What tablesaw do ya'll recommend?

[Zacsdaddy]

I'm looking at getting a portable, jobsite table saw. Probably won't use it much but don't want to just get the cheapest thing on the market.

What do ya'll recommend?

Zacsdaddy

 

[mouscacha]

Looking for lightweight or something with a bit more stability/horsepower?

 

[ramon]

If you want a table saw who make the job you can buy a Ryoby , but if you need a table saw for a hard work day by day look for dwalt or delta .
But if you want the mercedes of the tools look for Hilti . they are the best on the market , they are very spensive but Hilti are God in tools.

 

[jlanger]

Look at how much you need it and what you'll be using it for, frankly if you're only going to use it once a year to rip a board or two, go and get a decent craftsman, however if you're going to do intricate work, i.e. lots of cabinetry, lots of rips etc, I'd get a permanent saw like the ones listed here:
Seven Corners Hardware Biggest thing to look for in a table saw is the fence, the most expensive saws have extremely accurate fences, the cheaper onces have loose tolerances and will not be nearly as accurate. So determining how accurate you need things to be, go with what you can afford.
Rigid, Jet, Delta, and even Craftsman do make decent table saws, again, you do get what you pay for, and also make sure you get a good quality blade. I'm amazed at how many people get a nice expensive saw, then cheap out on the blade.

 

[M80]

I'd go with the Bosch 4100. It has a riving knife/split guard, and for the money is the most powerful of its class. I also like the gravity rise stand.

ps
ramon, hilti does not make a table saw.

 

[Uncle Erik]

It's nothing fancy, but we have an old Craftsman that's been beat on for years and still holds up. It's not the most accurate, but the thing keeps going. For some background, my family has around 50 apartments and we use it to cut trim, build kitchen cabinets, and anything else we need. We've torn down all the places to the studs and rebuilt them, only about four more to go. For a fair price and reliability, it's awfully good.

However, I think we're going to drop some money on a Unisaw when we get the new workshop together. Not exactly portable, but we'll keep the old Craftsman around for work on-site.

 

[ramon]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyWJ_rattv8


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKhfq8sukEk
two Hilti commercial

 

[ramon]

Am a artist painter and art instalation , I design exhibitions for museums and private collections , I work with tools every day , for me the best brand in tools is Hilti , this company make the tools with pieces of others tools, they tell you the hilti tool you buy have pieces used , they warranty the performance of the tool , their design are so exclusive only the workshop of the company can fix your tool , this tools have much more power than dwalt , makita , craftman and other brand on the market .

 

[ramon]

I'd go with the Bosch 4100. It has a riving knife/split guard, and for the money is the most powerful of its class. I also like the gravity rise stand.

ps
ramon, hilti does not make a table saw.

I know they no have table saw , but I recomment Hilti tools because they are the best drills , angle grinder , drill bits sds , etc , etc.

 

[ramon]

craftman is not in this league http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3LjLbwOZnM

 

[firehydrant]

As much as you consider what saw to buy, look at the fence.
A good fence can make a cheap saw or break an expensive one.

This comes from a man who no longer has a full set of fingers.