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Voodooray:

Hi gang.
Ok, first things first. That saw is a dry cut ceramic tile saw with a hobby wood blade fitted. It would struggle with most projects of even medium size, stay well clear.

Secondly.
I have been a carpenter/ cabinet maker for 14 years.
The above statement, qualified by the author as "callous but true" would be better labled as idiotic but wrong. SkoopKW, as Drew Karee pointed out, the reason they are there is because low life scum steal them to sell to people who are as low as them in my opinion. If people didn't buy stolen goods, people would not steel them in the first place. I hope that $25 Jigsaw feels good in your hands when you use it. It's hard enough getting people to pay you for a job well done these days without losing the tools of your trade. I'm lucky that i have never been out of work but if i were i would not sell my tools as when work came along i would have nothing to do it with. Frankly, your crass and stupid statement is an insult to my profession and my livelyhood.
You put it much better than me Drew Karee, but i'm incensed at this idiot.

Voodoo Ray.

arcadegamenut:

I don't think every tool you'd see in a pawn shop is from an out-of-work construction worker, but I also don't think that every tool you see (especially the ones you get for good deals) are stolen either.

And if it matters, I have never stolen a tool nor have a ever bought a used one...so hopefully I'm safe.  :P

Anyway, I do, as always, appreciate everyone's thoughts, let's just try to keep the flames away, huh? :)

SpeedyR:

nostrebor hit the nail on the head..

another vote for the BT3100 Ryobi table saw. I bought one a few months ago and have yet to have time to really get into it, but it's about the best bang for the buck that you can find for the table saws. just look for a sale from HD, or sign up for the credit card and get an extra 10%, etc.

and as he said as well, they have a great forum to answer any questions.

as for some other basic tools, harbor freight is ok but they are definity cheap quality. if you aren't using them much they are decent. I get some of my clamps there until I can figure out what I use a lot and buy better quality ones.

I spent a lot of money on stuff to measure and mark my wood as if you can't get that right, the rest of your project is screwed up.

Jeff


Avery:

I dare say the majority of used tools are neither stolen nor from an out of work carpenter trying to scare up some cash.

Avery:

Going back to the original question, I'm not sure how useful a table saw would be for an arcade cab anyway.  A miter saw might be useful if your cutting pieces for an internal frame, but for sheet goods like MDF or plywood, a circular saw and a straight edge is definitly the way to go.

According to one of the wood working magazines (Fine Woodworking or American Woodworker) a good cheap edge guide can be had in a sheet metal framing stud.  They say the ones your local home center stocks are too thin, but these are people who think a hundreth of an inch is a barely acceptable gap, so it may be plenty stout for what folks here are doing.

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