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CRAFTSMAN 10 IN. FAILURE,
April 23, 2012 VIPERICHNAPLES - See all my reviews
This review is from: Craftsman 21802 10 in. Table Saw with Stand (Misc.)
I NEEDED A TABLE SAW QUICKLY, BECAUSE I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A PROJECT AND MY 20 Y.O. DURACRAFT TABLE SAW MOTOR FINALLY QUIT. I WENT TO SEARS AND PURCHASED THE 21802 10 INCH TABLE SAW. THE SALESMAN ASKED, "ARE YOU SURE YOU WANT THIS MODEL SAW" ? BEING A SEARS CRAFTSMAN TOOL, I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE ALRIGHT...WRONG !!! I GOT IT HOME AND WAS SHOCKED AT THE VERY POOR QUALITY OF THIS SAW. I HAD TROUBLE RAISING THE BLADE AS THE ADJUSTMENT WHEEL WAS SO TIGHT IT SEEMED "FROZEN". I NOTED MUCH TOO MUCH PLASTIC USED EVERYWHERE, CRUDE HARDWARE LIKE SCREWS WITH POORLY CUT GROOVES AND CHEAP SOFT METAL. THE SAW TABLE WAS MADE OF BENT SHEET METAL AND THIN TIN AT THE BLADE SLOT IN THE TABLE. I HAD TO FORCE THE BLADE WHEEL AND FINALLY GOT THE BLADE A HALF INCH ABOVE THE TABLE. I FOUND IT WAS HITTING THE SIDE OF THE SLOT AND THE BLADE WAS CROOKED IN THE SLOT, AND WAS SOOOO OUT OF ALIGNMENT THAT I DECIDED, "THIS SAW WILL NEVER WORK". LOOKED LIKE IT WAS THROWN TOGETHER BY UNSKILLED WORKERS IN SOME...Read more