Need to replace my 8 1/4″ Makita table saw, or at least let it finish up it’s life at home.
My Delta contractor’s saw is just too heavy to move around alot, plus La Policia is really starting to enforce having dot numbers on trucks pulling trailers, and I want to just use my truck, and sneak my trailer aroung nights and weekends.
I am looking at all the popular saws; Bosch, DeWalt, Makita. Any thoughts?
I saw on another post that Bosch is coming out with a new saw in the fall. I really can’t wait. I did see it at the Orlando builder’s show, but digital readouts aren’t important to me.
Dave
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Thoughts?
You got a 2708, all the parts for it are still available, if you wanna retire it I think there might be a line here to take it off yer hands.
You can get that same Bosch saw with out all the safety accoutrements and digital read out for less money anyway...right now.
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<all the safety accoutrements >
Hey - nice spelling!
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There have been many threads on portable table saws here. Most like Bosch (although some of the earlier ones seem to have had some bugs to work out), many like the Rigid (although it's heavy), the cheap Ryobi got good reviews for the price. A few seem to like the PC or Hitachi.
I've got the Dewalt. It has served me well for six or seven years now. It's got a very nice repeatably accurate fence.
One trick it's got that I haven't heard mentioned before is this. If you're ripping some stock then remove the fence to use the mitre gauge, but don't change the setting on the rack and pinion setup for the fence, then forgot that you have to rip a few more pieces to the same width as the original rips, all you do is clamp the fence back on and it will still be set for the original width. (Sorry, hard to explain . . . easy to demonstrate with the saw.)
That rip fence on and off, is well,, that's neat! I own a porter cable,, seemed best at the time,, but have used the Dewalt for a long job,,and would recommend it. However a Bosch with digital readout? What's this about?
Thanks for the tip! I'll pass it on!
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This is what it's about.http://www.taunton.com/finehomebuilding/videos/index.aspx?id=71528&c=3
I really like my Bosch table saw. I would also like to throw Dewalt and honorable mention too for its fence. The rack & pinion allows for some very precise settings.
I have a Delta contractors saw that's been gathering dust and rust since I bought the Ryobi portable that got a nice writeup in last year's tool roundup. I put in a lot of time with the Bosch portable and a few others. As a tool snob, I never would have thought that I could love anything by Ryobi... oh well.
It beats the Bosch on portability and set-up, and its more stable once its set up. I've been using mine heavily for over a year and the fence still sets up true. Every now and then, out of force of habit, I check it and its always near dead on. It leaves as clean a cut as the Delta saw, which is plenty good for most trim work, so I only need to go back and plane or joint critical stuff.
My Delta tends to bog down ripping 2x ledger, but the Ryobi can rip a 2x4 all the way through, in one pass at a ten degree bevel thru the x4 side with no complaints. I reckon it maxes out at around 3 and 5/8ths inches.
My only complaint is the 1/2 inch diameter depth adjusting screw. it collects a lot of dust, is hard to get at and needs to be blown off and dry-lubed more than is reasonable.
Edited 7/26/2007 9:59 pm ET by Huplescat
You can get your new saw if you want, but that Makita 8 1/4 " is not going to die. I have had that saw for over 20 years now and beat the piss out of mine for the last 5 hoping for an excuse to buy a new 10". I gave up last year and got a new Dewalt wich is a great saw.
Guess which ultra portable saw still rides in my truck and will be using within an hour?
It begins with the letter M.