Hi Folks, I'm bidding a job right now that would require me to do a bit of on-site carpentry (built-ins under and around a bay window). My thought is that if I get a portable saw, I can rough out a lot of the parts in the shop on my big Felder slider, then take the plywood and saw to the job site for the site work. There are too many complex angles and uneven walls to do this whole thing in the shop, even with cardboard templates. Once the job is complete, I'd like to stick a dado stack on the portable saw and leave it in the corner for when I need to run a quick dado for a vanity or whatever (I do cabinetry and carpentry as little as I can afford to).
So the criteria are:
-quality/accuracy
-enough power to cut a 3/4" wide dado in plywood, say 3/8" deep.
-ability to rip cabinet-wide pieces (24"+)
-portability (it has to some sort of mobility stand that I can roll around)
I polled our woodworking club last night and nobody had recent experience with portable saws. I read a couple articles online that seemed to favor either the Ridgid 4510 (now 4513) for $400 at HD or the Bosch 4100 for $600 at Amazon.
Appreciate your thoughts.
John