Dewalt Dw745 Compact Job Site Table Saw Review
It’s hard to put a price on safety and while the SawStop costs more than 3 times what the Hitachi costs it does offer safety that no other saw in test can offer. For those that can afford the additional cost that feature alone may tip the scales for you. Regardless of price SawStop came in 5th place for the categories we evaluated. TBB placed the dial indicator on the starting position of the calibration disk and calibrated dewalt accessories that position on the dial indicator to a reading of zero. We were very careful to rotate the calibration plate by using the outside rim so as not to impart any side-to-side force on the plate that might introduce errors into the measurements. As you can see below most of the saws were fairly close to 45 degrees right out of the box, but you’ll want to do some calibration if you plan on doing some finish work.
If American customers demanded top-quality tools and were willing to pay for them, then I’m sure manufacturers would build them better, but that’s not the case. Most power tools are sold at big box stores where customers are much more concerned about bottom line than longevity and quality. It’s a better comparision to the dewalt dw745 because it’s also a mini version of it’s bigger brother the 4100 you mentioned. Bosch improved the design significantly for portability, dust collection and on board storage over the dewalt. Fortunately, the engineers who designed the Bosch and DeWalt guard systems paid a lot of attention to the way we use table saws. Both guards are split down the middle, so the operator can see the blade looking from both the front of the guard and through the top of the guard.
I’d choose the DEWALT with a slight edge over the SKilsaw. Also, I’m trying to decide between the DeWalt & the SkilSaw if I install on it the Incra TS-LS fence system I have. So, even though you said the table sizes on all of these are similar, I’d really like to know the actual table size, at least of these two, if you hsppen to know dewalt accessories it. They’ve hurt themselves with a legacy of cheap tools – but they have new lines for almost all power and air tools that are really top-notch stuff. If there’s a store near you I’d encourage you guys to drop in and have a look – you may change your minds. As I’ve said many times we are not likely to do any HF reviews anytime soon.
Again, all these stuff can be quite hard to decide on. This review is going to concentrate on the best 3 table saw stands we thoroughly researched just to make sure to meet your needs and of course your budget. DWYM simplifies the research process by aggregating the reviews of the top product review sites. The result is the DWYM Score which represents the overall true rating of a product based upon a 1-10 scale. When setting up your table saw, make sure you follow the instructions in your user manual to the letter. Even if you’ve used a table saw before, there could be features specific to this model that require you to do things a little differently.
All of this is designed within Dewalt’s Modular Gaurd System. MGS has been an industry standard for a few years now and it allows you to disconnect pieces without having to remove the entire system. This is a common size and should not present issues when shopping for blades.