Hi:
I have a lot of woodworking tools (for hobby and diy home stuff). One thing I don't have is a track saw. I have used my table saw, circular saw, and bandsaw to cover my cutting needs.
I will be making kitchen cabinets for my house from prefinished maple plywood that I got a good deal on. This means breaking down 4x8 sheets. I don't have enough room to maneuver a sheet on my table saw. I would like to use a track saw to do this.
My table saw is an early 90s Sears Craftsman that I made into a large table surface with outfeed tables. It has a Delta T square fence that I added. I don't think it's up to the accuracy level to make precision cuts for kitchen cabinets. In the future I plan on getting a Sawstop (my kids will be learning how to use the table saw).
I just noticed that Milwaukee came out with a cordless track saw. I have a bunch of Milwaukee 18V tools, batteries, and chargers already. The price is at the high end, but it seems to get good reviews on youtube. It seems that any of the better track saws are going to cost in the same price area as the Milwaukee. My plan is to buy the bare Milwaukee track saw ($399) since I have 18V batteries already. Then I will buy a couple of 55" tracks to allow cutting plywood in either crosscut or rip. People who own the good brands of track saws say that you can make the final cuts on the track saw and avoid re-cutting on the table saw.
Anyone have any suggestions? Am I overlooking something? Comments from experienced woodworkers are always welcome.
Thanks
Steve