The Ridgid R45161 portable table saw is available once more, and it’s on sale for $199. There are a couple of table saw deals going on right now, including one with the excellent Dewalt DW745, but as far as I am aware this is the only pro-brand saw selling for under $300, let alone under $200.
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This is a 10-inch saw with 15A 5,000 RPM motor, 3.25″ max cutting capacity at 90°, 36″ table width, and 24″ max right side rip capacity. It comes will all the necessary blade guarding and safety features, a miter gauge, and push stick.
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Seems like a good deal for $199.
One thing to be mindful of is that this isn’t a regularly stocked item. It seems to a holiday-timed special buy that pops up every couple of years, instead of every year.
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The Ridgid R4513 portable table saw and stand combo is also on sale for the holidays, with a $399 price tag. That saw has excellent reviews year-round.
CB
Thanks for the heads up Stuart.
I went and looked at this one today at HD and then the Kobalt Table Saw with the wheeled folding stand for $199. They’re both very similar and I actually liked the Kobalts Fence more with the rear locking clamp on the fence making it very stiff and easy to square up. I found a Lowes $20 off for $100 so it ended up being $179 so Cobalt won out as I needed one with a folding wheeled stand, the stand version of the Ridgid was way more $$ but beefier. Neither are bad and lets not get confused, this is not a Bosch but then it’s not $600 either but both are much better than the other saws in this price category. They also take a dado unlike the Dewalt’s.
fred
While some small saws have a long enough arbor to mount a dado set – some are underpowered enough that a 6 inch set might be worth considering
Tim
i went and looked at both and chose the ridgid. something about the kobalt just felt a little cheaper to me. YMMV. both seemed like good deals. I would have liked the stand but couldn’t get past the feeling i should buy the ridgid. I’m a pretty die hard Dewalt guy but couldn’t swing the extra $130 for the one i wanted. seemed like too much more money just for a better fence.
CK
Tim, have you used the saw yet? I was wondering how you would review it after use. thanks
ajw1978
I picked this up today — one of the last four or five in the area, apparently — but am confused; I thought the most current version was the R45161 but my box and serial tag both say R4561. Not sure if there is much of a difference, but the HD reviews for my model seem to be somewhat older than those for the 45161.
MT
They also have the Dewalt DW745 online at Home Depot for $225. I was going to pickup the Rigid, but couldn’t pass this one up: http://www.homedepot.com/p/DEWALT-15-Amp-10-in-Compact-Job-Site-Table-Saw-DW745/100497987