Grunff wrote:
Hi all,

I no longer have my 12" table saw, which is what I'd normally use for
ripping 18mm softwood. I have a small project which requires a fair bit
of ripping. I'm looking at the various options available to me.

1. Get a cheap table saw for this project. Not keen on this, because
I've had cheap table saws and I'm really not a fan.

2. Use a hand held circular saw. This is probably what I'll end up
doing, but I really don't enjoy it, especially when trimming (cutting
off say a 20mm wide strip).

3. Buy a small router table (I'd need a router too, because my decent
router is also gone).

4. Jigsaw and fence.


Which would you do in the circumstances? Any other ideas?



If you need reasonable accuracy and speed, I think you're stuck with
option 1.
2&4 probably involve the fence following the offcut, which is never
satisfactory IME.
3 is overkill