Cheap table saw

[stage1v8]

Hi Guys,

Had a quick browse through the forums here and there seems to be a decent amount of knowledge out there so thought I would pick your collective brains.

I do a little bit of diy woodworking and have been lucky enough to have been given various bits of equipment from my now retired father. A few years ago he gave me a 10" table saw that he used to rip bits of rough timber that was functional but a bit past it. I think it originally came

I am now looking to replace it with something I can use in my rather small cellar workshop and have been looking around and seen this:

https://www.sitebox.ltd.uk/product/FOX_ ... volt-only/

Does anyone have any experience of this saw? It seems a bit cheap and although I like the fact that it has space to attach a router I am not sure how good it would be.

I have also been looking at the various kitty 419 clones.

Any advice is welcome. I will eventually be building a wheeled cabinet with fold up extensions for it so not overly bothered about table size but would like something that will give something close to a straight and parallel cut.

Cheers

J

 

[misterfish]

Hi and welcome to the forum.

You've been caught by the spam filter which removes links until you have posted a few times.

The link you have is https://www.sitebox.ltd.uk/product/FOX_ ... volt-only/

My first table saw was a Delta 36-525 which is no longer made and I am led to believe that it was taken over by Fox.

I would not recommend this. It was extremely noisy, the fence was inaccurate and tended to move with use despite my best efforts. The other thing was its relative light weight - using long timber it became unstable and would tilt. The wings tended to droop with any weight on them.

I would recommend going for a saw with an induction motor - it is so much quieter and would make working in a cellar more pleasant.

I don't know the Kity, but others will be along that do.

Misterfish

 

[Digit]

Let's have some pics of you old saw, upgrading might be the better option.

Roy.

 

[ByronBlack]

It's made from pressed steel sheet and moulded plastic. I would steer clear, the best cheapest new saw is the axminster ts200, which is more expensive, but an excellent saw for the money. Otherwise I'd look for a kitty on bay.

 

[stage1v8]

Hi Folks,

Thanks for the responses. I will take some photos at the weekend of the current saw.

I have given it a quick once over and the blade isn't parallel to the mitre slot and doesn't seem to be 90 degrees to the table when at its most upright adjustment. I might have a go at stripping it down and see what adjustment there is or if I can shim anything to make it a bit more accurate.

I think it originally came from Machine Mart. It has what looks like an cast alloy table, a 10" blade and no extensions.

The Kity does look nice but my current budget (which seems to have reduced dramatically over night) couldn't cover it just yet.

Cheers

Jon

 

[stoatyboy]

I'm going to vote for the axi ts200 - I upgraded from one of those horrible screaming ali topped pressed steel boxes and the difference is stunning.

I was a bit frustrated with the set up and aligning the blade but once set it's great - and there's loads of threads on here about how to get the best out of it

 

[stage1v8]

Looking at the axminster ts200 you appear to get quite a lot for the £335 they are asking for it.

Might have to start saving my pennies.