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85 of 85 people found the following review helpful: By Scott Pointon "Former Marine, Librarian, Wood... (Crest Hill, IL United States) - See all my reviews This review is from: DEWALT DW746X Woodworker 10-Inch Left Tilt Intermediate Saw with 30-Inch Fence, 115-Volt 1-Phase (Tools & Home Improvement) My woodworking hobby outgrew my starter saw a few years ago, but circumstances did not allow me to buy a new saw until this year. Since I really wanted to take my time with this decision, I studied the market, put my hands on every saw I could, and read everything I could find on the web about table saw features. Since I work in a library, I also had access to every table saw review in most of the woodworking magazines. Eventually I came up with the following criteria: - I have a one car garage for a workshop, so space was a big issue. I was only looking at saws with 30" capacity to the right of the blade. I also limited my search to saws that could be pushed flat against a wall if need be. This left only hybrids and cabinet saws to consider. - I wanted the most powerful motor I could get without having to switch to 240 volts, yet have the option to rewire the saw for 240v later if I so choose (thus eliminating 3hp saws). - I...Read more 44 of 45 people found the following review helpful: By KRASSEL (SPANAWAY, WA USA) - See all my reviews This review is from: DEWALT DW746X Woodworker 10-Inch Left Tilt Intermediate Saw with 30-Inch Fence, 115-Volt 1-Phase (Tools & Home Improvement) But I don't think it was suppose to be. It's billed as a "hybrid" and I think as such it does a pretty good job. I've had mine for a couple of years now and yep...had to do some improvements to it. First the miter gauge...its junk..toss it and get an Osborne EB-3, build a good panel sled and you've got that problem solved. Toss the throat plate and get a Tru-Cut, its easier to get level and the replacable inserts are the cats meow. The blade guard, splitter and dogs are adequate, haven't seen anything on the market that would work better, so I have just learned to live with it. The dust collection part was actually the easiest to fix, I removed the lower blade "cover" that the 2" dust hose was connected to, enclosed the back of the saw with a scrap piece of veneer, then enclosed the bottom of the saw with a piece of 1/4 in ply with a 4" connector epoxied to it. Once or twice a year I open the plastic side and with the chip collector running I blow out the saw to get the little that...Read more 23 of 23 people found the following review helpful: By This review is from: DEWALT DW746X Woodworker 10-Inch Left Tilt Intermediate Saw with 30-Inch Fence, 115-Volt 1-Phase (Tools & Home Improvement) I consider myself a weekend warrior just getting into woodworking, so my review will be written from that perspective. After purchasing a new house I had a new 18x12 foot shop to fill with new toys. A new table saw was at the top of my list. Like everybody else, I studied, went to local stores and spoke to salesmen, went to trade shows, and read just about every review on the internet about table saws I could before I decided which one to buy. Once I decided on my budget, there are not that many different manufactures to chose from. I know there are many out there who would disagree, but I mean there are only 3-4 MAJOR manufactures to choose from. All of them offer one model with a few different options in the $900-$1000 price range. I chose the Dewalt because I have numerous other power tools made by them and they have served me well over the years. I believe the Dewalt nosed out the other saws also because Amazon was offering a free mobile base with the saw...Read more |