New Tablesaw Purchase

I had to get a jobsite saw (sawstop) because I need to roll my saw out and down a ramp for long rips. If you can just move it to the side I would pay close attention to the size of the wheels included and the condition of your floor.

Most of this will be based on what your criteria is. Max rip width? HP? Dust collection? Take a look at the Harvey ALPHA HW110LC-36P, which is a 2hp version for $1899. I don’t think you will really go wrong with any of the bigger names (Laguna, Grizzly, Jet, PowerMatic, SawStop,etc…). They all make good saws. Just want to narrow it down based on your needs/criteria. Good luck.

-- Chris, Pennsylvania

Determine what you need and get the next step up from that. It’s never fun shelling out a grand or two on a piece of equipment, but worse to have to do it again in a couple years when what you bought isn’t suiting your needs anymore. I have wasted many a dollar buying the tool to suit me need rather than getting the best I could afford, only to end up buying the one I should have bought in the first place.