Portable Table Saw

Eng

I have been looking to buy a portable table saw. I have limited storage space and looking for a saw with a wheeled stand. I have been looking at the Craftsman, Ridgid and Ryobi. Any thoughts.

DecksEtc

It depends on how much you want to/are willing to spend. High end Craftsman's are pretty good and Rigid's aren't bad, Ryobi are pretty low end. Each one makes a wide range of saws. The quality of the fence is a very important.

I'm partial to Hitachi. For a portable TS, it has the largest surface area, good fence and very light weight. You can always get a stand with wheels if the saw you like doesn't come with it - that shouldn't be your primary deciding factor.

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Eng

I will take a look at the Hitachi. Unfortunately a big factor for my purchase is storage ability. I am stuck in a one car garage for space, so the saw needs to be able to fold up. If any body else has been looking. A good comparison of the Bosch and the Ridgid portables was done on the Ridgid Forum web site.

Teetorbilt

Ridgid has been winning in the portable 'contractor series' in the mags. If I was looking, I'd look at that one real hard.

bob the builder

I have a ridgid and it is very portable, good so far...

Bob

Speedy Petey

As much as I don't care for Rigid (home depot brand) power tools they have been doing very well in comparisons as Teetor said.
Craftsman has been doing real well in the "Best Value" department.

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