JoeCallahan
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So I currently have an old, belt driven, metric ton of cast iron in the form of a craftsman table saw. It's the first and only table saw I've ever owned, and has worked like a champ for the past several years(and still does!). But it's time for an upgrade. I'm looking for a saw with a rock-solid fence, and all around high accuracy adjustments. I'm also at a point where I can't deal with the dust that my saw spits out. Anyone who's ever seen or used a belt driven saw knows that dust collection is damn near impossible.
What I want is a decent quality cabinet or hybrid style saw that I can run on a 20A 115v circuit. I'd absolutely love something like the Laguna Fusion F2, or Grizzly G0771Z. But I'm facing the most common problem in woodworking...a severe lack of money. I'm only 22 and haven't been able to work since late 2019, due to a complex neurological condition. I could empty my checking account, my savings, the cash in my wallet, and the little bit of spare change between the couch cushions, and it still wouldn't even get me a jobsite saw. I've looked all over the internet for people selling their used saws. But all I find are crappy jobsite saws, or belt-driven saws way worse than mine. Even if I was fortunate enough to actually sell my current saw, I'd probably only make $100 at best.
Do any of you have any advice for me? Is there somewhere I'm not looking? And please don't tell me that I should just save up. Like I said, I haven't worked in 2 1/2 years. I have no income of any kind. I don't have any kind of shop set up currently since my mom and I moved houses, so I can't do any turning. I only have a few pens left to sell, but no one is buying anyway.
What I want is a decent quality cabinet or hybrid style saw that I can run on a 20A 115v circuit. I'd absolutely love something like the Laguna Fusion F2, or Grizzly G0771Z. But I'm facing the most common problem in woodworking...a severe lack of money. I'm only 22 and haven't been able to work since late 2019, due to a complex neurological condition. I could empty my checking account, my savings, the cash in my wallet, and the little bit of spare change between the couch cushions, and it still wouldn't even get me a jobsite saw. I've looked all over the internet for people selling their used saws. But all I find are crappy jobsite saws, or belt-driven saws way worse than mine. Even if I was fortunate enough to actually sell my current saw, I'd probably only make $100 at best.
Do any of you have any advice for me? Is there somewhere I'm not looking? And please don't tell me that I should just save up. Like I said, I haven't worked in 2 1/2 years. I have no income of any kind. I don't have any kind of shop set up currently since my mom and I moved houses, so I can't do any turning. I only have a few pens left to sell, but no one is buying anyway.