How I rip boards up to about 4 - 5 feet long.

Table saw

Also that saw is a POS with a plastic handle. However, if you learn to sharpen for rip cut you can get surprising results for under 10 bucks. It is Stanley, make sure the package says sharpenable and not hardened teeth.

This reminds me of what I have to go through every time I slice my homemade bread.