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   rob_ss | Oct 13, 2023 03:10am | #1

   Whichever one had the best fence, and failing that, the colour I liked best.

   This is a very specific question and it's most unlikely that anyone has been in this exact position so it really comes down to personal preference.

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   lat_axe | Oct 13, 2023 07:08am | #2

   What Rob said.

   But it begs the question: what do you want to use a tablesaw for, specifically? There's no such thing as a TS best for all purposes.

   The interwebbery has pages of opinion about both saws, some more cogent than others. Here's two examples:

   https://woodsmithspirit.com/bosch-4100-10-review/

   https://www.spencleydesignco.com/projects/ridgid-r4560-review

   There's loads more if you search.

   You might get posters here saying, "Get this one". But that's what they would do and, as you will realise, you are not them. In the USA (and even here in Wales - perhaps even more so) there are "individuals", see? :-)

   Lataxe as unique as the next bloke!

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   john_c2 | Oct 13, 2023 08:19am | #3

   At just a glance, the Ridgid is cast iron, steel, and an induction motor. The Bosch is aluminum, plastic, and a universal motor. The Bosch is better if you have to take it somewhere. I'd keep the Rigid if it were just staying in my shop.

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   elmaduro | Oct 13, 2023 09:27am | #4

   Maybe sell one and go cordless ..

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   pantalones868 | Oct 13, 2023 01:23pm | #5

   I see people advertise stuff for what I think are high prices, when I go to sell something somehow it's not worth anything.
   There is a good argument for keeping both. You cut your parts for something and then dial your saw in to do some process, it took awhile to get it just right. Something happens to one of your parts and you need to make another one...what do you do? You have more than one project going on at the same time. Pretty endless list.
   I have my shop saw but I keep a Tupperware saw in a shed and have occasion to use it . Like set up in my yard for something. Process some wood as it comes out of my truck etc. The Bosch is actually a better plastic saw than mine, is portable. I'd consider keeping them both.

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   joeyboy | Oct 13, 2023 04:22pm | #6

   I have two table saws: a SawStop that I purchased in 2017 and a Rockwell that I have had for over 40 years. The Rockwell is permanently set up with a dado blade while the SawStop does mostly ripping and some cross cutting with a sled. This two-saw setup is great for me. Perhaps a similar approach would also work well for you.