Band saw or table saw

[John Sipsas]

Hey guys,
I am on a budget and just want to get some feedback on a saw.  Should my 1st saw purchase be a band saw or table saw?  My wife got me the kreg jig for Christmas and wants a toy box for the kids.  I am also a novice woodworker so if you all could help me out.

[Kevin Craig]

Okay I am going to totally agree with everyone else. A Table Saw Hands down. I have two of them. :) A portable Ryobi and a great old Craftsman.

[Robert J. Campbell]

A good table saw, one that has wheels, if you're cramped for space. I've tried to get everything I have so I can move for storage when I have to put my wife's car back in the garage.
A question: any advice on a band saw and a drill press?

[mike whittaker]

I would recommend the table saw.

[Darryl Anderson]

Definitely a table saw. A tablesaw IMO is the most important tool (second to the kreg jig ;-D ) to have in a workshop. A bandsaw is really rescricted to the size of your cuts. you can't make a cut bigger than 10" (depending on your bandsaw).
I recommend you buy a decent tablesaw though. I bought a cheap one ($100) and regretted it. you can get a decent one at lowes or home depot for around $500.

[Fred Beaudet]

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[mike whittaker]

get a table saw!!! you can't do the same type of work with a band saw

[jay manning]

table saw would be first. you have a narrow distance, on a bandsaw, between the band and the throat where as the table saw has fewer limits by removing the rip fence.

[John Miller]

Definitely start off with a good table saw. After many years of woodworking I have just purchased a 14" band saw, Have never really needed one because I could always get by with a jig saw. Now I'm doing band saw boxes and they require a band saw. Good Luck, be sure to get a good table saw!!

[michael pope]

On this question id have to go with the drill press..the drill press can be utilized in countless tasks that you cannot do any way else..the bandsaw still is more of a luxury tool where the drill press is a workhorse in my book..

Robert J. Campbell said:

A good table saw, one that has wheels, if you're cramped for space. I've tried to get everything I have so I can move for storage when I have to put my wife's car back in the garage.
A question: any advice on a band saw and a drill press?

[Robert J. Campbell]

I kind of thought this, now I have to make up my mind what to get.
Thanks for the help.

michael pope said:

On this question id have to go with the drill press..the drill press can be utilized in countless tasks that you cannot do any way else..the bandsaw still is more of a luxury tool where the drill press is a workhorse in my book..

Robert J. Campbell said:

A good table saw, one that has wheels, if you're cramped for space. I've tried to get everything I have so I can move for storage when I have to put my wife's car back in the garage.
A question: any advice on a band saw and a drill press?

[mike whittaker]

How are you going to cut wood with a drill press??

[Walter_lars]

well it all depends on what your making smaller projects a bandsaw is good
a drill press can just make differant size holes
if you cabinets or larger projects a table excels
all of them has things they do well and some things they do OK on

John what are you going to make with this new tool ?