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| Rashers Member Since: 21 Jun 2015 Location: Norfolk Posts: 3511   
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What do you need a table saw for? Most saws at your price will rip through timber quite adequately but the beds will be pressed steel and reasonably light so anything requiring any form of accuracy, you may be pushing your luck?
Where have you been looking? Machine mart is a good place to look. Screwfix perhaps? Brother in law has a DeWalt that switches from chop saw to table saw. Nice bit of kit and super useful, but again, quite light for cutting large pieces. |
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2nd Jan 2017 12:09am |
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| Froglaise Member Since: 24 Sep 2016 Location: left forum Posts: 212 |
In that price range they are indeed mainly clones from china. That said, the brands with offer less for that price range as you pay for the name and badge. Going for something like an Axminster tools hobby series site saw will offer more...plus they are good with the after sales service and will take it back no questions if you don't like it.
First thing you should do with anything under £1k is throw whatever blade comes with the unit and invest in something like a Freud. |
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2nd Jan 2017 12:39am |
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| Barneyboy Member Since: 19 Nov 2014 Location: Exmoor Posts: 1626  
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Hi I would also recommend looking at Axminster power tools there after sales service is very good
 Paul Tash n Barney |
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2nd Jan 2017 8:43am |
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| Muddybigdog Member Since: 11 Apr 2014 Location: Suffolk Posts: 1019 
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Worth watching o flee bay, Wadkin is pro kit so i'm told
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2nd Jan 2017 9:50am |
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| Froglaise Member Since: 24 Sep 2016 Location: left forum Posts: 212 |
Wadkins good stuff but will be 3 phase.
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2nd Jan 2017 9:57am |
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| chopcat Member Since: 11 Sep 2012 Location: Pembrokeshire Posts: 412  
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You might be better off spending the money on a Festool track saw which could end up being more versatile and way beyond the quality you will get with a £400 tablesaw
Trevor |
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2nd Jan 2017 10:50am |
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| grafty99 Member Since: 15 Aug 2012 Location: North Devon Posts: 4786 
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+1 for festool track saw. Fantastic bits of kit
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2nd Jan 2017 10:58am |
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| Andy80 Member Since: 31 May 2013 Location: Essex Posts: 490 
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Hi, I bought a Ryobi RTS1800EF when doing te wood work on Tickford, dealt perfectly with 4 x 3" Hardwood... Plus it's foldable and fairly easy to store!
Andy Working towards Carry on camping! |
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2nd Jan 2017 12:34pm |
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| Cupboard Member Since: 21 Mar 2014 Location: Suffolk Posts: 2971 
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That's not the end of the world if you put an inverter on it, so if you find a saw that's right apart from being three phase then go ahead and buy it and worry about the electrics later. +1 on Axminster's after sales being good. |
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2nd Jan 2017 1:19pm |
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| Chopperone Member Since: 13 Nov 2016 Location: Derbyshire Posts: 396
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Elu saws are really good.
Their chop/mitre saw turns into a table saw & is also suitable as a site saw. Used one for a number of years when I was in the exhibition business & it never let me down. Guy May your life be like toilet paper ; long & useful. |
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2nd Jan 2017 5:49pm |
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| XS Pete Member Since: 13 Jan 2011 Location: Suffolk Posts: 632 
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Elu gear was excellent - I still have a hammer drill of theirs which is still going strong. Unfortunately, they sold the woodworking part of the business to DeWalt in the early 90's, so new Elu-badged tools are now almost impossible to find.
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4th Jan 2017 12:34pm |
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| Froglaise Member Since: 24 Sep 2016 Location: left forum Posts: 212 |
Elu router i have was given to me by my grandfather - i think it's early '80s and it's my go-to one. So smooth to handle and never failed. Very strong motor and makes the B&D/DeWalt ones that replaced it look like electric tooth brushes.
Always worth a look whenever anything Elu comes up on fleabay. |
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6th Jan 2017 10:55am |
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