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Buying Advice | Tool Reviews
New Table Saw
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<blockquote data-quote="Dom Brider" data-source="post: 1545655" data-attributes="member: 37906"><p>Hi All</p><p></p><p>I need to buy a new table saw in the coming months. I’ve had an old Charnwood 619 for about 8 years and it’s finally time for an upgrade.</p><p></p><p>I’m looking at a couple from Axminster, the 254LTS and the 254WS. The WS comes with a tasty looking router table extension but they appear to be pretty similar spec wise. I don’t exactly need the router table as I’ve already got one, but the WS is more powerful (4150rpm 2.2 kw vs the LTS 3850rpm 1.65 kw).</p><p></p><p>Ideally I’d get the LTS as I’d buy the sliding fence or maybe an incra mitre sled thing with the £1300 saved. My question is this: is the difference in power worth the extra dosh or is that price difference mostly reflected in the cast iron router table extension? I really don’t want to buy an underpowered saw and regret it further down the line. I’m a picture framer and carpenter, mostly making cabinets from sheet material and ripping long lengths of maple and oak and other hard woods to modify mouldings. Not exactly heavy duty but I’d like to be covered for most jobs as my job/business is a little up in the air currently.</p><p></p><p>The other thing to consider is to bite the bullet and get three phase power installed and go that route. Perhaps I’m overthinking this and the LTS will he perfectly sufficient and I need not waste the money!? Or perhaps there are some other decent cabinet saws out there that I’ve missed. The Harvey/Axm and Sip saws all look to be made in the same warehouse but maybe not? Any advice would be much appreciated</p><p></p><p>Thanks in advance!</p><p></p><p>Dom</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dom Brider, post: 1545655, member: 37906"] Hi All I need to buy a new table saw in the coming months. I’ve had an old Charnwood 619 for about 8 years and it’s finally time for an upgrade. I’m looking at a couple from Axminster, the 254LTS and the 254WS. The WS comes with a tasty looking router table extension but they appear to be pretty similar spec wise. I don’t exactly need the router table as I’ve already got one, but the WS is more powerful (4150rpm 2.2 kw vs the LTS 3850rpm 1.65 kw). Ideally I’d get the LTS as I’d buy the sliding fence or maybe an incra mitre sled thing with the £1300 saved. My question is this: is the difference in power worth the extra dosh or is that price difference mostly reflected in the cast iron router table extension? I really don’t want to buy an underpowered saw and regret it further down the line. I’m a picture framer and carpenter, mostly making cabinets from sheet material and ripping long lengths of maple and oak and other hard woods to modify mouldings. Not exactly heavy duty but I’d like to be covered for most jobs as my job/business is a little up in the air currently. The other thing to consider is to bite the bullet and get three phase power installed and go that route. Perhaps I’m overthinking this and the LTS will he perfectly sufficient and I need not waste the money!? Or perhaps there are some other decent cabinet saws out there that I’ve missed. The Harvey/Axm and Sip saws all look to be made in the same warehouse but maybe not? Any advice would be much appreciated Thanks in advance! Dom [/QUOTE]
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