Keep saving your money. For "around" $800, you can get
a decent saw(contractor) with a excellent fence.

For $1200, you are getting real close to a big Unisaw or
a Jet.

Be patient with your money. Bigger is better in this case.

Go here and peek around at saws:

http://www.woodworker.com/


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I am considering purchasing either the Ryobi BT3100 or the Delta
Shopmaster TS300. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Both of
these are 15 A machines and I am assuming that they will therefore be
fine on a dedicated 15A line.