said it had to be in his line of work. I have not followed it up as yet.

Anywho, I am saving for the 2004 wood show and yes I do have my eye on either the Jet, Delta or even maybe the Powermatic.

Thanks again for your thoughts.

interesting thread - i want to put 45degree mitre on all side of 600x200x19mm using the triton, having some problems so either its the bevel ripping guide or one of the less expensive table saws like the ryobi.
Table saw should handle easily ???

Thanks
Tony

I have the same trouble with my bevel ripping guide.
Its ok for small miters or small doors but I can only imagine how much easier and safer it would be to keep the timber flat and angle the blade.

Tony, not sure if those little tablesaws can have their fence set right out to 600mm for your widest side of the workpiece?
You would have to find a way to clamp a fence out at that distance??

I guess if the piece is only 600x200 though, you could guide it fairly safely using the miter gauge to make that cut.

DONT go for the small cheap saws. I have a mate with one of those little Ryobi saws and I am not very impressed. I thought my cheap Timbecon 10" saw had a bad fence but the Ryobi is way worse. It also has quite a few other "issues" including the table size Dean mentions.

If you can possibly afford it, save up for a way better machine such as the one at GPW for $699 which looks to have a reasonable fence (you could prob haggle a better price). If you really want something that would last you, go up to one like GPW's $975 unit This has a real good fence and looks to be a solid saw.

(btw: No, I don't get commission from GPW - I have just heard that they are great to deal with and have good gear/backup)

i think i'll give the bevel ripping guide a try, if that fails then i can see myself the proud owner of the $699 GPW if I can find one in South Oz to check out.

Looks like I'm gonna be making LOTS of MDF and pine sawdust in the coming weeks practicing

cheers

Tony