My Dad is in the market for a table saw. He's finishing off a bonus room at their house and needed to cut some trim around the window to width. He didn't have measurements for me so I couldn't help him out but I did lend him my Dewalt track saw. My Dad is completely comfortable with circular saws and jigsaws but I don't think he's ever used a TS. I would really like to show him proper use and safety (not that my Dad is unsafe) but our physical distance makes that difficult.
He's actually going up to his cabin in Muncy this week so he could pick up the Grizzly track saw. I don't think Grizzly sells a jobsite saw.
I know he's not going to want to spend a lot of money on this (I may buy him a TS), but I can't decide what's right for him. I'm thoroughly convinced *I* could never make due with just a track saw, but I'm thinking he might. Since he also has some projects at the cabin, the track saw wins for portability. It also wins for storage. He doesn't want to lose floorspace in his garage to a TS--even if it's a benchtop one. If he's working on stuff upstairs, it's much easier to have the track saw handy compared to running outside and making the cut and coming back.
His primary hobby is golf and I don't see Dad going into woodworking. He fixes stuff around the house or makes general purpose items but nothing I would classify as furniture.
Hopefully he has time to use my track saw before he goes to Muncy because that impression is going to make or break it for him.
What do you think? For the occasional use, which would you choose for a newbie?
He's actually going up to his cabin in Muncy this week so he could pick up the Grizzly track saw. I don't think Grizzly sells a jobsite saw.
I know he's not going to want to spend a lot of money on this (I may buy him a TS), but I can't decide what's right for him. I'm thoroughly convinced *I* could never make due with just a track saw, but I'm thinking he might. Since he also has some projects at the cabin, the track saw wins for portability. It also wins for storage. He doesn't want to lose floorspace in his garage to a TS--even if it's a benchtop one. If he's working on stuff upstairs, it's much easier to have the track saw handy compared to running outside and making the cut and coming back.
His primary hobby is golf and I don't see Dad going into woodworking. He fixes stuff around the house or makes general purpose items but nothing I would classify as furniture.
Hopefully he has time to use my track saw before he goes to Muncy because that impression is going to make or break it for him.
What do you think? For the occasional use, which would you choose for a newbie?
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