Table saw for a novice

[gazh]

Hi everyone been surfing through the forum for a while now and thought id say hello some great articles and advice out here talking of which i am looking to get a table saw in the next few weeks in the 3 - £400 bracket whould be most gratefull for any advice as this is my first one and like to get a decent one

unlike the cars that i buy wich last about 3 weeks before blowing up :?

 

[George_N]

Hi Gaz, welcome to the forum. Try a search of the archives, you'll get a bewildering range of opinions. There is also a sticky thread on forum members table saws. I have a Triton workcentre which I can recommend, especially if you already have a decent circular saw.

cheers

George

 

[Jorden]

Hi Gazh and welcome

You can ask 100 members of this forum what tablesaw they recomend amd you are guarenteed to get at least 50 different answers!

The best advice is this - Your tablesaw is a major investment in your workshop, one that you hope will give you many years of good use. Don't buy your saw to a price, buy the best saw you can afford, even if it means saving up for it.

Personally I like cast iron for its stability and weight, and brushless motors for their quietness, so I own an Xcalibur.

Dennis

 

[PowerTool]

Welcome

Personally,I like to be able to buy tools from somewhere with good aftermarket support (for spares and repairs),and locally wherever possible.
Axminster are very good on delivery and aftersales,so well worth a look.

What features are you after,and whereabouts are you ?

Andrew

 

[Newbie_Neil]

Hi Gaz

Welcome to the forum.

Personally,I like to be able to buy tools from somewhere with good aftermarket support (for spares and repairs),and locally wherever possible. Axminster are very good on delivery and aftersales,so well worth a look.

I would agree with Andrew. Recently, I had a problem with a Jet planer and the service from Jet/Axminster was excellent.

As Jorden says, "buy the best you can afford".

Cheers
Neil

 

[Anonymous]

Kity 419

 

[woodbloke]

Kity 419

The same, buy both the extension tables if you can afford it. When I bought mine some years ago, you could buy the saw table on its own, not sure if that's the case now. Recommend also that you buy a couple of decent 36T blades. The one Kity supply is OK but only has 18T - Rob

 

[tim]

Can't give you any specific advice as to which model/make to choose but I would counsel against buying anything 'as a novice'. You won't be one for long and then you'll realise the shortcomings of your 'novice' purchase . So aim high and as others have said buy the best you can afford.

Cheers

Tim