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<blockquote data-quote="geolemon" data-source="post: 737735" data-attributes="member: 547749">We had that $179 Ryobi saw at a shop I&#039;ve worked at...The fence did **** pretty bad, it didn&#039;t have much structure as far as an actual &quot;table&quot; goes (and I wasn&#039;t a fan of all the movable bits), and it ended up falling apart after literally just several months... which didn&#039;t say good things about the supplied hardware.I think it currently sets on top of a workbench, since the hardware holding it to it&#039;s legs all came loose... <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue&nbsp; &nbsp; :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" />Granted, there&#039;s a big jump in price from a table saw like that to a &quot;real&quot; table saw... but if you consider that it&#039;s the difference between a table saw you&#039;ll likely be replacing in the next year or two, compared to one that you might pass on to your own children some day - there&#039;s some real value to be had.And also, you CAN work a single sheet of MDF if you are careful about it, and have the proper accessories.I picked up a Rigid outfeed table for mine, to support the wood after it passes beyond the blade - and that alone is indispensible.&nbsp; I want to say that was about $20.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="geolemon, post: 737735, member: 547749"] We had that $179 Ryobi saw at a shop I've worked at... The fence did **** pretty bad, it didn't have much structure as far as an actual "table" goes (and I wasn't a fan of all the movable bits), and it ended up falling apart after literally just several months... which didn't say good things about the supplied hardware. I think it currently sets on top of a workbench, since the hardware holding it to it's legs all came loose... :p Granted, there's a big jump in price from a table saw like that to a "real" table saw... but if you consider that it's the difference between a table saw you'll likely be replacing in the next year or two, compared to one that you might pass on to your own children some day - there's some real value to be had. And also, you CAN work a single sheet of MDF if you are careful about it, and have the proper accessories. I picked up a Rigid outfeed table for mine, to support the wood after it passes beyond the blade - and that alone is indispensible. I want to say that was about $20. [/QUOTE]

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