Hello all, new member here.
I've been preparing over the past few months to take on a little venture of making end grain inlay cutting boards and end grain products in general. I have a 4x4 cnc router, planner, jointer, sliding compound mitre saw and track saw but now am in the midst of purchasing another fairly expensive tool and I want to choose the best tool for my needs.
I'm tossed up between if a tablesaw or a bandsaw meets my needs better. I'm familiar with using both tools so am not totally unaware of the capabilities of either, and it is a possibility of purchasing both in the long run, but I'm unsure if that's necessary as I want either the tablesaw or bandsaw to be very job specific.
For tablesaw I'd want to go exclusively with sawstop and am considering the 36" Contractor Saw with T Glide Fence. For bandsaw, I'm a bit more open to brands, but it will definitely be 14"-18" floor standing bandsaw (Rikon 10-342, or Grizzly G0513X2BF comes to mind).
I've listed my pros and cons of the two tools below and would like to hear any opinions which would be considered better suited for the task. As stated above I intend on making end grain products and alot of the final shaping will come from using the CNC. Keep in mind I've made due without the tablesaw or bandsaw thus far and am quite confident either tool will *not* be utilized outside of the ability to assist in making end grain products.
Tablesaw Pros:
• Good dust collection
• Quicker setup for rip and cross cuts
• Ability to support wider material
Tablesaw Cons:
• Blade kerf
• Safety (Even though I'd prefer sawstop)
• Shop space and maneuverability
• No Resaw Ability
Bandsaw Pros:
• Thinner Kerf (material savings)
• Maneuverability of machine and less square footage of shop space
• Quieter machine
• Safer then tablesaw
• Resaw Capability (good for inlays)
Bandsaw Cons:
• Blade Tracking and possibility of not having 90 degree cuts if not set up correctly
• Material hang off (possibility of making sliding table to counter this)
• Dust collection not that great
Looking forward to reading your thoughts. Thanks for the assistance.
I've been preparing over the past few months to take on a little venture of making end grain inlay cutting boards and end grain products in general. I have a 4x4 cnc router, planner, jointer, sliding compound mitre saw and track saw but now am in the midst of purchasing another fairly expensive tool and I want to choose the best tool for my needs.
I'm tossed up between if a tablesaw or a bandsaw meets my needs better. I'm familiar with using both tools so am not totally unaware of the capabilities of either, and it is a possibility of purchasing both in the long run, but I'm unsure if that's necessary as I want either the tablesaw or bandsaw to be very job specific.
For tablesaw I'd want to go exclusively with sawstop and am considering the 36" Contractor Saw with T Glide Fence. For bandsaw, I'm a bit more open to brands, but it will definitely be 14"-18" floor standing bandsaw (Rikon 10-342, or Grizzly G0513X2BF comes to mind).
I've listed my pros and cons of the two tools below and would like to hear any opinions which would be considered better suited for the task. As stated above I intend on making end grain products and alot of the final shaping will come from using the CNC. Keep in mind I've made due without the tablesaw or bandsaw thus far and am quite confident either tool will *not* be utilized outside of the ability to assist in making end grain products.
Tablesaw Pros:
• Good dust collection
• Quicker setup for rip and cross cuts
• Ability to support wider material
Tablesaw Cons:
• Blade kerf
• Safety (Even though I'd prefer sawstop)
• Shop space and maneuverability
• No Resaw Ability
Bandsaw Pros:
• Thinner Kerf (material savings)
• Maneuverability of machine and less square footage of shop space
• Quieter machine
• Safer then tablesaw
• Resaw Capability (good for inlays)
Bandsaw Cons:
• Blade Tracking and possibility of not having 90 degree cuts if not set up correctly
• Material hang off (possibility of making sliding table to counter this)
• Dust collection not that great
Looking forward to reading your thoughts. Thanks for the assistance.