mrwilby
Established Member
Hi all
I have a small (single car) garage "workshop."
I just about have room for the car and then one wall completely full of cabinets/workstation(s).
If I park my car diagonally (doable) then I can probably just about fit a full cabinet saw inside in one corner. To that end, I have been seriously exploring the DEFT saw and am just about ready to bite the bullet....
But, then I wondered if I am going to cause problems for myself trying to squeeze everything in. Unfortunately, winters here in Finland are very cold so I really must be able to get my car inside the garage for at least some of the year!
I have recently purchased the Norm Router plans and was planning to start building a router table during the next week or two, but now I am wondering should I buy a small table saw and then build a combined router & table work station instead?
I am heavily into gadgets, so I'd already decided to go with an Incra fence for the router. I'd also planned to buy an Incra mitre gauge for the table saw - and herein lies the problem.
If I go with a small induction-based saw, e.g. the Kity, APT TS-200, Sheppach 2010 then as far as I can tell, none of them have 'standard' mitre gauge slots. To coin a phrase from our American friends, "what is up with that!?". It seems like I have to compromise on something - either floor space (if I buy the DEFT, which by all accounts looks a superb bit of kit) or then functionality (well, toys, i.e. Incra).
I currently have a pretty extensive festool set-up (TS55, Kapex,++) so I'm pretty much set for panel work and mitring. I figure initially I'll be mainly making smaller household items of furniture, and probably most of that will be panel work, but the depth of cut in a "proper" (albeit small) table saw is quite alluring.
Does anybody have any suggestions for any other induction-based small table saws that will have standard mitre slots?
TIA!
I have a small (single car) garage "workshop."
I just about have room for the car and then one wall completely full of cabinets/workstation(s).
If I park my car diagonally (doable) then I can probably just about fit a full cabinet saw inside in one corner. To that end, I have been seriously exploring the DEFT saw and am just about ready to bite the bullet....
But, then I wondered if I am going to cause problems for myself trying to squeeze everything in. Unfortunately, winters here in Finland are very cold so I really must be able to get my car inside the garage for at least some of the year!
I have recently purchased the Norm Router plans and was planning to start building a router table during the next week or two, but now I am wondering should I buy a small table saw and then build a combined router & table work station instead?
I am heavily into gadgets, so I'd already decided to go with an Incra fence for the router. I'd also planned to buy an Incra mitre gauge for the table saw - and herein lies the problem.
If I go with a small induction-based saw, e.g. the Kity, APT TS-200, Sheppach 2010 then as far as I can tell, none of them have 'standard' mitre gauge slots. To coin a phrase from our American friends, "what is up with that!?". It seems like I have to compromise on something - either floor space (if I buy the DEFT, which by all accounts looks a superb bit of kit) or then functionality (well, toys, i.e. Incra).
I currently have a pretty extensive festool set-up (TS55, Kapex,++) so I'm pretty much set for panel work and mitring. I figure initially I'll be mainly making smaller household items of furniture, and probably most of that will be panel work, but the depth of cut in a "proper" (albeit small) table saw is quite alluring.
Does anybody have any suggestions for any other induction-based small table saws that will have standard mitre slots?
TIA!