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GaryMcT:
http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10051&langId=-1&catalogId=10053&productId=100058430

Any suggestions in a similar price range ($100-$200)?

ChadTower:

Should be fine, just don't try to cut whole sheets with it. 

GaryMcT:
Cool.  Can use 4x4 sheets or at least use a jigsaw to get down to roughly the size I need.

smalltownguy:
I wouldn't bother with a table saw. I've got a smaller one, and I don't use it much. Use your jig saw (if you've already got one) for cutting, and if you need straight lines, clamp a straight 2x4 down for an edge guide. Spend your money on a router & use a flush cutting bit to clean up your edges.

For that matter, a cutter bit on the router will do just as good a job as the jig saw will.

Here's a router that will work nicely.

You'll get much more use out of the router for CP work, trust me.

GaryMcT:

--- Quote from: smalltownguy on July 27, 2009, 04:26:42 pm ---I wouldn't bother with a table saw. I've got a smaller one, and I don't use it much. Use your jig saw (if you've already got one) for cutting, and if you need straight lines, clamp a straight 2x4 down for an edge guide. Spend your money on a router & use a flush cutting bit to clean up your edges.

For that matter, a cutter bit on the router will do just as good a job as the jig saw will.

Here's a router that will work nicely.

You'll get much more use out of the router for CP work, trust me.

--- End quote ---

I tried clamping an MDF board down as a straight edge with the jigsaw that I have and it slipped.  It was clamped pretty strongly too.  Any tips?  I already have a router and a jigsaw.

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