Dewalt Dwe7480 Review
The fence lock only locks the rack and slides to the table. The fence itself just sits loosely on top of the rack and there is no lock to secure it to the rack, at dewalt Hand tools all. The only thing that prevents sideways motion of the fence relative to the rack and frame is a sloppy slot that fits over a pin on the front and back slides.
For us, we’re using these on the job and mobility, cost, power rank as important, again for us. For me personally, if we need a very accurate cut, we might use a track saw for example, or maybe even bring something back to the shop. But for others, maybe this is their only option and they want something more accurate like a shop saw. Hello, Watched your video and read through your findings.
However, you may not work on larger site projects as the device is quite small when you compare it to the other models. The rip fence capacity doesn’t allow for larger materials to be used. As with many table saws, the included plastic miter gauge isn’t nearly as precise as the fence and so I made angled cuts on a miter saw. If you are hoping to use this saw in lieu of a miter saw, you’ll probably want to invest in a higher-quality third party miter gauge. You can also attach a vacuum to this saw’s dust collection port for easy cleaning. As the name suggests, portable table saws can be moved around more easily than a standard table saw, allowing you to take it where you need to go.
But you can also protect against kickback by cutting and clamping a small block next to your rip fence, then make sure your rip fence is properly positioned away from the blade. The distance between the blade and rip fence should be the length of your cut plus your safety block. If it were me, I wouldn’t hesitate to use the saw– I never use the anti-kickback pawls anyway. I think the riving knife is a more important safety feature and no table saw should be used without a riving knife.
Isn’t this 20v max/6.0ah battery a 60v max/2.0ah battery(really 54 volts & 2.0 ah) when in a 60v max tool? I’m real concerned about run time…only time will tell(no pun intended!). It runs off a new DeWalt FlexVolt technology that uses a FlexVolt 60V lithium-ion battery, and it seems to have some decent job site power. We got to try it out for ourselves dewalt tools at the 2016 DeWalt Media event in Baltimore, MD. After touting the tagline #WORLDSFIRST for several weeks, the DeWalt cordless table saw came to market before anyone else—though others seem to be close. Of course, that doesn’t include the circular-saw-turned-upside-down version we saw with the Cel Power 8 Workshopwhich we reviewed many years ago.
Some table saws come with extras like drill drivers and carrying bags. If you take your table saw on the road with you, you’ll also want to look into how easy the saw is to set up and disassemble. If you tackle bigger projects, you may want a saw with a more powerful motor. As with any time you’re working with a sharp blade, you should put safety measures in place.
This is mainly due to its ability to work at a top speed of 15 amps and the 24-tooth carbide blade with 10-inches in size. For this reason, we have stuck to one well-established and good quality power tool brand to provide you with an array of options. Here are our picks for the best DeWalt table saws and how these devices accommodate the different needs associated with using a sawing tool for woodworking. Initially, this looks like a table saw I’d like to have if I needed to make a bunch of cuts on a job site and power wasn’t readily available. The big question Pros will need to answer is whether they’ll prefer it when they can still drag a cord.
An idea for next time you do a table saw review – what’s most important to me is REPEATABILITY of adjustments. Same for the fence – I want to know that, wherever I set it, it’s ALWAYS accurate and straight. I’m OK if the saw needs some tuning up out of the box – most saws do – but I really want to know that I can trust the saw to HOLD its adjustments, especially if I’m moving it around a lot. This I find is the weakness of jobsite saws in general – they just don’t STAY accurate for very long as vibration and just moving them around jar things out of position.
I wasn’t too concerned about its low out-of-the-box accuracy scores since I always tune for best accuracy anyway. BUT… this saw has a couple of design flaws that should instantly and immediately disqualify it if you want to do anything more than rough ripping, and I mean ROUGH. I recently bought the Hitachi saw, set it up, and wanted to get a dado insert.