Table Saw - Depth of Cut
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OPJ
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I'm sorry, Tom, but I disagree. If you take away the cabinet base, sliding table (not beam!), paint it green and change the fence, I think you'll end up with something very similar to the Record TS200. :wink:
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The fence rails are a different design, as is the fence and the sliding table arrangement is very different. I've seen both saws up close and I'm pretty certain the Jet is actually one unit, not a cabinet with a saw on top. I felt much better when playing with the Jet than I did the Record (tho I wouldn't but either). Record's stuff just seems very rough around the edges and is always a bit 'clonky' when you fiddle with it. Tho, perhaps that's the way D&M set them up!
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I've never used the Axminster TS200, but its a clone of the Kity 419 (along with countless others) which I have used for the last 10 years and know it inside out. I dont know if the Axminster is the same quality of manufacture as the Kity, so lets stick to function.
For the money you wont get a more versatile saw. If space and weight are a consideration then its an excellent choice. The sliding table is good and combined with a decent rip width makes it hold its own against much bigger saws.
I have made all sorts of things with this saw and very rarely felt I exceeded the capacity it had. There's only been a handful of occasions where the depth of cut is a limiting factor and then you can just use a mitre saw if you have one (or even a hand saw :shock: )
Of course we'd all like Altendorfs, but that just isn't pratical or achievable for most people. I reckon that for hobby scale furniture making you'd have to go a long way to beat this saw in the 'bang for the buck' stakes.
Cheers, Ed
For the money you wont get a more versatile saw. If space and weight are a consideration then its an excellent choice. The sliding table is good and combined with a decent rip width makes it hold its own against much bigger saws.
I have made all sorts of things with this saw and very rarely felt I exceeded the capacity it had. There's only been a handful of occasions where the depth of cut is a limiting factor and then you can just use a mitre saw if you have one (or even a hand saw :shock: )
Of course we'd all like Altendorfs, but that just isn't pratical or achievable for most people. I reckon that for hobby scale furniture making you'd have to go a long way to beat this saw in the 'bang for the buck' stakes.
Cheers, Ed
Well, Poolewood weren't able to fill the order so it looks like I'm back on the Axminster TS-200 (that is unless my 'must have more depth' demons start shouting again).
I do have a bandsaw for cuts up to 180mm and I'm sure there must be other ways around a limited depth of cut.
I do have a bandsaw for cuts up to 180mm and I'm sure there must be other ways around a limited depth of cut.
Get a site saw like a Scheppach TKU, or a JET which is a lot cheaper. 315mm blade, 90mm cutting depth, POWERFUL motor, light and portable (<50kg). You don't have to remove the riving knife for deep cutting or rebating, only the guard. It's quite safe as long as you still use a pushstick. But maximum care needed as the blade exits the cut of course. I've never had a kickback deep cutting - the timber is by definition usually bulky enough to have plenty of inertia, and never, ever take the riving knife off, it's set just below the blade crown.
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