On Thu, 12 May 2005 13:53:45 +0100, AlexW
wrote:

Andy Dingley wrote:
On Tue, 10 May 2005 15:56:46 +0100, AlexW wrote:


Anyone have exp of these or other models which fit the bill?


Axminster BTS10PP Nearer £200, but it's the first that's really usable.

This looks nice. But the price is getting high (and I keep overspending
on these things)! Your final comment leads me to ask ... what were the
other brands you found lacking.

There are reviews of the BTS10P/PP on ukworkshop and another site (I
forgot where tho ...). Good feedback.

I also have this saw, purchased in 2000, and have been very pleased
with it. At that time there were fewer saws available in the budget
price range. I bought mine largely on the basis of a recommendation in
a comparative review by one of the woodworking magazines. Plus points
in the review were the general build quality, the rip fence which
clamps front and back (although it pays to check carefully for being
parallel with the blade) and a fairly decent quality blade as
standard.

I expected mine to be a stopgap until I had the space/funds to get
something bigger and better, but I'm still using it now
and upgrading is certainly not near the top of my priority list. The
only downside is that blade changing must be carried out from beneath
the table, which can be a bit inconveniet if you regularly need to use
a proper rip or crosscut blade. On the other hand it does encourage
more careful planning of work to minimise changes!

You mentioned that a stand option would be preferable, but if you were
able to build a workstation for it, you could have a router mounted
in a table extension that doesn't have to be attached to the saw table
itself, for example something like this:
url:http://store.yahoo.com/backissuesstore/sn050.html

Of course, that may not suit your workshop setup.

Another possibility is the Jimmy Jig:
url:http://www.island.net/~macduff2/ be warned, though, it's the
most awful website!!
I've had the site bookmarked for ages and am quite intrigued by the
concept. I've never heard of anyone who;s made one, so not sure if it
actually lives up to its designer's hype (of which there is lots!!).

hope this helps, rather than muddying the waters further!!

David