I have an old belt driven craftsman with cast iron top. I avoid using it now because I cut the tip of my thumb off with it. The ER nurse did a really good job sewing it back on but I'm pretty nervous to use it now. I am thinking about getting a SawStop saw if I end up regularly needing a table saw again.
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I was debating between this and a used unisaw. I went with this mostly because of weight. My woodshop is upstairs and I didn't want to wrestle 500 pounds of unisaw up the steps. Also because I like being able to move the saw out of the way sometimes. This one weighs a little over 200 pounds but the built in rollers really work nicely. I watched a lot of reviews on YouTube about these they basically all said the same thing, it isn't the best saw you can buy, but if you want any better you will need to spend at least twice as much. I haven't cut with it yet, I just got it assembled tonight and still need to make all the adjustments before I can start using it, but I think I'm gonna like it. And another thing, the fence kicks ass. I've never owned a table saw with a fence that didnt suck so I'm psyched about that.
Buy several of these from Harbor Freight and place sand bags or concrete blocks on the bases to help with one person plywood cuts.
SV reX said:In reply to spitfirebill :
FWIW, a Craftsman saw IS a Sears saw.
Well aware of that. But the man telling the story 40+ years ago called it a Sears saw.
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