This was 100% the best explanation I have ever seen on the “what table saw” debate. Awesome job my man.

Thanks for the very honest video. Its refreshing to see someone this your experience not telling a new woodworker that they need to go buy a $2000 table saw before they can even get started. I am also a new woodworker and started with a dewalt Jobsite saw and a track saw. I had the opportunity and space to get a cabinet saw and love it. But the cabinet saw really can't do more than I could with my little Jobsite saw. The difference is I know the cabinet saw is straight and true every time I use it. Wherewith my little Dewalt I was always readjusting and measuring. I also can feed thick stock much faster through the cabinet saw. However, I made terrific furniture with my little Dewalt and with patience and attention to detail anyone can use a less expensive saw and make almost anything they desire.

@tvm2209

3 жыл бұрын

if money was not an issue and you were just getting into woodwork, knowing what you know now, would you have got the cabinet saw or jobsite saw?

Absolutely the best explanation about the deference of table saws, it helps me a lot. Thanks so much!

@wortheffort

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks

The most in depth video I could find on this. Thanks for taking the time to explain everything! Liked and subscribed

This is the first time I’ve watched one of your videos… I’m really enjoying the information you convey. You’re answering a lot of questions that I feel stupid asking some of my friends who are much more knowledgeable. Thank you for a great video…I’ll be back to watch them all!

@wortheffort

4 жыл бұрын

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That was a fantastic explanation! I'm very thankful for learning all about the different levels/kinds. You are a great teacher.

I've had a Delta 1.5 horse contractor saw for 16 years. It has served me pretty good. Only the occasional bog down and breaker trip cutting thick hardwood. I am redoing my shop and am a pretty serious hobbyist. Two of the items on the long list of things I want to accomplish with redoing my shop is much better dust management and more power from my table saw. After much research I was set on a Sawstop PCS. Then a Grizzly G0690. Then a Delta Unisaw. Well, about 2 hours ago I ordered a Laguna Fusion F3. A cabinet saw isn't for everyone just like a jobsite saw isn't for everyone. Really enjoyed this video. It is chock full of common sense and accurate info. Thanks.

@wortheffort

4 жыл бұрын

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I have had a blue jet contractor saw for a long time and it has never had a problem now Getting a jet cabinet saw

This will become my new hobby (switching from photography which also is a high cost pursuit), and you have convinced me to get a contractor saw. I will probably never earn up to the capacity but it's nice to feel that you are in control. Thank you for sharing!

@wortheffort

4 жыл бұрын

Make some sawdust.

Terrific video on the range of table saws with a common-sense perspective. Have had all three: contractor, cabinet and job-site. My previous home workshop included a Powermatic 66 cabinet saw which was way overkill for what I did, but loved the accuracy, build quality and it was a joy to use. Now years later since moving, my home workshop is the half-garage version so everything has to be compact and/or mobile. Now have a Bosch jobsite saw on wheels ... and it does a first-class job, although for some cuts I really miss the larger table of the cabinet type machine. But I do agree that the better job-site saws have come along way and are likely a more than adequate choice for many home woodworkers or smaller shops.

Thank you so much for this valuable video.

This has been super helpful. Thank you so much!

Great Video explaining the various table saws. Very well done, keep up the good teachings and knowledge sharing. I have seen videos where folks have gone and built their table saws using baltic birch plywood and have good level of accuracy like a contractor saw. My worry would be if the place where the saw is located and got wet I would thing it would end up going in the fireplace after it has been soaking for a while.

I recently threw my jobsite saw in the trash. I wish I had seen this video before I purchased it. You just taught me more about table saws than my lecturer did at college☺👍

@wortheffort

5 жыл бұрын

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Thankyou for your insights sir, Im looking at saws right now, its a blinking nightmare trying to decide where to start with my first saw. You have definately helped me out.

Yes thank you I'm about to buy one , sadly I will have to wait to watch it keep up the work mate

I went with a Delta contractor saw with lots of cast iron table extensions. It’s pretty darn heavy and I would not want to bring it back and forth to a job site , I used to be a contractor back in the day , but it has wheels and can easily be rolled just outside the garage for better dust management. So far I have no complaints. I just bought an 8 inch dado for it. A contender was the Dewalt job site saw. Your videos are very very good. Thanks.

😂 I just bought my daughter an electric piano, and it got me thinking about these saws. The Jobsite saw is the equivalent of a 61 key electronic keyboard. The Contractor saw a 88 key electric piano with full hammer feel key board. The cabinet saw, a real grand piano. She got a the contractor version. 😂 As for me, finding this video comes at the perfect time. I’m looking for a saw, was thinking a contractor saw was what I need, will be building custom cabinets for my basement finish. After watching this video, I think I’ll save some cash and get the best job saw I can afford. Thanks for the information, very well explained and given with great detail. 👍

@Alexander-dt8sk

3 жыл бұрын

Nice analogy!

This video is so helpful. Thanks so much!

Great no nonsense review ! I am somewhere between job site saw and upper contract saw , I want to do small boxes and make my own canvases for painting and make small cabinet for around the shop and art projects.

Very comprehensive overview. Helps to organize the table saw world into a useful framework

Great job for the new woodworker explaining the options, advantages, disadvantages, etc. Like WB Fine Woodworking, I bought a Craftsman contractor saw in 1977 and have built a lot of furniture with it and I agree the fence did have accuracy issues but it allowed me to get started (don't think they had job saws back then; at least I don't recall). It also had another disadvantage because of the motor size, it was not easy to cut 10/4 and 12/4 "hard" maple, not "soft" maple which is more abundant today. So I do have a Delta cabinet saw which I bought a number of years ago that I have modified with a riving knife ( as you've said VERY IMPORTANT FOR ANY SAW TO HAVE); 3 hp, 220 volt. But for making bed posts, table tops, etc. this saw saves the day. With an out feed cabinet there is not much I can't do by myself, even for an "old guy" like me. Anyway you gave a great overview for the beginning woodworker so they can make a more informed decision. Keep up the good work! Regards, Bill

@wortheffort

5 жыл бұрын

Sounds like an ideal setup.

I just bought a new 5hp cabinet saw and what a pleasure to use after 10 yrs of the orange hybrid saw. Yes it is an investment but everything is that you want to enjoy. After a year I won’t think about the money spent but I sure will enjoy walking into my shop and see it waiting there for me to enjoy.

@wortheffort

5 жыл бұрын

totally jealous. Make a lot of sawdust with it.

@ronh9384

5 жыл бұрын

2 Shoes Congrats! 10” or 12” blade?

@2shoestoo

5 жыл бұрын

Ron H 10” contemplated a 12” but it would definitely be over kill for the things I do also have many 10” blades and dado blades for a 10”

Nice review. For me the problem with contractor table saws is the accuracy, fence, dust collection and dado blades.

I want to thank you for this video... I was truly struggling with which piece of equipment to buy next for my wood working shop... Problems are that I am now on a fixed income that isnt much. Fortunately my wife has always been the bread winner so my income just kind of goes into the farm for repairs and what not.. I cant work a regular 9 to 5 but we need more income for discretionary spending and to put toward retirement.. I figured why not start a little wood working business... I know i need a band saw for some of the projects I want to do but when I seen the price of the table saws,, well I have to save for a couple months to buy even a job site saw.. So this really helped me... I think with the tools I already have,, It makes more sense to me to buy the band saw first,,, then I could get the shop up and running. Then buy the table saw down the road when orders start rolling in and I need to do more of a production style setting... Thank you for your honesty..

Clear and concise. Very informative. Great video. Thank you.

@wortheffort

5 жыл бұрын

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Just bought a jobsite saw. The first half of this video, I started getting crazy buyer's remorse. Watching the rest of the video made me feel really good about my purchase lol

Best video about table saw on line. Bravo & thanks

I went from that Dewalt to a 90's Delta contractors saw (34-444). The Delta can be found used for under $200 fairly often. Difference was night and day, so much quieter, smoother, more accurate. I do a lot of production parts and can keep very good accuracy with the stock fence. I would recommend a used 90's era contractor saw over buying a newer Dewalt if you don't need the extra portability of a jobsite saw.

Excellent and thorough overview of the different types of saws!

@wortheffort

4 жыл бұрын

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Thank you I as well prefer a band saw as I mostly do turning but you never know when might expand my hobby

@wortheffort

4 жыл бұрын

yep, can do a lot.

Thank you so much!. Very good explained.

@wortheffort

4 жыл бұрын

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Due to a need for having it on-site and a restricted budget, I bought a Kobalt Jobsite table saw to fix a botched floor installation at my Father-in-Law's house. I bought one of the previous year's models that had a dual-latch fence, feed-out extension, and a 30" right rip capacity. Wasn't expecting much, just needed something to cross cut/rip laminate flooring/baseboards/thresholds and a little dadoing. But gotta admit I was pleasantly surprised at how nicely this saw did the job! The blade was pretty damn true out of the box. The fence, when locked down, stayed put. And the table was surprisingly flat. Is it as good as a cabinet saw?...Of course not. But this will do for quite a while...allowing me to spend my $$ elsewhere to equip my shop when I move to a bigger space.

This was a very helpful video. Thank you

if i pick and choose what i listen to in this video, you absolutely tell me to buy a cabinet saw. id like to edit this video and show it to my wife!!! thanks for the good information! i am looking, and there is a lot to understand b4 i buy one. this is helpful!

Excellent !!!!!!!! Just what I needed !!!!!!!!!!Thanks a lot !!!!!!!!!!!

Thank you for the tips. I was going to downsize and get rid of my contractors saw and get a job site saw, but now I will just keep the contractors saw.

@wortheffort

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, and ya, keep it if it works, serves need and is paid for.

Great topic and agree with all your comments. I like several other guys have a 40 year old Craftsman contractor saw. I have never had a writhing knife on a saw but understand its importance. When I had my one and only kick back event, no physical injury, I realized that I needed to replace the fence. I went with the Very Super Cool Tools t-square fence. Great fence with great accuracy and NO kick backs since. I wish they still made heavy saws like this now at the price range I got it for on sale. Beginners would be able to afford these saws for their garage shops! Please continue to teach your way to help all woodworkers.

@wortheffort

5 жыл бұрын

Old Iron really is the best built stuff.

@MichaelBrown-kk6ck

Жыл бұрын

Hope it's not a writhing knife. You want it to stay still relative to the blade. You want a riving knife.

Seriously though this is the best explanation of the pros and cons to the various types of table saws I have ever seen.

@wortheffort

3 жыл бұрын

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Great topic, very useful information, great delivery, enjoyed tremendously!

@wortheffort

5 жыл бұрын

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Hi, Just found your video, and you just confirmed my doubts about buying my first table saw. For me, it has to be a cabinet saw for accuracy and repetition to meet my expectaions. Great oration, explaining what you get and what to expect from the different level units available. I just have to research into which make and model is avalable. Keep it up.

@wortheffort

4 жыл бұрын

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Excellent video! Thanks for this.

@wortheffort

4 жыл бұрын

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Always worth the effort!

I like your attitude. real. honest.

@wortheffort

4 жыл бұрын

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Awesome awesome video. You can find contractor saws for around the $200 fairly easily. They may take some rust removal and a little tuning up but many people have them just sitting in the back of the shop. You’re totally right about not having the safety features on them though

@wortheffort

5 жыл бұрын

Ya, that's my first stop.

A good quality compact table saw and a good quality track saw, such as a Makita, Mafell, Kreg or whatever kind fits the budget can do it all and, versus a big cabinet shop table saw, save a good chunk of funds for other woodworking equipment.

I got the new Craftsman job sight saw and love it

I've built a hell of a lot of cabinets with that little dewalt.

Worththe I learned a lot from this video. Thank you.

@wortheffort

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks

Thank you for sharing your wisdom

@wortheffort

4 жыл бұрын

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The PROBLEM with inaccurate equipment/ tools is that the joy of woodworking becomes a chore. I also find myself twisting my body and arm to counter the inaccuracies during the cuts and then realise I am placing myself in danger. Accuracy is Safety and Sanity. Peace to all👍. Nice video

@oldmanpatriot1490

3 жыл бұрын

This was a perfect comment.. I dont want to fight the project I am building.. I want the joy of creating something nice and not have to fiddle with it till Im blue in the face.. Then if you get frustrated fooling around with an inaccurate tool,, thats when the chances of losing fingers goes through the roof... Not to mention the price of wood these days,, who can afford inaccurate cuts?? but the joy of wood working,, if thats lost,,, why even do it...

@ronwilliams329

3 жыл бұрын

@@oldmanpatriot1490 Yes Sir! I hate it when woodworking makes one work or cuss. I cured that disease a long time ago by learning how to fine tune my miter saw, table saws and planers. Everyone new to woodworking should also purchase some good high quality squares, digital calipers, a dial indicator or two and an inclinometer/angle gauge. With these you can make a decent tool a great tool and cuss much less! One of the best things you can do with your table saw is to make a sled - one small and one large. Dividends paid to you are enormous if you take the time to make it right!

Nice explanations. Differentiating the different types was informative and useful.

@wortheffort

5 жыл бұрын

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Yup, I feel much better about getting a jobsite saw. Thank you

@wortheffort

4 жыл бұрын

It'll serve your needs. Make sure you use the riving knife.

I really appreciate your ability to differentiate personal preference from practical reality.

@wortheffort

4 жыл бұрын

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You sir, are a gem

A riving knife is nice but a splitter works well also, it just is a fixed height and does not go up and down with the blade. This is what I have on my PM 66. It was purchased from Craigslist with a new motor, upgraded fence and a table extension for $350, working perfectly. I added the top blade guard and splitter for about $150. A precision miter head and some odds and ends brings the total to ballpark of $650 all in. Good deals are out there and they can be safe saws but without the SawStop feature. I likely would have been well served with a mid level saw but a new one of those would have cost more than the cabinet saw I have now.

The best explanation there is!

I also build things on my channel and I just bought that same dewalt saw. This was a very informative video. I do fabrication in my videos and had a kickback due to using an old saw without a knife or guard It was scary. Your channel is great. New sub here!

@wortheffort

5 жыл бұрын

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Excellent video. Thanks!

@wortheffort

4 жыл бұрын

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Great info thanks!

@wortheffort

4 жыл бұрын

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Great video. I own a Dewalt Dw 7491. Good saw but will upgrade when I move and have room for a better table saw. This video did help in deciding my next purchase. It will be my last so it has to be a great saw not just good. Brand and style will be determined at time of purchase. Thanks for all the info. Good luck with your sawstop.

@wortheffort

4 жыл бұрын

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First person I've seen talk about table top flatness!

@wortheffort

4 жыл бұрын

Most peoples tops don't flex.

Excellent explanation! I learned on an old full size Delta, but have the same DW745 that you show here. The worst feature, to my mind, is the short infeed. I have a shop made adjustable vertical sawhorse that I use for infeed when needed. The outfeed is easier in just make some other table of the same height. I made a stand that slightly extends both sides and back and eventually will put some folding wings on it for sides and outfeed. But not happy with the short infeed. I really like the riving knife feature. Better than the full size older Delta because it moves up and down with the blade, so you can use it most of the time, and no changing it out all the time. A reason not to have a full size table saw is if your wiring won't accommodate it. Small shop, regular house wiring, so the jobsite saw is ideal there. That's my situation. The other disadvantage to this saw is no Dado blade, but I have a good 1/8" blade that is ok for some grooves, finger joints, etc. Because it's 1/8" inch, easy to calculate most things. I'd rather break down large sheets of plywood with a track saw. So easy, and there are decent ones now that don't cost so much as the Festool.

@wortheffort

5 жыл бұрын

Ya that infeed is a handicap for fine work.

I agree for me I loved my rigid jobsite saw but at the time I upgraded because of accuracy I was going for the contractor saw. When it came time to purchase i received an inheritance so that's when i decided on the cabinet saw. If it was for the inheritance i would still have a smaller format. You made great points on all the different saws thanks for the videos.

@wortheffort

5 жыл бұрын

I"m sure your family member would've approved the decision.

@TheBoardWoodworker

5 жыл бұрын

@@wortheffort yup my mom told me to do what made me happy so I got a 20 inch powermatic planer a 6 inch jointer both helical a pm3000 a box 14 and oneida dust collection. So I guess I did what mom asked me to do

Man you hit the nail on its head in this video ,im at the point where the accuracy is driving me nuts with hardwoods lately, what do you think of the new smaller version of sawstop

Thanks for telling it like it is!

@wortheffort

3 жыл бұрын

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This is an absolutely great video. I've been using a DW745 like yours for the past year and I enjoyed your explanation of how it really works and is put together. I do find it's a very admirable machine for it's portability (I haul it up from the basement when I need it) and accuracy for "one-off" projects. I did come to an independent realization that its accuracy for cross cuts or tapers where I have to use the miter slots are not that accurate due to the inherent nature of the table top itself. Rip cuts I do find it's a very good saw--I use a card table for out-feed and a roller for in-feed. In short, many people use this job-site saw b/c one can get surprisingly good results with it. Many people discover they like woodworking and upgrade also. But after watching this I doubt I've ever bother upgrading (or getting a Harley or bass boat either). I would guess that the accuracy limitations you mention for production maple cuts may also be due to the fact that this job site saw requires a thin (3/32") kerf blade--so some flex is more likely to occur. I use a Forrest brand 20 tooth rip-blade when doing hardwood laminates of 2-3". Some blade scoring, but not burning, and I can easily sand it smooth.

@wortheffort

3 жыл бұрын

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Great video, I already had bought my saw a few weeks ago (Ryobi) - kinda have a little buyers remorse with it not realizing I wouldn't be able to easily make sliding jig for it because of the miter slot being a t style. Still it had all the other features I really wanted - namely being able to cut full sheets of plywood with it.

@wortheffort

5 жыл бұрын

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@rogermonroe2469

4 жыл бұрын

Most people I know do not try to lift 75 - 100 lbs sheet goods. For 23 1/4 cut to 24 inches with saw guide now RIP 23 1/4 inch, your repetitive cuts will be more accurate.

Very good and informative video. Thank you

@wortheffort

5 жыл бұрын

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Really nice video. Thanks very much.

@wortheffort

4 жыл бұрын

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Very well covered, cost vs. real life expectations. As always I think you are a great teacher.

@wortheffort

5 жыл бұрын

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@Kevinrichardsonministries

3 жыл бұрын

@Jim Carter ... Ditto... yeah... he's Great Indeed...

This was very helpful to me as a brand spanking new person entering the ring. Thank you. 👍😃

@wortheffort

4 жыл бұрын

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another great instructive video

@wortheffort

4 жыл бұрын

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my desert island power tools - bandsaw, drillpress, Ridgid oscillating belt sander. Those and set of Japanese pullsaws, chisels, and a few handplanes. But I do like my old 1956 Yates American tablesaw too.

I owned that Dewalt for 6 years and loved it.In the last 3 years, I've switched over to a Bosch Reaxx due to safety features. I still miss that Dewalt but unfortunately I have space only for one jobsite saw!

@wortheffort

4 жыл бұрын

Ya, the ReAxx isn't sold here because of lawyers. Real shame.

@KiranBhatWoodworking

4 жыл бұрын

@@wortheffort Haha, I'm in the US. I bought Reaxx before the lawyers had a field day! I don't understand how the safety is similar to Sawstop except both use "metal conducts electricity" principle, known to mankind since 1800s.. Fortunately Bosch still sells parts as I have had two triggers (metal and wet wood) and expect more accidental triggers as I'm not always careful to check for metail.

Really great presentation.

@wortheffort

4 жыл бұрын

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I still use a Craftsman radial arm saw. Mine is the contractor model so it's table is smaller than a full size ras. I got it for 40 dollars off of Facebook marketplace and I spent another 55 for the MDF for a new table but it's really nice and I can saw, plane and even joint (with a jig).

Great review, my option... Used craftsman contractor's saws are super cheap on CL and just need a decent fence. I found mine on a curb (really)... Added a Vega fence for $50 on CL and a $25 1.25 hp USA made motor for a really nice saw. I used the microjig splitters in lieu of riving knife

@daveacker7427

5 жыл бұрын

What do you think of the Micro Jig splitter? Are yo using the steel ones or just the solid plastic?

@TimRoyalPastortim

5 жыл бұрын

@@daveacker7427 I use the steel ones now started with plastic. The plastic worked, but true to form they broke easily. Very happy with the ones I currently have.

@wortheffort

5 жыл бұрын

I'd find some old iron to restore if I thought it was relatable to new woodworkers. I worry it'd look more like an obsticle to entry to most.

Fence clamps- the horizontal location is by peg- the clamps work in the vertical direction.

While I already have a SawStop ICS I watched to see what you’d say. This is excellent for new woodworkers to watch. Your information was good and well thought out. My previous saw was a Craftsman contractors saw that I bought in 1976. Other than accuracy and safety that saw could do everything that my SawStop can do. The accuracy problem came from the poor fence. It was worse than the one on your DeWalt job site saw. I fully agree on your comment on the need of a riving knife. Even my old Craftsman actually had one attached to the blade guard. Great job.

@CoeurDuPetitPrince

5 жыл бұрын

I love your logo :) A fellow woodworker and dachshund lover.

@wb_finewoodworking

5 жыл бұрын

CoeurDuPetitPrince Thanks. The silhouette is actually of one of our AKC Grand Champion basset hounds. I often include some of our bassets in my woodworking videos.

dam good video. very well explained differences.

Very in depth educational video! I've been wrestling with what table saw to get, or just put my circular saw underneath my shop table. So far in all my investigating I kind of like the Dewalt because of the rack and pinion system. It seems to be the most accurate fence compared to the Harbor Freight, Ryobi, and Delta kind of saws.Let me know what you think when you get a chance.

@wortheffort

4 жыл бұрын

Dewalt and Makita are pretty competitive.

Thank you for another great video and plenty to think about. For years I clamped a circular saw upside down on a Black and Decker Workmate! So a DeWALT 745 must be a better upgrade for hobby use

@wortheffort

4 жыл бұрын

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@gregmoore7565

4 жыл бұрын

clamping a circular saw upside down like that... eeeek... dangerous toy!

Great video.

@wortheffort

4 жыл бұрын

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I think with patience and perseverance, all you need is a circular saw with a good blade and an accurate square. You can even create a track jig for more repetitive cuts and it can even be accurate too.

Had I not inherited a 1968/69 Craftsman 113 series from my dad in great shape, I would have went for a jobsite saw like the Dewalt. Being that I got it free, I put another $450 into it (about what a decent jobsite saw would have cost me)... for extra cast wings, new Delta T3 fence system, cast router table, etc. I now have a super contractor saw built like a tank that will last another 40 years. It is heavy with all that cast iron, but rock solid and I will have to rarely, if al all, move it. It is capable of 36" rips on the right and 30" on the left, along with handling large sled jigs I need. New is not always better and if you can find one cheap, go for an older/vintage contractor saw and give it some love.

I keep a ripping blade on my table saw for ultra nice rip cuts since I seldom cross-cut on this saw (I change out if I cut 4 x 8 stuff).

@wortheffort

4 жыл бұрын

that's what most shops do whereas hobbiest tend to prefer a combination blade.

Great video friend

I have the Dewalt 7490, and have cut 3”x6” Ambrosia maple, it barely struggled. I did have a new blade in it, and I had to have someone help because the table was small

Well done

@wortheffort

4 жыл бұрын

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Nice video

Awesome video. Very informative. Im a DIY beginner and a circular saw doesn't cut it for straight cuts for me. What are your thoughts on Track saws or making a track from wood for your particular circular saw? My main concern is accuracy on my plywood cut or even small pieces. I want to try and make my first box from nice wood with sanding and stain etc. I recently acquired a chop saw which i love. I see many videos on youtube of handmade attachments for your particular piece of gear. Jigs, tracks, sleds etc. Thanks again!

@wortheffort

4 жыл бұрын

Richard Ng see one of my latest videos “all the tools”

Hi! make an episode about Radial Arm Saw

Thanks for the video. Can you or do you have a video about your tool hanging wall? Thanks....

@wortheffort

4 жыл бұрын

Yep

I think you just gave me a reality check of what I really need vs want. I think I need a good contractor's saw or a hybrid. If I grow out of that and get shop space, THEN cabinet saw.

@wortheffort

4 жыл бұрын

Sounds like a plan.

@MichaelBrown-kk6ck

Жыл бұрын

I was surprised to discover recently that the Sawstop PCS (lesser cabinet saw) takes less floor space in use than the contractor saw. I assume that's because the motor is inside the cabinet instead of hanging off the back. Will keep that in mind when I get a table saw for my itty bitty shop. Meanwhile I'll just use my track saw and TSO TPG system, though I expect I'll really want a table saw for building shop/kitchen cabinets.

My work as an artist is hugely elevated by what I can do with my table saw... its an older Sears contractor grade 1970. Dad bought it. I still got it, its been through two motors, now running a 3hp. I purpose built a workstation around it, so that I can have a huge deck around the saw. I use it constantly, making my cradled panels, which use a lot of thin strips of wood, framing the underside of the plywood. The stock fence that came with the table was always off, and I built a new fence into the table, one that I can get 100% parallel to the blade every time. That was not easy when you don't have a fence to use to make it! I would love to have a new saw, but, this older one has a cast iron deck, longer arbor, plenty of power and everything about it is dead on. (After about two week of work on it!) I could not imagine using a construction job site saw, I used one at work, and I just felt they were more dangerous than normal for the flimsy nature of the design... it is lightweight, and that means it jumps when you get a snag in the wood, so clamping it down real good is really important. Nothing move my table saw at home... the table and workstation is over 600lbs. It's on wheels and still never has moved. I wish for a nice cabinet saw with all the bells... but artist? Yeah, not part of my budget. I'll replace the motor on mine forever. Thanks for posting!

@ronwilliams329

3 жыл бұрын

Yep, back in the day when woodworkers would actually consider purchasing a Sears contractor saw. Boy, oh boy, where did those days go? Things now days are meant to be disposed of instead of being repaired. Sometimes replacing a simple motor on a saw you'd be better off just repurchasing the same saw! Friend of mine blew his motor on a budget jobsite saw and the replacement motor was $20 more than the entire saw brand new. I can remember when clothes (specifically jeans) were passed down from older brother to younger brother to younger brother upon outgrowing them. One single boy can wear out a pair of jeans in less than a year's time now days.

@chrisgriffith1573

3 жыл бұрын

I think our manufacturing culture hit a point where the craftsmen of the day thought they WERE making compromises in making these beasts, only for the fact that they had worked on things from the 40's, giant megahemeths of iron, solid one piece cast frame, truly nasty immobile things of anger metal, centered around a flaming bit of carbide... finger liking constructions of danger!

The problem at 26::20 is the hardness of slamming the wood a against the block does adjust any measurement work as long as it is is done right " measure 2times cut once

Yeah for a week now I was thinking of getting this Dewalt job sight saw, but for starting out I decided to get a $500 or $800 bandsaw first.

@wortheffort

5 жыл бұрын

Bandsaw is more important than table saw in my opion if you are hand tool based.

I have that exact same Dewalt saw, minus the carriage. The only problem I’ve encountered is trying to cut sheets of plywood - small bed. I periodically check the alignments/angles and make the adjustments. So far, it’s been adequate for a beginner. If/when it burns out, I’ll probably upgrade.

@wortheffort

5 жыл бұрын

For that application I think it’s great. Build a table around it is common and makes more useful for sheer good but does take up a lot of space.

@dogsoupblues

5 жыл бұрын

Same here. I got the Ridgid 4512 to replace it about 8 months ago, and that one, for the price, is excellent. I'm keeping the DeWalt jobsite saw, though, with the Incra box joint jig, and making its purpose exclusively for that.

@dogsoupblues

5 жыл бұрын

I hated that the bed area in front of the throat plate was so short. That was probably my only real complaint with this, and every other jobsite saw I've seen.

I got my first "jobsite" table was & still is SKIL that I got at a GOODWILL STORE for $45.99 yes I said FORTY FIVE DOLLARS AND 99 CENTS. it came with a brand new 40 tooth blade and 1 that was almost new. Oh and it came with the stand and the dust collection bad below it. And it still had the $270 sticker under the table.