Hi,
I am new here but not new to woodworking. I started at the age of about 8 or 9 watching my father build furniture in his basement. I continued in this great hobby for many years but gave it up about 8 or 9 years ago (no time, started a family). Well, I finally re-entered this great hobby about 6 or 7 months ago (now at age 50). I build small furniture (end tables, storage chests, night stands....) I have most of my original power tools and started building. Wouldn't you know it, my table finally broke after all these years. Granted, it was only a small cheap saw, but it worked fine, until now.
So, I'm in the market for a new table saw and I have been doing a lot of research on the web and here at this site (great site!!). I have a small shop (about 14' X 14') out side my home, so because of its small size, I usually bring my table saw out into the drive way when I cut larger pieces.
My question is: are there any contractor type saws that could possibly be rolled thru a 30" door opening? That is how wide my shop door is. The other alternative is a portable contractors saw (bosch4000, makita2704.....) I am not opposed to the portable saws, but like the table size of the larger saw.
Any advise/comments/suggestions?
Thank you,
Tom