Renting a table saw? Buy new?

[BushJ311 5,000+ posts]

I was thinking about building a new box. Does anyone know how much it would be to rent one from home depot or lowes? Or how much a decent one would be that is cheaper ? Thanks

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[kingisback06 10+ year member]

i got a cheap lil one for like 200 it was on sale. works great for me

 

[BushJ311 5,000+ posts]

I just do not want to get one that is not good. But i found one on ebay that is close im going to look into it i will prob only need it for building a box. haha.

 

[vwrx_freak 10+ year member]

for 200 you could probably get a decent used one from craigs list

 

[smd4life 5,000+ posts]

yeah check the paper or classifieds in your area, i bought mine at a thrift store for 99 bucks

 

[fasfocus00 5,000+ posts]

check pawn shops too, i found a JET cabinet saw for $500 for my brother neighbor's shop

 

[audioarsonal 10+ year member]

Sears craftsmans for 130-200.they have a few different models.These will work for the basic box building.

 

[miker 5,000+ posts]

I would sooner put that 200$ into a circular saw... A "small" table saw will be hard to use for long rips..

 

[skmfkr 5,000+ posts]

i kno the ryobi is like 250

 

[808_bass 10+ year member]

i picked up a 10" rigid on craigslist for 200 the other week. works great so far.

 

[2wheeler 10+ year member]

The last few boxes I've built were with my 18v circular saw and a clamped on guide fence. I own a table saw BTW..

If your a smart carpenter you can get good results with some pretty simple tools.

 

[darkhunter139 10+ year member]

We have a craftsmen table saw we picked up for like 200 bucks. It gets the job done //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif I would just buy one if I were you. If you are in this hobby it probably wont be to long till your making another haha

 

[BushJ311 5,000+ posts]

We have a craftsmen table saw we picked up for like 200 bucks. It gets the job done //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif I would just buy one if I were you. If you are in this hobby it probably wont be to long till your making another haha

Yea but i doubt i am going to make more than 1 more in the next year.

The last few boxes I've built were with my 18v circular saw and a clamped on guide fence. I own a table saw BTW..
If your a smart carpenter you can get good results with some pretty simple tools.

Im not that good but i know what im doing.

yeah check the paper or classifieds in your area, i bought mine at a thrift store for 99 bucks

I will check it out

check pawn shops too, i found a JET cabinet saw for $500 for my brother neighbor's shop

I will look there too

for 200 you could probably get a decent used one from craigs list

Ill look here too

Thanks everyone //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[groundpound4200 5,000+ posts]

The last few boxes I've built were with my 18v circular saw and a clamped on guide fence. I own a table saw BTW..
If your a smart carpenter you can get good results with some pretty simple tools.

this is what I use unless the cuts are small..... then its the table saw

 

[groundpound4200 5,000+ posts]

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