"Locutus" wrote in message
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After reading some reviews, I think this saw best fits my budget and
immediate needs (since I am a newbie, its hard to identify what my current
needs exactly are). While I personally don't know the difference between a
good saw and a bad saw, I assuming that this a fairly decent saw by
reading
the reviews.


http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...lance&n=228013

I say go for it. Your price point is, by definition, puts you in compromise
territory. That saw is a bit lower end than I would prefer, but it is an
excellent value. Will spending a few more $$$ get you a better saw? Sure,
but only incrementally so.

As a newbie, it's more important to get in the game and make some dust,
rather than to obsess about getting the perfect saw (which you are not going
to find at that price point, without blowing the next decade of weekends
traveling to estate sales).

As for the bandsaw rhetoric, don't worry about that. That TS will carry you
a long way before you *need* a bandsaw.

Do it; make dust; be happy.

Cheers,

Steve