The decision to spend less and buy a contractor style rather than a cabinet style will probably play in my mind for some time but it is tempered by looking at the dust extractor, wixey digital fence gauge and additional saw blades that I put my extra cash towards. The price of this saw in Melbourne is approximately $660 at Nightingale in Spencer St. The saw I ended up with is a copy of the KS-12K marketed as SparkPower TS-12 (3HP, 12” blade, 5/8th Arbor). Having recently gone through a similar quandary I ended up settling for the contractor saw based fundamentally on a price point option. Have necer regretted it one minute, great addition to the shed, a tablesaw is just so much nicer to use (and so much quieter) than my Triton that I wonder why I didn't do this a long time ago. You're right, it is a considerable investment, I thought long and hard about spending the $1995 on my TS10L, only made the decision after SWMBO be obeyed reminded me that 'you only live once, no good leaving it to the kids!' Oh and BTW, I also seem to remember that the TS10HB is on 'special' at present for $1599? Just goes to show you can't always believe what CT tells you Hope that helps. I want to make the right decision its a considerable investment!I can't vouch for the TS10HB (although I seem to remember there has been some discussion recently on this, which confirmed 19mm), I can definitely vouch for the fact that the TS10L takes a 19mm dado set with ease. i take it you can confirm thats not the case from your own experience. it actually provides the same for the TS-10L - i.e only suits a dado set to 15mm.

The 15mm dado limitation is set out in the specifications section of the carbatec website. Moveability isn't a big issue - have a big shed - just need to clear some junk!Īnyone want to convince me to spend the extra $700?Īlso i'm upgrading from a triton - frustrated with the lack of accuracy, difficult set up, painful adjustment of blade height. The TSC-10HB will only support a 15mm dado vs 19mm despite having more grunt, dissapointing. i also note it has a 2 HP motor vs the 3 HP for the TSC-10HB.

I realise the KS-12K is a contractor saw and understand the drawbacks. accordingly the more versatile the better. The saw is for a home shop for hobby use but i want it to last a lifetime. Obviously i'm leaning towards the cheaper of the two but may be swayed to spend the extra $$ if its definitely worth it. RRP from carbatec is $995 for KS-12K and $1699 for TSC-10HB. i've read most of the posts and have narrowed down my choice to these two machines. Ok, i know the 'which table saw question' has been done to death on this forum.

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