Unless work space is a concern, then look for a good used 10" table saw. I have an old cast iron Craftsman table saw that works very well for model building. What I did was to remove the steel blade insert and the 10" blade. I made what is called a "Zero insert" out of a piece of 3/4" oak and installed it in place of the steel one. Then I installed a 7-1/4" 140 tooth plywood blade instead of the normal 10" blade. Start the saw and raise the blade up through the oak insert about 1/2" and thats it. I use this setup mostly to make balsa strips, but works well for other things. The 10" blades are usually 1/8" wide but the 7-1/4" is only 1/16" thick so you lose a 1/16th inch of balsa with every pass. The nice thing about a full size saw is with the longer table and you can strip 36" lengths of balsa a little easier then a saw with a short table. My 2 cents.
Steve in MT


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