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Miter saw vs. table saw
Posted on 5/29/17 at 5:48 pm
Posted on 5/29/17 at 5:48 pm
TD what's your preference? Don't have either anymore. $300 about to spend on one. Leaning towards the deal Craftsman has on a table saw right now. Thanks!
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Posted on 5/29/17 at 5:57 pm to kcon70
I'm no expert, but you can do a ton with a sliding miter.
Posted on 5/29/17 at 6:03 pm to kcon70
Neither replaces the other really. If you are good with a skilsaw you can get by with a good 12" miter saw.
Posted on 5/29/17 at 6:11 pm to kcon70
Check around at pawn shops, you might be able to get both...
Posted on 5/29/17 at 6:30 pm to wickowick
Check craigslist too.
Bought a very nice old 6" jointer Saturday for $65. Clean it up today and works like a charm. Dam thing weights over 200lbs.
Bought a very nice old 6" jointer Saturday for $65. Clean it up today and works like a charm. Dam thing weights over 200lbs.
Posted on 5/29/17 at 7:45 pm to fishfighter
You can do most of the stuff on a table saw that you do on a miter saw. But breaking down and sizing to length is much easier on a miter saw.
A cabinet table saw is a great tool but I haven't used mine in 8 yrs. I use circular saws, band saw, and miter saw quite regularly though. The cabinet saw hasn't been used because I haven't run 240 to my garage yet.
A cabinet table saw is a great tool but I haven't used mine in 8 yrs. I use circular saws, band saw, and miter saw quite regularly though. The cabinet saw hasn't been used because I haven't run 240 to my garage yet.
Posted on 5/29/17 at 7:49 pm to kcon70
I feel like you can do more with a budget miter saw than you can accomplish with a budget table saw. A cheap table saw can be a pita to use properly. But if you have a big delta table saw and you make yourself some nice jigs and sleds you can do damn near anything.
Posted on 5/29/17 at 7:51 pm to bbvdd
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You can do most of the stuff on a table saw that you do on a miter saw.
Try doing trim carpentry with only a table saw.
Posted on 5/29/17 at 8:01 pm to Clames
I have. With a very good miter gauge I get better cuts.
I've also made some molding with my table saw.
I've also made some molding with my table saw.
Posted on 5/29/17 at 9:12 pm to bbvdd
Both are indesibensible to the advanced hobbyist. If u go a Table saw, look up how to build a sled and you can accomplish anything that u can do with a miter saw. However as someone else said a $300 table saw is not going to be a lot in terms of quality. $300 would get you a. I've miter saw and for novice handyman may be better option.
Posted on 5/29/17 at 9:36 pm to kcon70
Miter if the choice is between the two.
Posted on 5/29/17 at 9:40 pm to bbvdd
Maybe for cabinets and some doors but not happening with base and crown and certainly not making proper joints for runs over 16'. A good 12" double-bevel miter saw with a quality finish blade will make cuts easily that a table saw will need a lot more prep to do. They aren't interchangeable tools but money is better spent on a solid miters saw setup and a jobsite table saw that all put into a home shop table saw for most DIYers.
Posted on 5/29/17 at 10:22 pm to kcon70
Get both, used. A little time and elbow grease and you don't have to do without either.
Posted on 5/29/17 at 10:23 pm to Clames
This is like asking SUV or truck? It depends on what you need them more often for. Yes they can both do some of the same stuff, but there are things each cAn do that the other can't. I will say though that the difference between an entry level table saw and a top end one is enormous compared to the difference between a cheap miter vs good miter.
Posted on 5/30/17 at 10:20 am to Big L
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I will say though that the difference between an entry level table saw and a top end one is enormous compared to the difference between a cheap miter vs good miter.
That's because you can spend $5,000 and more on a shop table saw and even an over-priced Festool miter saw won't make it to $1,000 but if you think there isn't a world of difference between a DW716 and a Harbor Freight saw then you've never done much work with one. I'm building a large deck now where the customer wanted to me use his old Delta single bevel 12" saw, gave up on it used my skilsaw after an hour. Brought out my DW716 the following day and it's no comparison, the better saw simply made cutting wet treated 2x8's, 2x10's, and 4x4's easier and faster. Had a thread recently about contractor table saws, go look it up. Some said that the difference between cheap saws vs $400 saws didn't matter in that thread too.
Posted on 5/30/17 at 10:38 am to Clames
I agree with clames.if you consider all of the table saws at Lowe's to be entry level, then yes there is a huge difference between them all. But to answer your question better we need to know what you plan on doing and what you expect out of your tools.
Posted on 5/30/17 at 10:47 am to kcon70
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$300 about to spend on one
If you have $300 to spend, buy a mitre saw. Depending on what you're doing you can probably accomplish the rest of your tasks (table saw based) with a circular saw and some type of guide setup.
Posted on 5/30/17 at 11:00 am to kcon70
You could get a mitre saw and a circular saw + shooting board + speed square for less than the price of a good table saw and you could make every cut you could with a table saw. Maybe not as easily or efficiently but all the rips, cross cuts, dado, laps, notches etc could be made. And you don't have to take up all of that shop real estate with a table saw.
Posted on 5/30/17 at 11:10 am to kcon70
Get the table saw and make a cross cut sled and a miter sled, I rarely use my miter saw since I made mine, they are not hard to make.
This post was edited on 5/30/17 at 11:12 am
Posted on 5/30/17 at 11:24 am to Chuckd
Another thing to keep in mind that a "good" home-shop table saw runs on 240V. I've trimmed a lot of houses and never used a big table saw, a good 10" contractor table saw ripped plenty accurately when it was needed. A good blade is the most overlooked part here, the blades sold with most saws are only good for general purpose work and even then aren't good at it. Get a good finishing 60T or 80T blade for the miter saw. Get the same type of blade for the table saw and swap them out as the job requires.
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