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y2kindyz
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Deal or no deal

#1 Post by y2kindyz »

Hey guys I've been looking for a. Table saw and came across this. https://sanantonio.craigslist.org/tls/d ... 85844.html
I know the saw alone is $599 new and extras are about $400 each

Is it worth itfor $725 with the extras?

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Oscar

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Re: Deal or no deal

#2 Post by Bruce Weldy »

y2kindyz wrote:Hey guys I've been looking for a. Table saw and came across this. https://sanantonio.craigslist.org/tls/d ... 85844.html
I know the saw alone is $599 new and extras are about $400 each

Is it worth itfor $725 with the extras?

Thanks
Oscar

I don't see it ...... I'd just buy a new one ....

http://www.homedepot.com/p/RIDGID-13-Am ... /202500206

Question is how often you'd use the router extension and whether it would be less of a pain to use if it was stand alone? You could always build a router table....free plans are all over the internet. Then you wouldn't have to sacrifice one tool to use the other when you are in the middle of a project.

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Re: Deal or no deal

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y2kindyz wrote:Hey guys I've been looking for a. Table saw and came across this. https://sanantonio.craigslist.org/tls/d ... 85844.html
I know the saw alone is $599 new and extras are about $400 each

Is it worth itfor $725 with the extras?

Thanks
Oscar
If you have the room, I'd keep looking for an older, beefier table saw. While this is from my area's Craigslist, and hence not terribly useful - it does give an idea of what's out there...

https://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/tls/d/ ... 33065.html
This is $850 for a genuine Delta Unisaw with a high quality fence and a dust collector.
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y2kindyz
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Re: Deal or no deal

#4 Post by y2kindyz »

Thanks guys. The reason I was thinking of 2 in 1 was to save space to justify the purchase. I think I will wait for better deal. Thank you for the comments.

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#5 Post by Bill Fitzmaurice »

Bruce Weldy wrote: You could always build a router table...
+1. I started with a $100 Delta saw with a 24" wide top, added a high end fence with 48" rails, made my own extensions from BB, with one incorporating the router table. The BB extensions are far more useful than metal, as I can screw stuff I'm working on to them instead of to a separate workbench, which for me is key, as my shop is too small to have a workbench.

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