Jobsite Table Saw Rec?

[jyl]

I need a jobsite table saw. Doesn’t need to be fine woodworking quality. Any recs?

DeWalt and Ryobi are at the local Home Depot.

[IS300]

ten inch dewalt, light weight, rugged

[gregpark]

My job site saw is a Rigid. I won't be building cabinets with it but it does what it needs to do.
The stand folds up into a hand truck of sorts and that's it's best feature.
I can load it on the truck and move it into the job site by myself

[onewhippedpuppy]

Originally Posted by gregpark

My job site saw is a Rigid. I won't be building cabinets with it but it does what it needs to do.
The stand folds up into a hand truck of sorts and that's it's best feature.
I can load it on the truck and move it into the job site by myself

I have the same. It was equivalent to Dewalt, Makita, Milwaukee, etc but less money. It’s good enough for rough cut work.

[gregpark]

My last job site saw was a Dewalt and it was pretty accurate because the fence was geared at both ends. Used it for many years and finally burned it out. I cut the motor out and turned it into a router table. Notched out the fence and put locking wheels on the scissor stand. Not sure if they still make a fence like that but they should if they don't

[onewhippedpuppy]

Originally Posted by gregpark

My last job site saw was a Dewalt and it was pretty accurate because the fence was geared at both ends. Used it for many years and finally burned it out. I cut the motor out and turned it into a router table. Notched out the fence and put locking wheels on the scissor stand. Not sure if they still make a fence like that but they should if they don't

I think they call that the rack and pinion fence? Several companies offer them on their higher end job site saws. I didn’t want to pay that much.

[jyl]

The $700 DeWalt had the both ends rack and pinion fence, felt substantial. The $500 Ryobi had a fence held at only one end, that felt flimsy. $700 is a bunch of money, but $500 is a lot to spend and not be happy.

[herr_oberst]

200 bucks on 160th and Division.

https://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/tls/d/portland-table-saw-and-blades-dolly-and/7889247393.html

[look 171]

We use a dewalt and everyone seems to like it. We had a Bosch that we also like a lot but it was taken from the back of my workman's truck at lunch. I want to try those battery or cordless ones.

[cabmandone]

The Delta I mention in my saw thread would make a good jobsite saw. You can buy longer fence guides and use it for cutting wider pieces as well. New at Lowe's they're $769. I found a couple now on FB MP for $400. I just haven't decided if it's the saw I really want or if I want to go with a more stationary saw.

If you're looking for a tabletop model, Dewalt, Skil, Hitachi, etc... Just make sure the fence locks down tight.

[CurtEgerer]

Originally Posted by jyl

The $700 DeWalt had the both ends rack and pinion fence, felt substantial. The $500 Ryobi had a fence held at only one end, that felt flimsy. $700 is a bunch of money, but $500 is a lot to spend and not be happy.

Don't buy the Ryobi. They're junk. Ask me how I know.

[gregpark]

I still have my little green Makita table saw from 50 years ago, apparently it will never die. I also still have my little Makita boat anchor miter saw, same era.
I actually still use it, specifically for base board.
You can bang it around in the truck all you want and it never needs a true up

[jyl]

Makita seems to be out of the table saw game. Sad, as I'm a Makita fan.

The big ecom company has the 10" DeWalt "tabletop" table saw with roller fence, wheeled stand for as low as $600. The 8.25" DeWalt with roller fence, no wheels is $395. DeWalt is decent, right?

There are other brands. I'm pretty impressed with the roller fence. My table saw in the garage has a Biesemeyer (sp?) and I want a decent fence on the porta-saw.

Then there are the "contractor" tablesaws as mentioned by Herr-o and cabmanone. That's basically what I have in my garage - a Delta, though mine is 220v. I am not a table saw power-user. it has always been fine for me.

Currently I want something I can single-handedly lift in and out of the truck and move around.

[masraum]

I had one of these from probably 15-20 years ago. It was decent for what it was. I think I paid well under $500 for it (maybe $250-350, I think). It wasn't a great saw, but it was a decent saw. I made a ton of stuff with it that looked nice.



But I would not buy the current version. I do have some Ryobi 18V tools (impact, weedeater, leaf blower, multitool) and they work well. The models that I have are also generally the "best" Ryobi models of the type (brushless, etc...).

[Icemaster]

Before I moved out with all the tools, I needed a job saw and picked up a Craftsman (by name only) at Lowes, it was surprisingly good. I didn't do ultra fine work with it, it's not the most powerful, but checking settings, replacing with a quality blade and a little fine tuning it was dead on even with a pretty cheap fence.

I've still got it up on a rack in the garage. Depending on where you are in NorCal I'll make you a smoking deal on it.

[look 171]

Anyone ever used a Rosseau table saw stand and fence for job site saws? We run them all the time. normal working height and the job site saw drops in without any screws and its made to fit a specific job site saw. I still have mind for those blue Mikata saws Gregpak mentioned. We use them often and it sets up in seconds, unfold two legs and its done. Not complex and folds up to be about 2" thick. Cuts up to about 24"+ and an fence extension can be had for not too much money. forget those contractor saws. The only thing is they lack the heft for a full sheet of plywood to be cut on there. Not that we haven't done it but it requires two people to be safe. The fence is great and accurate. If you lack room in your garage and don't want to big old saw there to take up room, this is it.

https://rousseauco.com/product-category/table-saw-stands/

[herr_oberst]

i WISH i had a rousseau stand for my Makita.

[look 171]

Originally Posted by herr_oberst

i WISH i had a rousseau stand for my Makita.

We did finish work exclusively along with various cabinet and wood work. On my second big job, that lil' makita saw and the Rousseau saw stand was my big purchase. I think I was 20 or 21 going to college. Being sick of cutting on the floor with a flipped up skill saw, I must say it was one of my best purchased. I really like their engineering. It is simple, everything sets up in seconds, solid and accurate, all are made of steel, no alum junk. Did I say ease of setup already? Some of the stuff today, one must spend half a day hunting for all the bolts and nuts just to make a chop saw stand. Not to mention, its heavy and bulky.

[jyl]

So I know your lives cannot go on until you learn what saw I bought :-)

As usual there was research to the point of procrastination and mental masturbation. A graduate degree from the University of Youtube. Items placed in and removed from shopping carts. Hunting through Facebook Marketplace to see if anyone is selling a nearly new saw for peanuts. And eventually I forgot about The Quest.

Until suddenly I realized I need that dam saw. So I ordered a Skil SPT99T-01. This is an 8.5” “compact portable” saw with roller fence, 25” rip capacity, worm drive. A little more expensive than the equivalent DeWalt DWE7485. Not obviously better. I just felt like something different, I guess.

Doesn’t come with a rolly stand. Shame as the Skil stand looks great. Maybe I’ll eventually get a Rousseau stand. For now, it’s the $30 Costco plastic picnic table.

Wait, why a wimpy 8.5” saw? My logic is that I want something super small. If I need to rip a full sheet, I’ll use the Makita tracksaw; I find ripping a full sheet single-handed on any “little” table saw kind of scary. If I need more power than a little saw has, I’ll use the 240v Delta saw in my garage. After I unearth it from all the crap piled on and around it. There is too much junk in my garage. Thus, the desire for a super small portable saw.

Mistake? Unmanly choice?

[look 171]

No, John, not at all. Since you have a "Real" saw at home, that 'lil table saw will serve you very well doing work at your kid's restaurant. Its much safer then using a flipped up Skill saw or ripping small pieces with it. Money well spent. It will do more then what you needed it to do and again safely.

If a remodel is going on, I suggest you make an outfeed table of some kind with a few pieces of 2x and scrap plywood (We buy a piece of Melamine for ease of sliding to prevent things from getting caught on the rough grain of plywood) The long part of the L supports the pieces on the left of the saw. It doesn't have to be big to get in the way of everything. We normally keep it under 16" but the outfeed table is normally 36" long.