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I use a Porter Cable #3812 benchtop 10" table saw for fine work, down to 1/8 x 1/16" sections, BUT, I also have special jigs and sleds built for this small ripping, for safety's sake.....and use featherboards wherever needed. Too fine a blade is no good for ripping...too much heat....blades like the Freud 80T and 60T are NOT for ripping, they are for smooth crosscutting. It is critical that you make 'zero-clearance inserts' for each blade you use on the saw, so that thin sections don't get pulled into the blade slot...I make mine from maple. My PC saw cost CDN$600 [+taxes] up here at HD....so that's about $400 USD. A key element that makes all cheap table saws unsuitable is their lousy quality fences and miter gauges. I only use my old 10" Sears for rough work. The PC has a very nice fence, smooth and easy to set in small increments. Other similar saws are the Dewalt #DW744, and the Bosch#4000. I like the horsepower of these 10" benchtop 'precision' saws, and believe you can cut safely on them if you are thoroughly familiar with table saw procedures. regards \ Mike
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