11. A table saw whose blade cannot be kept in alignment with the miter slots is useless. 12. After all, you can always see the blade of a radial arm saw, but few people feel the radial arm is safer than the table saw. 13. But go with the table saw. 14. But most woodworkers, I think, will tell you that crosscutting on the table saw is a great deal easier and safer than ripping on the table saw. 15. But the wood I buy would be extremely aggravating to edge joint in a table saw, and cannot be satisfactorily dimensioned using a planer alone. 16. Certainly the argument that you can accomplish more with a table saw is questionable. 17. Emerson developed a new product line of bench top and stationary power tools, including table saws and an oscillating sander, for the exclusive Home Depot partnership. 18. Everyone who has ever bought a new American-made, or Taiwanese-cloned, table saw knows of the vicissitudes of the standard blade guard. 19. Except for ripping the uprights and molding on the table saw, all cuts were made with a portable power saw and all joints were cut with a router. 20. However, I would never counsel anyone to buy a radial arm saw instead of a table saw. |