Opinions wanted

[Tim Cannon]

Best tablesaw value today for under $2K, prefer new vs. used and I have built up no significant brand loyalty so nothing would be off the table.

[scott spencer]

Assuming you have 220v, I think the Grizzly G1023RL ($1294 shipped), or a G0690 are great saws at a great price. You get a really nice 3hp industrial cabinet saw with solid cast wings, riving knife, and a good Biese style fence at a great price. You can add a mobile base, aftermarket miter gauge, a couple of a nice saw blades, and maybe even a dado stack...all within budget.

[Jim O'Dell]

And you'll have some money left over for some blades and alignment tools! I have the 691 and it was/is the perfect saw for me and the budget I had, which was lower than what you listed. Not much else out there in that price range for new in a cabinet saw. Several contractor/hybrid type saws, some higher priced, some lower than the Griz 1032R or 690/1 saws. None with the same power. But if you don't have or don't want to add 220 volt, the hybrid would be the way I would go. Jim.


Assuming you have 220v, I think the Grizzly G1023RL ($1294 shipped), or a G0690 are great saws at a great price. You get a really nice 3hp industrial cabinet saw with solid cast wings, riving knife, and a good Biese style fence at a great price. You can add a mobile base, aftermarket miter gauge, a couple of a nice saw blades, and maybe even a dado stack...all within budget.

[Joe Kieve]

What's wrong with "old arn". I love my 80's model Unisaw that I scored off Craigslist for $500. Still had some
left for dado head, saw blades, etc.

Just my 2 cents.

joe

[Dan Hahr]

The quality of my used unisaw is substantially better than my old Grizzly saw ( bought new ). Anything else that I would want is over 2 grand. Dan

[Tom Walz]

I donated a table saw to Charter Lake and let Oscar at Eastisde Saw in Seattle Wa pick it out. He got me a real deal on a floor model. Last year's saw or something. Anyway there was a design change. The kids loved the new saw that cut square and staright and I saved a few bucks.

[Stephen Cherry]

pm66, unisaw, each can be bought for about 1k or less. AND you could sell for about what you pay. And what makes you think that a new saw won't need to be aligned, or even will be made right?

There are bigger bargins on bigger saws, but you better be ready to move some weight.

[Carl Beckett]

I see regular postings for reasonably current Unisaw/Powermatics well under $1000 (posted some of these over in the deals and discounts section). I would suggest one of these.

Here is one right at the $2000 range - I dont consider this the greatest bargain, but it looks pretty clean:

http://boston.craigslist.org/sob/tls/3458037896.html

and a Uni:

http://providence.craigslist.org/tls/3433511165.html


Do a searchtempest search for your area (you didnt state where you were at, this makes a big difference on whats available).

New, I would buy a Grizzly 1023 (and did) if limited to $2000

If I could relax the budget a little, I would buy a Sawstop (uh oh... here we go again.....!)

[Tim Cannon]

I see regular postings for reasonably current Unisaw/Powermatics well under $1000 (posted some of these over in the deals and discounts section). I would suggest one of these.

Here is one right at the $2000 range - I dont consider this the greatest bargain, but it looks pretty clean:

http://boston.craigslist.org/sob/tls/3458037896.html

and a Uni:

http://providence.craigslist.org/tls/3433511165.html


Do a searchtempest search for your area (you didnt state where you were at, this makes a big difference on whats available).

New, I would buy a Grizzly 1023 (and did) if limited to $2000

If I could relax the budget a little, I would buy a Sawstop (uh oh... here we go again.....!)

I know new does not equate to perfect and that it will take some dialing in. I have nothing against old iron - I just kinda had a hankering for a new new one more than anything. I don't have the dedicated 220 but I have room in the sub-panel to run one if I want. And I live in Wisconsin, just north of Milwaukee. That, I think, answers all of the questions :cool: I do appreciate all of the feedback. I got a bonus and was thinking of stealing some of it for myself this year, that's how the question came to be in the first place.

[Mike Wilkins]

Go for the Griz and you will have enough left over to have an electrician run a 220 line. Which will open up your shop for more 220 tools.