Thinking about an old Martin T75 sliding table saw for solid wood
Lately I have been thinking about upgrading from my fixed table Oliver 270 table saw to a sliding table saw. I recently looked at a Martin T75 locally that had a 8 foot table, I liked the quality of the saw and the depth of cut would be a nice bonus over the Oliver. But since my shop is only 25 x 25 feet, I passed on it due to the size. I mainly use solid wood, and if I ever need to cut panels, I have a Festool track system.
My question is, what table saws with sliding tables should I consider? I am looking for an older machine to keep the costs down. I have heard that there are short table Martin sliders, but I have found it very difficult to find any information about older Martin models, so it is hard to compare the specifications to saws like an Oliver 88D, which is not too hard to find.
Am i crazy to want to find an old Martin?
thanks,
Chris