Table saw powerful enough?

[baseballer1100 5,000+ posts]

Mdf dulls blades fast.

 

[slikrider20 10+ year member]

http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=productDetail&productId=159362-46578-C10FR&lpage=none

How about that one

 

[stayTUNED 10+ year member]

I think table saws are useless unless you have a full sized table. Its hard to get an accurate cut on a 2*4' sheet without the fence shifting. Forget about trying to get a 4*8' sheet on that little table.

A circular saw and guide (straight scrap of MDF c-clamped to your sheet) is the best way to go IMO, one less thing to clutter the garage also.

 

[helotaxi 5,000+ posts]

You can get good results with a circular saw and a guide, but for repeatability you can't beat a table saw. Yes a bigger table is a plus but not an absolute requirement. Managing a 2'x4' sheet is easy. I have larger table but I still have the full sheets cut into more managable sizes wherever I buy them for the simple reason that I don't have a truck. I also have my router table integrated into one wing of my saw table saving some space there. Space is at a premium in my "2 car" garage but having a table saw is very much worth the tiny bit of "clutter" that it presents.

 

[slikrider20 10+ year member]

Pv audio, you said the table sucks on that craftsman. Don't you own a more fancy table of this brand?

http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=productDetail&productId=159362-46578-C10FR&lpage=none

 

[sub sonic 10+ year member]

I got all Sears Craftsman tools...

the table saw ripps whole sheets of MDF perfectly square

I run a 60 tooth carbon blade

 

[slikrider20 10+ year member]

I got all Sears Craftsman tools...the table saw ripps whole sheets of MDF perfectly square

I run a 60 tooth carbon blade

How much did that cost you? And whats the model number?

 

[sub sonic 10+ year member]

I paid 599 canadian for it

10"

3600rpm

1.5hp

cast table extention with router mounting hardware kit

and rolling castors

sears product # 093-027-255