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Posted by CM on April 14, 2008, 9:27 am
I find my $99.00 saw works twice as good with a $99.00 blade in it.
cm
> Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
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>>> Oh bother! I just bought a Ryobi table saw for $99.00 at HD!
>>>
>>> Needed a table saw for one project (laminate flooring). Worked swell.
>>>
>>> Now I've got a saw for other projects, such as making tomato stakes
>>> out of 1x6 boards.
>>
>> Tomato stakes are about the limit of that saw. If you attempt to do
>> some furniture, bookcase or bench, you'll curse the first time you
>> try to accurately crosscut a wide board that does not fit in front of
>> the blade.
>
> I've already used it for other projects.
>
> I cut up some vinyl guttering so the bits would fit in the trash can.
>
> Worked swell.
>
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Posted by Edwin Pawlowski on April 14, 2008, 10:38 pm
>I find my $99.00 saw works twice as good with a $99.00 blade in it.
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> cm
Very true. I used the blade that came with my saw and it was OK, but when I
tried a better blade, I was really impressed. I still have the old blade
for when I have to rip a 2 x 4 but I'd never go back to it for real
woodworking.
--
Ed
http://pages.cthome.net/edhome/
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Posted by CM on April 16, 2008, 9:19 am
Ed,
My saw blade comment was a little tongue in cheek..... I do have a cheap
Ryobi table saw that we use for ripping stuff on job sites. I don't think
you could safely or accurately cross cut much of anything on it. In my home
shop I have a 1950's Unisaw and a Robland X31 combo machine to make my
garden stakes and toothpicks on. ;-)
cm
www.vintagetrailersforsale.com
>
>>I find my $99.00 saw works twice as good with a $99.00 blade in it.
>>
>> cm
>
> Very true. I used the blade that came with my saw and it was OK, but when
> I tried a better blade, I was really impressed. I still have the old
> blade for when I have to rip a 2 x 4 but I'd never go back to it for real
> woodworking.
> --
> Ed
> http://pages.cthome.net/edhome/
>
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Posted by SteveB on April 14, 2008, 2:11 am
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>> Oh bother! I just bought a Ryobi table saw for $99.00 at HD!
>>
>> Needed a table saw for one project (laminate flooring). Worked swell.
>>
>> Now I've got a saw for other projects, such as making tomato stakes out
>> of 1x6 boards.
>
> Tomato stakes are about the limit of that saw. If you attempt to do some
> furniture, bookcase or bench, you'll curse the first time you try to
> accurately crosscut a wide board that does not fit in front of the blade.
Agreed. Last summer, I had to put up two screen doors at our cabin and do
some very small light work. So, I bought the $99 Ryobi table saw. I was in
awe at first, never having had a table saw. The things a table saw could do!
Long story short, I quickly outgrew the tool as NOW my projects became
bigger and more complicated. Cutting anything of size on the tiny tippy saw
was an exercise in pucker muscles. Many a time I had the wife out there
helping me support this or that, and we learned about kicks and
idiosyncrasies of a table saw.
Any tool is good for what it is made for. Outside that, it usually sucks
big time. I'm a big fan of overbuying, but at the time the little saw did
its job and a whole lot more little stuff. At times, though, I really do
wish I had gone an extra Franklin or two and gotten a bigger one.
Outgrowing a tool can be costly, painful, and frustrating.
Who knows. Maybe some day.
Steve
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Posted by Phisherman on April 13, 2008, 7:17 am
On Sat, 12 Apr 2008 22:41:32 -0500, "S. Barker"
>I don't need cabinet makers grade. I just want one that is a 10" and has a
>fence that doesn't have to be dicked with every dam time to keep it square.
>I have this POS rockwell I paid WAY too much for at an auction, and it just
>has to go. The fence is not worth the powder and shot it would take to blow
>it across the street. Something currently on the market new for $350 -
>$450 would be what i will be shopping for.
>
>Any suggestions , or units to avoid?
>
>thanks!
>
>steve barker
>
>
A cabinet saw for $450? I'd say "avoid that one!" But for $450 you
can get a good fence for your Rockwell.
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