table saw

Post by **GlassWolf** » Thu May 18, 2006 3:01 am

walmart has a black & decker portable table saw for $98.
handy for ripping straight cuts.
you'll still want a circular saw and a jigsaw for cuts you can't do on the table saw.
a router helps, too if you want to do rounded edges, bevels, or cut holes for ports and subs with precision.

Darthness · Post by **Darthness** » Thu May 18, 2006 4:33 am

thanks for all the suggestions. i've got a circular saw and a jigsaw. maybe i'll buy a newer/better circular saw this summer and i'll look into seeing if a table saw in my price range would be alright for cutting whatever i may need cut. I'd like to get a new sub this summer and i want' to do a good box for it.

dmeyer07 · Post by **dmeyer07** » Thu May 18, 2006 5:25 am

DC AUTOGROUP wrote:earmarks table saw has 5ft by 3ft table top

we made a bigger table top out of mdf for our old table
they get bigger

Wall Saw 5' x 10 ' :) works wonders

DC AUTOGROUP · Post by **DC AUTOGROUP** » Thu May 18, 2006 8:36 am

my i wish you mean like the one at homedepot and lows that would be so sweeeeet

Bwcad1 · Post by **Bwcad1** » Thu May 18, 2006 8:42 am

costs a few grand though.

sinister audio · Post by **sinister audio** » Thu May 18, 2006 9:21 am

i have a 100 dollar Delta and it works great especially for that money.

Bwcad1 · Post by **Bwcad1** » Thu May 18, 2006 9:32 am

i have a 200 Milwaukee circ saw and a tradesman table saw. both work damn good. that milwaukee has a 3hp motor it will chew through mdf like nothing.

http://www.milwaukeeconnect.com/webapp/ ... 189345_362

the porter cable joey reccomended me was just heavier and didnt have some of the features this one did and costed a bit more plus thiss one has a 5 year warranty i belive sorry joey! lol

joeyc · Post by **joeyc** » Thu May 18, 2006 4:04 pm

I have a 1939 Rockwell Unisaw with a biesermeyer fence setup, something like this, except the older version that is way more heavy duty w/ 5hp motor :)
http://i10.ebayimg.com/01/i/07/20/97/d9_1_b.JPG
I think the fence will go a little past 5 ft or so

As far as the circular saw goes, milwaukee is a damn good saw as well, it all comes down to brand preference. Porter Cable, Makita, Milwaukee, any of those is top of the line. I don't put dewault up there cause i don't think they are as good, but probably as durable

Bwcad1 · Post by **Bwcad1** » Thu May 18, 2006 5:43 pm

dude thats a bad ass saw!

joeyc · Post by **joeyc** » Thu May 18, 2006 6:23 pm

Yup!! I love it, my grandfather bought it about 15 years ago for a good deal, he and some others(not me!!) have treated it like shit, and it still cuts as true as the day he bought it. Of course it was still being serviced by a Delta dude when he bought it. But yeah its almost 70 years old and works great!!! I couldn't find a picture of an actual 1940s and earlier one, I'll see if I can find one...

EDIT: But ALL of todays saws, that look similar to that delta above, are basically the same design as the one I have. I guess they did it right the first time. Anybody runs across a good deal on an old saw like this, no matter WHAT SHAPE IT IS IN, buy it. Delta will still service them.