"4" Table Saw: diamond blade included" Topic

Four Inch Table Saw, with three blades included, available at Lowe's, and likely other big box stores. Suitable for cutting wood, non-ferrous metals like aluminum. Sells for ~$100.

If I had not begun using laser-cut MDF pieces for figure bases, I would likely have bought one of these to cut MDF bases myself. The laser cut bases are just too precise and perfect. This tool, however, is still very tempting. There are often times when such a small table saw would be perfect. I'll have to sit on this for a while, before I pull the trigger, but I thought I'd share it here, anyway. Cheers!

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Oh well. Don't have room or need for one anyway.

Found what looks like the identical saw on Amazon, for $54 USD… Link here. It has 23 reviews at 3.5 stars. Cheers!

Opens for me. That is actually pretty interesting.

One reviewer, on Amazon, noted that he mounted it onto a board, to prevent it from rolling when in use! That is a very good safety measure!

I like it because there have been numerous times I could have employed it, instead of using my bandsaw, and my full-sized table saw, for my hobby needs. For those who scratch-build models, this could really be a handy tool.

For <$60, instead of $100 USD, I can justify it more. I spend $120 USD on a Proxxon Hot Wire Foam Cutter, and I used it for one big project, and very sparsely since. I do not regret that purchase. I doubt I would regret a $60 USD investment in this tiny table saw, either. Cheers!

I bought one at Harbor Freight tools awhile ago (if they still stock it, it might be the best buy). I only remember using it once since then, for what I don't remember. Plan to put it to more use once I get my workshop cleaned up and reorganized.

Found a more versatile mini-table saw on Wal-Mart, for $52 USD, here. This one looks a bit more risky/less safe, but it does have a disk sander on the side, and it is variable speed! The blades this unit takes are a bit larger (4.33" instead of 4"; there are many more blades in the 4.33" size, compared to the 4" blades), and the cut depth is 1.38" deep.

I remember HF selling a mini table saw, but I looked. I could not find it today. Too bad. I was eyeing that one a couple of years ago.

To be honest, the Wal-Mart unit seems to be the most versatile tool. The safety features are seriously lacking on all of these units, so caveat emptor!

If I pull the trigger on the Wal-Mart unit, I will be adding clear acrylic panels on the sides, to keep from accidentally touching the belt, the motor shaft, and the electrical wires on it! I would also mount it to a larger piece of plywood, to avoid having it move around/flipping during use! I could really see myself getting some use out of that disk sander: removing burrs, flattening the underside of figure bases, and general sanding purposes at my terrain-making, figure painting station… I use my moto-tool for most of that, currently, but a disc sander would sure be handy as well. Cheers!

PS:

I took a close look at the images of the Wal-Mart unit: it has a DC motor, running off an AC Adapter. It will only need an acrylic panel on the side where the belt and sander are located.

Not sure about the other models, if their motors run off 110 VAC, or if they, too, come with power adapters…