hi all,
i currently have a job site Ryobi 10" table saw. great little saw that i've used for a couple homeowner projects; however, i'd like to try some real woodworking, not just cutting 2x4's and the occasional 1x oak board. :smile: i recently purchased some 5/4 Hard Maple and 6/4 Walnut to make butcher blocks for Christmas gifts. my little Ryobi struggled to rip a 4' Maple board and left burn marks along the edge, even with a new ripping blade. :icon_sad:
as stated above, i'd like to start some real woodworking, building projects, furniture, maybe cabinets. so i'm looking to upgrade from my portable, job site saw to something 'a bit nicer'
my father has a 10" Rigid Contractors saw which works great. 1.5 HP i believe and it was able to rip my Maple and Walnut without any problems. i've also been fortunate enough to use the top of the line Saw Stop table saw in a table saw class i took at Woodcraft. awesome piece of equipment , but a little out of my price range unfortunately.
before i limit myself $$$wise, i'd like to know the pros/cons of the various types of table saws: Contractors, Hybrid, Cabinet. i've used a couple Contractor style saws and one (awesome) Cabinet saw.
i understand the mass of the Cabinet saws is a big plus, not to mention the added HP, but i'm not quite convinced that i should jump in quite that deep being a woodworking n00b for the most part. but i also don't want to make a choice i'll regret for such an important purchase shopwise.
my shop is currently my garage, so i'm pretty tight on space. the garage floor is also pretty uneven (cracked, buckled), so moving machinery around will be rather difficult, but i won't have much choice.
projects i would like to work on range from butcher blocks to cabinets and pretty much anything in between. i'd really like to get into woodworking so to speak, and get quite excited by reading some of the posts here in the forum. :icon_smile: now i just need to get a couple tools, some good wood, oh, and maybe a project or two...
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i currently have a job site Ryobi 10" table saw. great little saw that i've used for a couple homeowner projects; however, i'd like to try some real woodworking, not just cutting 2x4's and the occasional 1x oak board. :smile: i recently purchased some 5/4 Hard Maple and 6/4 Walnut to make butcher blocks for Christmas gifts. my little Ryobi struggled to rip a 4' Maple board and left burn marks along the edge, even with a new ripping blade. :icon_sad:
as stated above, i'd like to start some real woodworking, building projects, furniture, maybe cabinets. so i'm looking to upgrade from my portable, job site saw to something 'a bit nicer'
my father has a 10" Rigid Contractors saw which works great. 1.5 HP i believe and it was able to rip my Maple and Walnut without any problems. i've also been fortunate enough to use the top of the line Saw Stop table saw in a table saw class i took at Woodcraft. awesome piece of equipment , but a little out of my price range unfortunately.
before i limit myself $$$wise, i'd like to know the pros/cons of the various types of table saws: Contractors, Hybrid, Cabinet. i've used a couple Contractor style saws and one (awesome) Cabinet saw.
i understand the mass of the Cabinet saws is a big plus, not to mention the added HP, but i'm not quite convinced that i should jump in quite that deep being a woodworking n00b for the most part. but i also don't want to make a choice i'll regret for such an important purchase shopwise.
my shop is currently my garage, so i'm pretty tight on space. the garage floor is also pretty uneven (cracked, buckled), so moving machinery around will be rather difficult, but i won't have much choice.
projects i would like to work on range from butcher blocks to cabinets and pretty much anything in between. i'd really like to get into woodworking so to speak, and get quite excited by reading some of the posts here in the forum. :icon_smile: now i just need to get a couple tools, some good wood, oh, and maybe a project or two...
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