I am finishing up my new shop and I get to buy some new tools for the shop. The one decision that I have made is to buy a Sawstop PCS. I thought about the ICS, but I am having a hard time justifying the additional expense. I am also thinking of adding a sliding table to the saw as I work alone and end up doing a lot of work with plywood. I figure this would make things easier and safer. I am looking at the Exaktor EX60 sliding table.
So a couple of questions, has anyone used the Exaktor table and have any comments about it. Or just comments about sliding tables in general, are they worth the cost for the accuracy and ease of cutting large pieces of stock? The other question is it worth spending the extra money for the Sawstop ICS? Is the larger table and 2 extra HP worth the cost? I currently have a 2HP Sears Craftsman contractor saw so anything would be a large improvement over that. Although I have to say with a new blade I haven't had any real problems sawing even hard maple as long as I don't try and push it to fast.
Any thoughts/comments/prespective would be greatly appreciate.
Thanks!!
David