Quiet table saws

[Ron Nossaman]

>Look for a direct drive (no belt) and get a Freud low noise blade.  Properly
>balanced motor and good blade will make a saw nearly inaudible.  Those little
>belt driven saws with router motors are horrid.
>
>		Newton

The low noise blades are a good idea, but I'd avoid direct drive. End play
in the motor is problematic, and the motor limits the depth of cut.
Something heavy and solid with an arbor. Whatever you do, you won't get it
quiet enough to not need ear protection to run it.

Ron N