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table saw or jigsaw?
magnus:
Witch is more useful for cabinet making?
versapak:
jigsaw
A table saw is really only handy for big straight cuts and for angles. It lacks the versatility that a jigsaw has.
gobuchul74:
Both. Each one has a different use, and neither can do what the other can.
versapak:
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???
A jigsaw can make ANY cut that a table saw can make. It may just take a little more work. The same can not be said of a table saw making the same cuts as a jigsaw.
That being said... They are different, and the job is easier with BOTH, but if you can only get one, then jigsaw would be the one I'd recommend going with.
ericball:
A tablesaw is great for making straight cuts, but with the correct blade it can also do dados, or angle the blade for mitred cuts.