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?
Have any size/weight/portability restrictions?
It looks like the Rigid R4560 is the current incarnation of the table saw I have.
It’s hard to go wrong with craigslist if you live in a decently dense area. Worst case, you can always sell it for around what you paid for it.
If you’re going to be cutting large pieces of wood, having a heavy saw will give you more stability. You’re also going to need something to help with indeed and out feed if you’re going to try to cut something like a 2x4.
As an alternative, or potentially a companion, consider a track saw and sawhorses or even a circular saw with something like this. I break down large pieces of wood this way now and then being them to my table saw.
That looks real nice but feels like it’s too expensive for my use. Guess I’ll be shopping used.
I don’t trust myself to cut straight with a track saw, otherwise it sounds like a good idea.
A track saw is rigidly mounted to the track. As long as you clamp the track square, you should be good to go.