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Track saw vs table saw
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10-20-2017, 09:35 PM
(10-20-2017, 02:11 PM)fredhargis Wrote: This question comes up every great once in a while, and there are are a handful of guys who swear by (replacing TS with track saw). I just don't see it, I have a Festool and use it a lot....but there's no way it would (or could, IMHO) substitute for a TS. What Fred said... Ripping narrow and/or short stock with a tracksaw isn't much fun. I'll stick with both. Ed 
10-21-2017, 12:02 PM
No.
A tracksaw, no matter how nice, is not a suitable replacement for a tablesaw. You may have to go that rout for some reason, but that just means that your situation demands that approach. A tracksaw is a specialty tool. A tablesaw is a general use tool. 
10-21-2017, 01:23 PM
I have both, and if pressed, I'd give up my track saw before I give up my table saw.
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10-21-2017, 02:27 PM
(10-21-2017, 12:02 PM)Paul K. Murphy Wrote: No. Exactly ^. John
10-21-2017, 07:15 PM
I like having both. Somehow our ansesters built furinitue without either.
10-22-2017, 07:44 AM
(This post was last modified: 10-22-2017, 07:47 AM by Mike in kc.)
IMHO track saws are a lot more sizzle than steak. They are nothing more than a Circular saw with a matching straight edge, and as for either being a replacement for the table saw...not.
Mike
10-22-2017, 07:49 PM
This comes up over on the Festool forums from time to time. I have both and would not give up either one. You can rip and cross cut with a track saw, but it's best for working large pieces. For small work, it's safer and more convenient to bring the work to the saw--ie sled on a table saw. Track saw has a bit more setup than a TS, but it's also more portable and takes up a lot less space when you're not using it. Finally, just like there are some things only the TS will do, there are also some things that a track saw can do that a TS cannot.
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10-22-2017, 10:32 PM
(10-20-2017, 11:03 AM)Cooler Wrote: I'm not planning on making a change from my table saw. I read once that in Europe it is common for a track saw to be the primary saw and many home shops have no table saw. Europeans don't usually have the amount of shop space we have here.
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10-22-2017, 11:15 PM
(10-21-2017, 01:23 PM)AHill Wrote: I have both, and if pressed, I'd give up my track saw before I give up my table saw. +1
Steve
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