Hi, Im new here. I have been doing allot more handyman / carpentry work this summer (still.a side job, but thinking about going full time) and the need for a jobsite table saw has become pretty clear. it will be used pretty regularly and needs to be reliable.
I started out doing some reserch on amazon and the best reviewed and featured saw seemed to be the dewalt with the integrated rolling stand. I liked the extended rip capacity, rack and pinion fence, and more stable stand design vs the gravity rise ones. however there was a pretty solid number of one star reviews that said their saw had a warped table.
https://www.amazon.com/DEWALT-DWE7491RS-10-Inch-Jobsite-Capacity/dp/B00F2CGXGG
hoping that it was just an uncommon issue i bought one at a big box store on sale. got it home, put the level on it and sure enough it was quite warped, about a 1/8" bow diagonally across the table. took it back, and said I would accept an exchange if i could examine the new saw first, so they were nice enough to pull the ones they had down and let me take them out of the box and check them. one of them was warped similar to the original saw, and one was better but dipped down on one side of the throat plate so that i could slide about 4 sheets of paper under it with the level on it.
discouraged, i went to look at a number of jobsite saws at various big box stores, bosch, makita, skill, etc, and they were ALL warped equally bad. I have yet to look at the jet because its not avalable at most places, but its allot more expensive too.
I hate to spend good money on a clearly flawed product, but it seems i may have no choice if i want a portable saw. I did look at the masterforce saw at menards, and although it was similarly warped, it was quite a bit less expensive and looked like a better featured copy of the dewalt. same rack and pinion fence, extended capacity, and stable rolling stand, plus an additional outfeed table. So i was leaning twards just taking my chances with that saw because they all seem to be pretty crappy, and may be verry similar in quality with the only difference being paying a couple hundred more for the name.
https://www.menards.com/main/tools-hardware/power-tools-accessories/power-saws-accessories/masterforce-reg-10-jobsite-table-saw/p-1444436497546.htm
any opinions on what i should do? is there a solid used saw i should be looking for? any experience with other brands?
thanks
I started out doing some reserch on amazon and the best reviewed and featured saw seemed to be the dewalt with the integrated rolling stand. I liked the extended rip capacity, rack and pinion fence, and more stable stand design vs the gravity rise ones. however there was a pretty solid number of one star reviews that said their saw had a warped table.
https://www.amazon.com/DEWALT-DWE7491RS-10-Inch-Jobsite-Capacity/dp/B00F2CGXGG
hoping that it was just an uncommon issue i bought one at a big box store on sale. got it home, put the level on it and sure enough it was quite warped, about a 1/8" bow diagonally across the table. took it back, and said I would accept an exchange if i could examine the new saw first, so they were nice enough to pull the ones they had down and let me take them out of the box and check them. one of them was warped similar to the original saw, and one was better but dipped down on one side of the throat plate so that i could slide about 4 sheets of paper under it with the level on it.
discouraged, i went to look at a number of jobsite saws at various big box stores, bosch, makita, skill, etc, and they were ALL warped equally bad. I have yet to look at the jet because its not avalable at most places, but its allot more expensive too.
I hate to spend good money on a clearly flawed product, but it seems i may have no choice if i want a portable saw. I did look at the masterforce saw at menards, and although it was similarly warped, it was quite a bit less expensive and looked like a better featured copy of the dewalt. same rack and pinion fence, extended capacity, and stable rolling stand, plus an additional outfeed table. So i was leaning twards just taking my chances with that saw because they all seem to be pretty crappy, and may be verry similar in quality with the only difference being paying a couple hundred more for the name.
https://www.menards.com/main/tools-hardware/power-tools-accessories/power-saws-accessories/masterforce-reg-10-jobsite-table-saw/p-1444436497546.htm
any opinions on what i should do? is there a solid used saw i should be looking for? any experience with other brands?
thanks