Table Saw

Professor Fate said
Honestly, keep an eye peeled on Craigslist and FB Marketplace- lots of lightly used stuff hitting the blocks as millennials try to unload their parents' estates. The market is miserable for the stuff, and there's some good deals to be had. Plus it's more likely you'll run into more of the old Rockwell, Delta (when they were good and heavy/all steel and built like a tank), and others instead of the current crop of plastic disposable stuff.
There's still some good stuff being made, but it's hard to justify the cost of some of the new stuff, especially for occasional use.

Agreed. I've done a bunch of work with old belt drive craftsman table saws I've bought cheap and sold for the same. The only complaint I've had with them are the fences. They tend not to be straight after years of being banged on while taking up space and getting them dialed in is an exercise in frustration. After looking around and around for something 'better', I came to the conclusion that a table saw is only as good as it's fence. So buy any old belt drive saw and then go buy a kickass fence system and never look back. Most fence systems can be retrofitted to older saws. Anyone who works on an old car can do it. If you're going to have to fiddle with getting the fence straight, you might as well get a good modern one and get it dialed dead-nuts. I also like the old saws because they tend to have cast iron tops that weigh a ton and don't tip over or skid around when you're doing something dumb or working with large/heavy parts. This also draws the ire of every house wife who wants that 'heavy lump of crap' out of the way and as a result they tend to be cheap to get them gone 'quick'. Be ready to haul it on a small trailer or take it apart to make it more portable.

Going with common vintage models means you'll be able to find plenty of parts on ebay or even made new. Delta and craftsman were the ones I always came across but pretty much anything with a cast iron table is going to get the job done. Motors, sheaves, belts are all pretty universal items and you can find what works best for you or even upgrade should the need arise.

Dialing in an older machine can be done in a weekend - less time than unboxing a chinesium special and the inevitable return sometime later.