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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.
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.
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