I'm just gearing up to begin building my first boat, and thought I'd save money by milling my own strips. First, though, I gotta get a table saw (I've been wanting to get one, and now I have a great reason). I came across what seems like a great deal for a basic saw -- $279 Cdn ($185 US) for a 2.7 HP, 13 amp saw. The table seems a bit small (19" x 26"), but it has extensions out one side to 24" from the blade, and the fence seems solid. The price is less than half that of the Ryobi 3000XB that I was interested in, so it kind of caught my attention.

In the Shopsmith thread a couple days ago, a few people suggested that a good table saw is the core of their workshop. The motor on this one seems powerful enough, and I'd have to set up infeed and outfeed supports regardless, but I'm a little worried that a saw this cheap might not qualify as a good table saw.

Has anyone had good, bad, or indifferent experience with Craftsman table saws? How about the new Ryobi 3000??