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Default Table saw recommendations please

On 25/04/2019 11:21, John Rumm wrote:
On 24/04/2019 21:26, Chris Green wrote:

I want something that will enable me to cut accurate right-angled
cross cuts and parallel rip cuts.Â* 'Accurate' means to something less
than 1mm along a long rip cut and properly square for cross.Â* My
WolfCraft table isn't this accurate unless you are very careful and
help it somewhat!

I don't want to spend a lot (hence looking at the Screwfix Titan) but
on the other hand I don't want to waste my money on something that
won't do what I need.Â* Somewhere around the £200 mark is probably my
upper limit.Â* If I'm not going to get what I want at that sort of
level then I'll muddle on with what I've got.

Recommendations please!


Reading between the lines, it sounds like you are after a contractors
style table saw rather than a full sized one. (although if you have
space for a full sized one, a second hand pro level machine from ebay
etc might be a better bet).

Of the cheaper contractors saws, the lower end Charnwood often gets a
mention:

https://www.charnwood.net/products/table-saw

The cross cutting performance with the included mitre guides can often
be a bit suspect on smaller saws, however so long as you can get the
blade parallel to the guide slots in the table, then its easy to make a
cross cut sledge that will give repeatable accurate cuts.




The £159 one looks identical to the one I used to have from B&Q. I paid
£30 for that one.

It was useless at anything other than ripping and the table bent.

It was heavy so I gave it away to save space in the shed.

My neighbour has a table saw if I need to borrow some time on one.