Table saw

Richard Puller · Post by **Richard Puller** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 11:00 am

Can anyone recommend a table saw with folding legs, I'm a Plumber, so it would not be used every day, but I'd want a good quality one. About £200+ to spend.

I always find when I'm doing Joinery work I need to rip lenths of wood, I've got chop saws coming out of my ears and they are great.

Also for sheet material, MDF, ply and the likes. As it's not a tool that'll be used every day it needs to be stored.

Many thanks

dewaltdisney · Post by **dewaltdisney** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 11:44 am

Probably a contractor's saw table would be best. These are built to be shifted around and have fold down leg systems. The tables tend to be quite a good size to help with sheet work and they would certainly do the ripping you need.

There are a number of variants and prices but have a search through the usual tool suppliers using this as a search term.

DWD

wf9 · Post by **wf9** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 12:21 pm

How about a table saw/mitre saw?

This way you can have the versatility of a mitre saw with the functionality of a table saw for those unforseen jobs you might have.

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dewaltdisney · Post by **dewaltdisney** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 12:50 pm

This is the sort of thing I meant

http://www.axminster.co.uk/product-Jet- ... -32026.htm

£300 might be too much though???

DWD

big-all · Post by **big-all** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 12:57 pm

sheet material is easier cut using a circular saw an stait edge
to cut using a table saw you need 10 foot before the table then 8ft clear after the table so around 20ft uncluttered run with loads of supports fore and aft and each side

Richard Puller · Post by **Richard Puller** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 1:16 pm

Thanks to you both, that's food for thought.
Regards.
Big d*ck

handyman · Post by **handyman** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 1:43 pm

http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/nav/nav.j ... arch=false

I have this one, and find it very good indeed for the money. Nice deep cut, and a good fence. It has extensions for larger sheets

philmoreslim · Post by **philmoreslim** » Sat Jun 23, 2007 2:51 am

The Ryobi BTS20R sells for $199-229 depending where you live in the country. The favorable expert reviews that its received convinced me to purchase it, and I'm glad I did. A nice feature of this saw is that its portable (has a built-in stand with wheels). To get a better saw, you'd have to spend at least twice as much - which just wasn't worth it to me.

Richard Puller · Post by **Richard Puller** » Wed Jun 27, 2007 1:19 pm

Thanks to all for the replies.

philmoreslim · Post by **philmoreslim** » Fri Jun 29, 2007 3:07 am

Well I wish you luck on whatever you decide to purchase. There are some pretty good table saws of the market that can do the job efficiently, but I would go ahead with the one I recommended earlier to you.