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Posted by bryanska on October 21, 2006, 2:59 pm
Hi, I got a table saw as a gift. I'm debating returning it and getting
a miter saw.
I don't woodwork or build furniture. Most of my work is construction:
building garden beds, finishing a basement next year, etc. If I needed
wood ripped, I'd probably get the guys at Home Depot to fire up that
big saw by the lumber.
Wouldn't a miter saw be a better choice? I could chop things with the
table saw, I guess. And I don't really know all a table saw can do. But
I don't see myself building any jigs.
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Posted by Joseph Meehan on October 21, 2006, 3:44 pm
bryanska wrote:
> Hi, I got a table saw as a gift. I'm debating returning it and getting
> a miter saw.
>
> I don't woodwork or build furniture. Most of my work is construction:
> building garden beds, finishing a basement next year, etc. If I needed
> wood ripped, I'd probably get the guys at Home Depot to fire up that
> big saw by the lumber.
>
> Wouldn't a miter saw be a better choice? I could chop things with the
> table saw, I guess. And I don't really know all a table saw can do.
> But I don't see myself building any jigs.
There are a wide range of miter saws. I believe you can find one that
will do you better than a table saw and likely will cost less. Make sure it
will handle the max size pieces that you will be using. From what you
describe that would be my choice. However remember that is it more limited
in what it can do.
--
Joseph Meehan
Dia duit
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Posted by Charles Schuler on October 21, 2006, 4:12 pm
> Hi, I got a table saw as a gift. I'm debating returning it and getting
> a miter saw.
>
> I don't woodwork or build furniture. Most of my work is construction:
> building garden beds, finishing a basement next year, etc. If I needed
> wood ripped, I'd probably get the guys at Home Depot to fire up that
> big saw by the lumber.
>
> Wouldn't a miter saw be a better choice? I could chop things with the
> table saw, I guess. And I don't really know all a table saw can do. But
> I don't see myself building any jigs.
The radial arm saw is very versatile.
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Posted by Stubby on October 21, 2006, 7:23 pm
Charles Schuler wrote:
>> Hi, I got a table saw as a gift. I'm debating returning it and getting
>> a miter saw.
>>
>> I don't woodwork or build furniture. Most of my work is construction:
>> building garden beds, finishing a basement next year, etc. If I needed
>> wood ripped, I'd probably get the guys at Home Depot to fire up that
>> big saw by the lumber.
>>
>> Wouldn't a miter saw be a better choice? I could chop things with the
>> table saw, I guess. And I don't really know all a table saw can do. But
>> I don't see myself building any jigs.
>
> The radial arm saw is very versatile.
>
I had to original Sears 10" radial arm saw about 35 years ago. It was
indeed quit versatile,
but it was not as accurate as a table saw because the frame would flex a
tiny bit. Various attachments such as the router head were complete
disasters. The advise a professional furniture maker offered was that
if he had to pick just one saw, he would choose a band saw. YMMV
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Posted by on October 23, 2006, 3:16 am
On Sat, 21 Oct 2006 19:23:51 -0400, Stubby
>Charles Schuler wrote:
>>> Hi, I got a table saw as a gift. I'm debating returning it and getting
>>> a miter saw.
>>>
>>> I don't woodwork or build furniture. Most of my work is construction:
>>> building garden beds, finishing a basement next year, etc. If I needed
>>> wood ripped, I'd probably get the guys at Home Depot to fire up that
>>> big saw by the lumber.
>>>
>>> Wouldn't a miter saw be a better choice? I could chop things with the
>>> table saw, I guess. And I don't really know all a table saw can do. But
>>> I don't see myself building any jigs.
>>
>> The radial arm saw is very versatile.
>>
>I had to original Sears 10" radial arm saw about 35 years ago. It was
>indeed quit versatile,
>but it was not as accurate as a table saw because the frame would flex a
>tiny bit. Various attachments such as the router head were complete
>disasters. The advise a professional furniture maker offered was that
>if he had to pick just one saw, he would choose a band saw. YMMV
I have a Sears radial saw and love it. It's not as old as yours.
Mine is probably around 20 years old. However, for construction work,
a radial saw is NOT handy. I sure the hell am not going to lug that
heavy thing around from job to job. I have a chop saw (miter saw),
and it works great for cutting studs and the like, and it's easy to
lug around. Of course, you can not rip with them. That leaves me
with my lightweight table saw, or since I dont rip boards too often,
carry the board to the radial saw. When all else fails, I can still
make a pretty accurate cross cut or rip with my circular saw which is
generally accurate enough for construction, just not for finish work.
Mark
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