This little Ryobi table saw is a nice thing. Very portable. Not heavy duty though. Take care not to set it up on uneven ground and don’t put a lot of weight on it. If you rack the mechanism it’s trashed. Good for this kind of stuff.
My opinion on other brands:
Milwaukee: The best stuff. Routers and drills are very high quality. Sawzall just won’t die. Get the oscillating one. 7 1/4" circ saw is nice.
Delta: Old stuff is great. Portable baby joiner works good. They should make it longer. Have their cheaper drill press and the spindle wobbles over ten thousandths of an inch! Have a Unisaw I bought new 15 years ago and love it.
Dewalt: Chop box platter bearings are weak and won’t last. I’ll never buy another. For a few more bucks than their portable table saw you can buy a General contractor’s saw. Portable planer is nice but extremely loud. Educated guess is 110 db.. Folding chop box stand is very nice.
Porter Cable: Good stuff for the money. Not as refined as Milwaukee. I loved the 690 router because they were simple and durable but I don’t think they make them anymore. Too bad. I avoid their oscillating sawsall. 7 1/4" circ saw is nice. I like their biscuit joiners belt sanders and small R.O. sander
Rigid: Their jig saw fell apart the first time I used it. That little right angle screw gun is real nifty.
General: Built to last. Their imports are not so refined but heavy duty.
Bosch: Had 2 of their jig saws and both failed quickly. Over designed and hard to work on. Might try their chop box next.
Ryobi: Generally weak but serviceable and priced accordingly.
Hitachi: Their portable table saw is a joke. Picked up a framing nailer and the thing went off by itself. No finger on trigger or contact w/ work.
Black&Decker sander mouse: A must have.
This is my opinion.
