Like Don, I have an older Craftsman table saw (I think mine is from the 60's!!). I built my own fence system, which I'm still fine-tuning. You have to tune any saw (except for maybe the Delta Unisaw--drool!) and the Craftsman is no exception. They don't have that silky smooth glide in every moving part like the Unisaw has, but you can't expect that at 20% the cost of a new Delta. It's a device for spinning a blade to cut wood. If everything operates smoothly, and you can get the blade set parallel to the miter gauges, you're in business. Unless you're planning to use the saw professionally, I'd recommend the Craftsman.

Shawn

: 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??