What kind of table saw do you have

[sweensdv2]

1st TS was a Skil 3400
2nd TS was a Ridgid TS3612
3rd TS is a Baileigh TS-1040P-50

[Tapper]

First tablesaw many years ago was an AMT. Had a stamped steel case and as I remember took an 8" blade. This was a very lightweight saw that was underpowered and dangerous IMO.

Next saw was a Powermatic Artisan Model 63 contractor saw (previously owned). Quite an upgrade and a very nice saw. 1.75 HP IIRC.

Had an opportunity to buy a factory refurbed 3 HP Delta Unisaw from a local dealer and decided to upgrade. As is generally accepted, one of the best saws ever.

Sawstop and probably my final saw, a 3 HP Sawstop PCS. Sold my Unisaw and bought this saw directly from Sawstop on their Field Test Program when it was initially introduced. Easily the nicest tablesaw I've ever owned. Well engineered and manufactured and with the safety feature, in a class of one IMO.

Doug

[MarkSingleton]

Only TS I have ever owned, is a 1957 Sears Craftsman.
So it is three years older than I am.

  I got it cheap, paid about $150 off a craigslist ad.  It was/is in great shape.
Very accurate.  Changed to a segmented V-belt, relocated the switch, mounted it
to a wood roll around base, etc.  Later on found additional table wings and added
them to each side.

  From the original cl ad:

   






I still call this my "bridge" TS. Yes, some day (!) a SawStop PCS.

[tablesawtom]

Only TS I have ever owned, is a 1957 Sears Craftsman.
So it is three years older than I am.

  I got it cheap, paid about $150 off a craigslist ad.  It was/is in great shape.
Very accurate.  Changed to a segmented V-belt, relocated the switch, mounted it
to a wood roll around base, etc.  Later on found additional table wings and added
them to each side.

  From the original cl ad:

I had the 1953 model, and it really is a very good saw if the fence is upgraded. I also upped the motor to a 1 1/2 HP motor. My #2 saw is a Delta contractor saw, but only because it was available at the time. The Craftsman table saw would have been high on the list if it had been available at the time.










  I still call this my "bridge"  TS.  Yes, some day (!) a SawStop PCS.

[Barry Johnson]

Started with a Delta jobsite saw in 2000 or so.  Used it for a couple years fighting the small table, horrible fence, and non standard mitre guage.  Every fence move required checking distance at back and front of blade to avoid kickback.

2004 or so I bought the Ridgid 2650 contractor saw.  Great saw, loved the fence.  Decent power.  Still have it and use it when I want to work outside, or want the left tilt.

Used that until 2010 or so when met a gentlemen getting rid of his shop.  Me and my two brothers cleaned out his shop.  My biggest take from that was a General 350 with excalibar overarm guard, for $300, with a sharp Forrest WWII moounted.  Still using that saw, and that guard.  Only thing i don't like is right tilt, but first world problems and all that.  Running 30 inch unifence , with 43" guide on top.  Great setup.  I'll probably die using that saw.  No need for SS if you use a guard religiously(For now, I reserve the right to change my mind at any time)

[Bill Holt]

In 1998 we bought a house to remodel.  First purchases: Dewalt contractor saw, Dewalt 12" SCMS, Dewalt 12" planer,...
By the end of the remodel the TS was more trouble than it was worth.  About 2002, I found a used Jet Supersaw.  Upgraded the fence with the 52" Biesemeyer fence.  Life is good, and at 80, another TS is not likely in my future.

[Bach1750]

My first table saw was a 1956 Delta Rockwell radial arm saw.  Still have it but use it for cross cuts only now.  I did some things on that saw I probably shouldn't have...

My current and only "real" table saw is a Saw Stop contractors saw which I have kinda by accident.  Back before any Saws Stops had been delivered I was noodling around on their web site and found myself on the sign up page and just figured what the heck, I wasn't committing to anything yet.  I never really intended to actually buy one.

I ended waiting through all the delays - probably well over a year - but got the saw, cast iron wings, T-glide fence, and the mobile base all for what they had originally been advertised for which was around $1400 delivered.

It does everything I ask it to do, though I'm not a very demanding user either.

[Mike in kc]

First table saw was a fifty Dollar used ChiCom 1-1/2 horse contractor saw.   I put it into a router/saw/air cleaner/down draft sander cabinet, and welded up a 54" Biesmeyer style fence.  Used that setup for about 15 years.
 

When I put up the out building 3 years ago I bought a Grizzly 10" 5 horse TS and incorporated it into a 8 by 12 foot work bench.   I also bought a 20" 5 horse planer.   Just wanted some new and better equipment.

[Derek Cohen]

Just curious, What kind of table saw do you have. Just taking a general survey. Brands are not necessary but fully optional, I include Shopsmith, although it is a horse of a different color, it still is a functioning  table saw.

The options are: 1. Portable or bench top, 2.Contractor, 3, Hybrid, 4, Cabinet saw,  5. Also included is the Shopsmith, and 6. Is anything I missed. 

I think forum members would also like to know the reasons for why you have what you have. Some options would be  1. What the family can afford at the present time, 2. Space considerations or movable because of sharing space. 3. Lets get personal here, type of work you do. Have a friend who builds toys, no desire for cabinate saw.  And last but not least, anything you would like to share as to why you have what you have.

And lastly what would you like to have, IF, money and space were not a problem.

Tom

6. Is anything I missed.

Yes, 5 pages of replies and no one has mentioned owning a slider. Am I the only one?

Hammer K3 slider, with shortstop (1250mm) long wagon, 12" blade and 4 h.p. motor. Made in Austria.

About 8 years ago I decided it was time to get a better tablesaw, ideally something with a smaller footprint and better dust control than the contractor saw I was using. I had been slowly upgrading the machines in the workshop, with a Hammer A3-31 combo and Hammer N4400 bandsaw replacing Taiwanese machines, and my thoughts now ran to a SawStop with a sliding attachment (which I had become addicted to). Everyone on forums talked up the SawStop as if it was the only game in town. I looked at one at a local wood show, but also at the Hammer K3 slider. At that stage I did not know much about sliders and their attributes and promises. The cost of a K3 was about the same as a SS with all the fruit. The more I researched, the stronger my conviction grew that a slider was the way forward. Note that, at that time, no one on forums (outside mainly professional woodworkers and a very few amateurs) ever mention usinga slider. This situation remains today - the SS is still viewed as the target for a home workshop, and purchasing a slider requires a leap of faith. Looking back now, I have no regrets getting a Hammer K3.

The K3 I have has a shorter slider wagon, nominally 1250mm. I do not need anything longer as I only work with solid wood and no ply or mdf sheet goods. This is long enough to rip on the wagon, plus there us the rip fence if needed. And crosscutting is a dream. The more I use this saw, the more I get out of it.




Ripping on the slider wagon - keep in mind that mine is a short stroke 1250mm long wagon ...



How good is the quality of the rip?

This board has been ripped ...




.... into three sections ...




Let's not forget the rip fence in table saw mode ...



Router table on the outfeed ...



Regards from Perth

Derek