gilsolomon Posted October 17, 2014 Report Share Posted October 17, 2014 Hi all, I am an amateur builder. As such I mainly work at home and don't have much space. So until now I avoided buying a big saw and went to a woodworker when I needed sawing or plaining services. But now I want to buy a saw. which Brings me to my question: I am having trouble to decide between buying a bandsaw - probably this one: http://www.amital-ltd.co.il/ProductsImages/W128655.jpg or buying a table saw - probably this one: http://img.zap.co.il/pics/4/8/9/3/34983984c.gif What I need from the saw is straight and accurate cuts for laminating necks and bodies (also the bandsaw is adding the flexability of the option cut shapes using it). What would you advise? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killemall8 Posted October 17, 2014 Report Share Posted October 17, 2014 I never use a table saw for anything in guitar building. I think a bandsaw is infinitely more useful in guitar building. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitar2005 Posted October 17, 2014 Report Share Posted October 17, 2014 Why a Makita bandsaw? They're overly expensive and you could do much better with something like a Grizzly or Delta. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maull Posted October 18, 2014 Report Share Posted October 18, 2014 I have both a table saw and a band saw. Actually I have a lot of da*m saws. If you are going strictly luthiery I would push you towards the band saw. If you are doing general woodworking, the tablesaw is probably a better investment. I bought this saw from Grizzly last fall and am pretty happy with it: http://www.grizzly.com/products/14-Deluxe-Bandsaw-Anniversary-Edition/G0555LANV They normally have 20%off coupon codes, if you can not find a code, check out lumberjocks.com and they sometimes share them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gilsolomon Posted October 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2014 Thanks guys I'm from Israel which means that Grizzly are costly as muc as Makita (due to the shipping costs VAT and customs fees). My Options are DeWalt which is 2 times more expnsive, Makita and Bosch... I'd always prefer to avoid German products (Historical reasons mostly)... So it leaves me with Makita Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demonx Posted October 22, 2014 Report Share Posted October 22, 2014 My table saw gets used more than it used to for building, but both my bandsaws are THE most used saws in the workshop. If I was to only pick one, the bandsaw is a no brainer choice. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renkenstein Posted October 25, 2014 Report Share Posted October 25, 2014 Bandsaw, hands down. The only thing I use my table saw for is cutting neck stringers. Unfortunately, I don't have a bandsaw with >6" cutting height, so I'm forced to bookmatch on a table saw. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gilsolomon Posted October 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2014 Thanks all ! you made this an easy choice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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