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Why nobody talks about the struggle between a track saw and a table saw for small jobs
I had to pick between getting a track saw or a nicer table saw for my home shop last month. I went with the track saw because I mainly do cabinet work and needed clean cuts on big plywood sheets. It's been three weeks and I love it for breaking down sheets on sawhorses, but I miss having a table saw for repeat rips. The track saw cost me around $400, while a decent table saw would have been double that. Has anyone else made this switch and regretted it or felt glad about it?
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angela_wilson781d ago
Yeah exactly, that's a fair point about the price. I think a lot of people overlook how much a solid jobsite saw can do for the money, especially if you're just doing basic rip cuts and crosscuts on smaller pieces. The track saw is great for breaking down sheet goods on sawhorses, but I've found myself wishing for a table saw whenever I need to do like a dozen identical cuts on trim or molding (it's such a pain to set up a stop block on a track saw for that). Honestly, if you're mostly doing cabinets and not much else, the track saw makes sense, but for repeat work that table saw wins hands down.
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