Table saw recommendations?

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Besides Saw Stop, Grizzly, Jet, Delta

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Out of those it’s saw stop hands down.

Another to add to your list is Powermatic but even the. It’s still saw stop.

I have an old Delta Unisaw. It’s a great saw that I’ve had for a long time. However, I haven’t had I power to run it in my house since we moved here (going on 12 years now)

Sawstop and don't look back. I got a used 3hp Professional for 2400. Was using a jobsite saw before and it will take your woodworking to another level. Speed, accuracy, ease of use is yop notch. I have a few Grizzly tools (bandsaw and jointer). I would personally go Sawstop or Powermatic with Sawstop getting the edge due to the safety feature. Grizzly has been great for the price, but some of the parts are on the cheap end.

You can’t go wrong with grizzly in that range. All large equipment in my shop is grizzly, you can get better quality but will cost at least 50% more for 10-20% better quality in my opinion. Know plenty of professional shops that use grizzly in fact my shaper came from cabinet shop that owner passed away.

That being said I’m planning to upgrade to sawstop due to wanting larger motor and the safety feature next month. Haven’t decided if I’m going to keep my grizzly for dedicated dado or sell. It’s a 2hp model if interested <— at gmail and will let u know once I decide.

If you're shopping in that price range a Sawstop hands down.

My Unisaw is a 3hp saw. Never had it throw anything.

One other important thing - and I don’t know if all new saws come with them standard, but the saw should have a riving knife that travels up and down with the blade. Very important. My old Unisaw does not have this feature and I wish it did.

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I’d be terrified of a 3HP saw. There is kickback and then there is being impaled with the square end of a 4x4.

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Think it would be less likely, more torque to avoid binding.

I know Sawstop is almost a meme at this point, but it's really that good.

Update:

It’s crazy… I work in surgery and see countless injuries from saws, routers, etc. and I’ve been telling myself for years now that when it came time to get a new saw, it would be a Sawstop.

But then that day finally arrived and I was sitting here talking myself into other saws instead of the Sawstop in order to save $

I liked the Harvey Alpha and their 3hp with overhead dust collection and in-line router table was just over budget, whereas the comparable Sawstop PCS 3hp was over $2k over budget! Yikes!

I looked at the cheaper job site Sawstop, but my wife and I agreed I wouldn’t be happy and would be looking to upgrade in a short while.
The contractor could work, but I didn’t like the motor hanging off the back; my shed is small and the footprint is pretty big compared to the PCS.

Therefore I decided on the PCS 1.75hp. I might decide later that I need the 3hp, but for now the 1.75 will be better than what I have!

Headed to pick her up tomorrow!