Black & Decker BDTS200 15 Amp Table Saw with Stand and Wheels

For a light-weight, light-duty table saw it is very good. Quick assembly, took about 15 minutes. Easy to make adjustments. Accurate after fine-tuning. Weighs a fraction of my Delta contractor saw. Cons: the parts seem a little too light-weight, although i haven't experienced any problems with them yet. I'd be a little worried about cutting a full sheet of 3/4" plywood, but i'm not saying it's impossible. I will probably purchase the table top extensions for more work surface.
Excellent light purpose, portable table saw. Good for what it is.

This table saw arrives well packaged in styrofoam. Note that it has MANY (dozens) of pieces that you have to assemble. My kit was missing four washers - I chose to buy them at the hardware store rather than wait a few days to have Black & Decker replace them. Assembling the metal legs was easy, and they don't wobble, but you can bend them with your hands, so I question how long they'll last being rolled around. The directions are complete and have lots of black and white pictures, but the pieces don't all have obvious markings on them. The table surface is solid cast metal - nice! Assembling the splitter/guide/blade shield is not hard, unfortunately it feels very cheap - particularly compared to the blade shield on my Craftsman compound miter saw. The miter and bevel features of this saw work fine, but for small boards, I prefer my compound miter saw - it's a lot easier. The orange body of this saw is industrial grade plastic - somewhat disappointed by this when I opened the...Read more

ok, first off, i was not shocked that the saw required assembly (as some reviewers have been) typically mail order items do require assembly. oddly enough B&D sent extra washers in my kit...go figure...maybe i got the other guys LOL. i will have to say that the quality of saw is great. it cuts wood in a straight line or at an angle, what more do you want it is a saw, not an espresso machine? it is perfect for the occasional DIYer, i am sure a woodworker would be unhappy with it; but for little jobs like putting in laminate flooring and ripping the end of the wall planks it is fine.. i do have to say that the assembly instructions do fall very short of being useful / adequate. some better diagrams, and more detailed instructions would help...and yes i am male and i read the instructions. i live by RTFM!