Help please Table saw choice

[Andybelmont]

Hi everyone, looking for some help In my table saw choice, need it to cut up to 75mm, looking at the following 3 saws.
No 1. Startrite ta275 secondhand
No 2 itech 01446. 315mm. New
No 3 xcalibur cabinet saw 10 inch. New

I have a charnwood at moment, want to replace it with a quality saw and one that will last a long time
Cheers
Andy

 

[condeesteso]

I have a Startrite TA 12" (would that be called a 300?) - the old green Gillingham one. I had previously had a Scheppach 260 which was good, but the Startrite is a lifetime machine for me. I found it at ALT Saws which is run by Lee who used to work at Startrite, he gets machines and rebuilds them. Mine came with the sliding table and table extensions both ways. It is quiet, powerful, very robust and heavy, and is capable of extremely accurate work. I probably paid top money at 1100, but never regretted it. The possible alternative for me was the Sedgwick, but now I have this Startrite I'll never look again. Worth giving Lee a call maybe 01634 850833

 

[deema]

I also have the Startrite TA275 with sliding table. The saw tilts away from the fence which makes it great for making windows (chamfered tennon into the cill). Great machine, spares still available but expensive, can cut up to 4" English oak, easy to adjust the sliding table alignment and has a very small foot print. Would I change it? Defiantly not, it's a life machine for me too.

Two small niggles, the sliding table runs on standard bearings which break after about six months of lifting the table up and down, not a real issue as they are only bog standard very cheap bearings. The other niggle is that the dust extraction is not very good.

 

[Andybelmont]

Thanks for the info lads, much appreciated, Andy