I agree with Chris, if you can afford a slider you will use it all the time. Mine is a MiniMax. If you spring for one though I would only consider one long enough to rip an 8 ft. sheet. The other issue is handling and moving the material. I use a cart I bought from Northern with hydraulic lift that will raise 500 lbs. I slide the sheets from my truck onto it and roll it to the saw, then raise it and slide it onto the carriage.
After seeing that video of the Crazy Horse I think I am going to have to have one of those too. The price seems a little high since we could all build the base with jack pretty easily but the rubber dome he makes would be a lot of trouble to make one-off.
After seeing that video of the Crazy Horse I think I am going to have to have one of those too. The price seems a little high since we could all build the base with jack pretty easily but the rubber dome he makes would be a lot of trouble to make one-off.