Yep, and it does the job. If I had a bit more space, I'd be in business, but until my kid moves out which isn't for another 8 to 10 years, that is about the only room in the house that could truly be setup as a shop. Otherwise it's outdoors working and I guess I could build a shed and store the stuff out there as well. That of course is a ways down the road and I kind of like having my tools in the house and not in the shed. Don't know why this is, but it must be hold-over from where I used to live. grin
On Jun 16, 2008, at 6:38 AM, John Schwery wrote: > Scott, that is my problem, too. I don't have room in our house to > work and I only have a small 10 by 10 shed. That is why I opted for > a Hitachi job site table saw. It has wheels and legs that fold under > so I can set it up where I want it and store it under my bench when > I'm done with it. > > earlier, Scott Howell, wrote: > > >Actually I discovered a few things. First someone mentioned cutting 2 > >by 4s and yes with an aggressive blade, things will go much more > >smoothly and you'll get more from the battery and of course not > >pushing the saw will help. My problem was having an appropriate blade > >that did not require working the saw so hard. So, I switched to a > more > >aggressive blade which did no harm to the work, but still seem to > take > >a long time and thus killed batteries much to quickly. So, what did I > >do? I went over to Home Depot because I was not wasting another > minute > >trying to resolve cutting straight lines. > >I looked at several table saws from $99 on up to $449. The $99 model > >would have gotten me through the project likely, but it really was a > >very light duty saw that would not have lasted very long and probably > >done a poor job. So, I looked at the Ryobi at $249 and it was a nice > >saw, had legs and so forth, but then I realized that for storage > >purposes it was stretching it a bit. Yeah folks, I got a reasonably > >sized house, but storage space wasn't configured properly and until I > >get a shed, I'm stuck with what I got. So, I took it up to $300 and > >looked at the Dewalt portable "contractor-grade" table saw. Now here > >was something that was only slightly smaller than the Ryobi, did not > >have feet and wheels, seem to have a nice table, the necessary > >adjustment, a fence that looked quite solid and would stay where you > >set it, and best of all, I could put it on my shelf with the other > >saws and the like. So, I have to say it works very well for my > >purposes, I believe if you set things up correctly you could rip a 4 > >by 8 sheet of plywood or rip pretty much whatever you want. It would > >just be a matter of making or getting some stands and setting things > >up and perhaps putting the saw on a table/work bench whatever. > >Well I think with this saw, I might try some projects that have been > >floating around in my head, but knowing I didn't have a good way to > >work with larger pieces, this might be the answer. It's not the top > of > >the line, or maybe not even middle of the road, but for what I need/ > >want, it should do. Yeah, it would be nice to have a great big shop > >and all the goodies, but I don't and don't have the time that I would > >want to invest for a really nice setup. So, I'm stuck doing most my > >work outdoors and at this point just finishing this project would > >please me a great deal. grin > > > > > >No virus found in this incoming message. > >Checked by AVG. > >Version: 8.0.100 / Virus Database: 270.3.0/1504 - Release Date: > >6/15/2008 5:52 PM > > John > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > Scott Howell [EMAIL PROTECTED] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
