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Table Saw recommendation? (lemmy.world)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/woodworking

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What's a good basic table saw? I look at them online and can't really tell much a difference. I'm tempted to just get a harbor freight one but know the fence will probably be loose and other annoyances...

Anyone have a specific recommendation for someone who is only occasionally playing around with simple carpentry?

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The contractor one isn’t that expensive. And it saves on medical bills if an amateur cuts their fingers.

But yeah be a prick about it.

[–] Nomecks 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (3 children)

Yeah it's only a thousand dollars right? Just 3-5x a normal table saw!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

How much is your finger worth then in your opinion?

[–] Nomecks 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The guy asked for a basic table saw. A thousand dollar saw is not basic.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I agree, but I would suggest the guy should be willing to spend the money for safety. If he cannot afford it get a handsaw.

[–] Nomecks 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Surely you can see how silly that is. You can cut your finger off with all kinds of woodworking tools. Does Sawstop make a hand saw? How about chisels?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

You can, but it is less likely. Most likely you draw blood but the would heals normally in a week without needing a doctor

chisles are more dangerious but you normally work away from your body.

[–] Nomecks 1 points 10 months ago (2 children)

You're missing my point: A thousand dollar table saw is not a basic saw. It's not something anyone but a serious wood worker is going to buy unless they're rich. This person is going to buy a used Ryobi because the suggestions in this thread are so dumb. "Go buy a $650 saw! Go buy a $1000 saw!" How is that helpful at all? Do you recommend buying Snap On to your friends who want to turn a few bolts? This thread is a pile of gate keeping by people who either have way too much money or are serious woodworkers. And I'm getting downvoted for calling out this stupidity.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

You are missing the point. table saws are too dangerious to risk the cheap saw. Better to do without. Ther are alternatives that while slower are also cheaper.

i understand this is a lot of money. your fingers are worth it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

This guy works for Delta or something. Or just hates people having fingers.

[–] lemmingabouttoexplode 3 points 10 months ago

In the US, my emergency room bill (just stitches thank god) cost significantly more than the $900 smallest Sawstop.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

When my wife and I bought ours it was only 1.5x a comparable (similar motor/blade spec) DeWalt/Bosch, maybe 2x a comparable Delta. The only saws available at 1/5 the price were on Craigslist.

Yeah, it's more, but as hobbyists we figured we were (1) more likely to make a painful (and costly) mistake than a professional who's working with the thing day in and day out and (2) less likely to be able to restore/maintain a used saw of unknown age, provenance, condition, etc. Worth it for us, and IMO probably for most serious amateurs.