This is a table saw, and it is the "heart" of the shop. It performs miter cuts, bevaled cuts, compound cuts, cross cuts, and rip cuts. If you are going to buy a major tool, make it be a good table saw. Once you are equiped with one, you really have no need for a miter saw, or a radial arm saw. The table saw is one of the most versital tools. It can be equiped with tenoning jigs, and many other atachments to suit your needs.