Hi all,
Been lurking for a while and am amazed at the knowledge here. Suffering from analysis paralysis! So, without further adoo here’s my dilemma.
I’m a retired 64 year young, ex air traffic controller. I’ve tinkered with woodworking in the past and I truly want to get good at building with wood. I HATE buying things twice and don’t want my equipment limitations to dampen my enthusiasm. I live in the mountains of northern Georgia and wood classes aren’t readily available. So, now on to what I want to do.
First, I want to build new cabinets for the kitchen. Then on to other (not too elaborate) furniture making. I have plenty of room in my garage (including 100 amp service). It’s 28 x 30.
Should I get a sliding table saw, or cabinet? Looking at Hammer k3 (don’t really want to wait 4 months), Minimax Sc2, Grizzly 0623, and Sawstop Pro (only cabinet style). If a slider, is the 48” large enough?
my budget is $5000 +-. I talked with the Hammer sales rep and he said they have a demo on sale for $4700. It’s a 2018 model, so 2 1/2 years old. Doesn’t seem like that good of a deal when a new one is about $4800. Plus they want $600 for shipping. It may have a couple accessories, but come on; $4700?
The Minimax Sc2 is about $5900. The Grizzly, $3100 but I worry about quality “frustration”. Is it a good machine? The Sawstop would be about $3700 delivered.
So, please guide me. Again, I don’t want to buy a machine only to have regrets due to equipment limitations. Any necessary accessories I should be aware of for any of these machines?