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Thursday, February 17, 2011

Reader Question: Are Panel Saws Still Relevant?

Toolmonger: "The track saw has matured from its humble beginnings as circular saw with a straightedge to being called a table saw replacement by some companies. That doesn’t ring true to me, because a table saw is much more than a tool for working with sheet goods. It seems to me that track saws are more of a replacement for the bulky panel saw lurking in the shadows of the shop.

1 comment:

Robert said...

This is a great question for people to ask.  I think for the average wood worker they do not need a panel saw, a track saw will do the job that they need to do.  For a shop that dose a lot of report cuts over and over again the panel saw is the best tool because you can set up a stop and just keep on cutting the same sized matter.  But for the average Joe they do not need a panel saw. The other good place for a panel saw is in the education world.  I hope that the panel saw is not replaced by the track saw or something sillier.  It will be interesting to see if this does go anywhere casting off panel saws.