Do I sell, or keep it?

[FTWingRiders]

Hello all,

setting up a shop and bought a new grizzly G0691 table saw. Love it!!
Now wondering do I keep my contractors saw. I have a Makita 2703 with the makita porta table, which has been a great combo. It was my dads, and passed to me 10 years ago.

Still looks new and cuts straight.











Do I need two? Sure there might be an odd job off site where I might use it..(Like.. Maybe never).. So do I let it sit taking up space, or sell for a decent coin for my pocket. Today on Amazon the set is just shy of $1000...

There is a definitely sentimental value involved.. Not sure if they still are, but these are marked "made in the USA" which means a lot to me too.

What would you do?

 

[PugetDude]

If I was closer I'd take the porta-table off your hands.

I have the 2703, it's a good solid little saw, but the stock fence has to be embarrassment to Makita. I've never seen a worse POS on any saw.

 

[OCD]

I have a Makita 2703 with the makita porta table, which has been a great combo. It was my dads, and passed to me 10 years ago.


There is a definitely sentimental value involved.. Not sure if they still are, but these are marked "made in the USA" which means a lot to me too.

What would you do?

I vote keep it...

 

[Gojeremy]

Keep it!! My grandpa has given me a few things over the years, and so has my dad, that aren't worth a lot but to me i treasure them and wouldn't sell them for anything. Might take up space but if it has sentimental value then hold onto it because if you sell it you will never get it back.

 

[zkling]

Keep it.

 

[ADSR]

sell!

 

[Mohawk Dave]

What would your dad tell you to do? Mine would say sell and buy a different useful tool. I kept my dads leather tool bags, his hammer, and PC door plane. But bigger stuff that I have better version of I sold off for others to enjoy.

It should be mentioned my old man is still vertical, but I play out the sentimental as if he was wormfood. With respect of course.

 

[bagged89s10]

Keep it



~Veeps

 

[Mark in Indiana]

If you don't need the money of space, keep it. Each saw can be individually handy.

 

[rodsnratfinks]

Sell. Table saws are space hogs.

 

[Notorious BRT]

Keep it, put it in storage if you want but I would not sell it if it was my father's and in good shape.

 

[thewatusi]

Sell it. Keeping it is something a horder would do.

Surely there are (smaller) more important things your Dad gave you that you can keep for sentimental reasons.

 

[Whitworth]

Sell. I too, started with a contractors saw I loved, but in the end emotion/sentiment just ended up becoming a nuisance, stepping around it and taking up valuable space in the shop.
Take a picture of it and sell it.

 

[CNGsaves]

What's a used mobile table saw like that Makita worth ?? That's awful handy with the fold-up table that has oversize area on right side.

For you, it's nothing compared to your new Grizzly ; however, I'd love the flexibility of that Makita since you could take it with you to job site and run on 120v.

I'd vote keep for the flexibility.

 

[devoncoolman]

If you can get descent money for it then sell it. There is a point you might have to let it go. If you have a nice floor model and you don't do any off site work then id have to say sell it.

 

[FTWingRiders]

Thanks for all your input! It's funny, never thought twice about it before. Heck I had to dig the table out of the shed, got it cleaned up and took the pictures to post to CL, then it kind of hit me how much I miss the old guy...

I hadn't realized he's been 10 years gone.. He was a little crusty around the edges, but boy At 86 and legally Blind he could still put me to shame with the amount, and quality of work he would do. I guess I feel I didn't take the time to learn all I could have form him, then when I put the saw together I could suddenly remember him standing in front of it working away.

Like it was said, you can't put a sentimental value on something, but to just keep it doesn't make much sense either..lol. Maybe I'll hold on to it for a while...

 

[Two Door]

Having a deceased father, and having owned that saw, I agree with all the arguments for both selling and keeping it.

For me it would be a an almost exact toss-up. The deciding factor would be whether I would ever find it convenient to use the saw closer to the house, as opposed to out in the shop. I'm not sure I would want to run back and forth when replacing soffets, for instance.

On the other hand, while sentimentality has its place, at a certain time it is unhealthy to not be able to let go and move on. Holding on to it may keep you mired in the past. You could take the attitude that you are passing something valuable to someone else down the line - a pay-it-forward from/of your Dad, if you will.

 

[Zeke]

Two completely different saws. For that reason, I say keep it. I have the 8 1/4" model and I can't tell if yours is 10 or 8 1/4. I like the 8 but I've never used the 10, so what do I know? Yes, portability is a factor. But, it's accurate enough to have a 2nd set up in your shop. Doesn't take a lot of space when put away.

BTW, I have 3 table saws and I use the old CM more than the other 2 combined. When I was installing windows, I had the Makita with me every day and used it every day.

 

[Mark in Indiana]

In my case: I have a 1969 C-Man 10" contractors saw that I restored. It's a great saw to use. I recently inherited a 1974 C-Man 7 1/4" table top saw from my Father. I'm keeping them both because of the convenience of having the use of 2 different saws. Space & money are not an issue. However, if I sold one of the saws, I would have a need for it.

 

[ez-duzit]

In my shop I have 3 full size table saws; one with coarse ripping blade; one with fine finish crosscut blade; one with 1/2" dado blade stack.