Trying to cut up a full sheet of ply or MDF on
a table saw - by yourself - is a recipe for a
bad back and often - bad cuts you have to do
over again. Half sheets pretty much the same
thing. When you get down to quarter sheets
the problem becomes keeping the edge against
the fence - throughout the cut. If you don't,
things can start flying in very unpredicatable
directions - all at high velocity.

SLIDING TABLE - NO RIP FENCE!

It's still a mystery to me why US table saws
don't have a sliding table option. Two
miter slots - but no sliding table? A
sled with guides riding in the slots on
each side of the blade is great for narrow
cross cuts. But when you want to work
with half or quarter sheets they're
essentially useless.

And what the hell are you doing to do
with a 52" capacity rip fence system"

Rather than changing the name and/or
color of the table saw (Delta's "X"
models, "Platinum Limited Edition"
"75th Anniversary Model") why
aren't American brands actually
improving the machines they make
(or spec and farm out the actual
manufacturing)? OK - so there's a
LEFT TILT - but come on - there's
not bee much innovation by US
machine sellers. Of course, we
did come up with SawStop - oh boy!

rant off

charlie b