20 Best Portable Table Saw For Home Use (2023 Updated)

Altogether a good saw. I picked it up because of the awesome rip capacity and because it was on sale. I tested it right away cutting a decent amount of red oak and white oak boards. I am a carpenter and i am working on flooring jobs once in a while.

The motor is pretty powerful and handles oak very well. That s a big win in my book, and i can honestly say i was really trying to push it to the limit, popping the barkers twice. I can t say i was impressed with the dust collection though, but to be fair it’s not great for table saws in general.

Not really impressed with the flatness of the table either which is at the limit of acceptable on my saw and also the paint was chipping in certain places also. The fact that is has a bunch of critical plastic components make me pretty worried and i would have returned the saw but it’s not really my main saw so i am eager to see what the future holds.

The fence system it’s pretty awesome, almost identical with the one the yellow brand has. That was actually a selling point for me, i would consider it medium duty though and i was already wondering if i can find parts in order to replace it , just in case.

I want to be honest t, i would not pay full price for this saw. i would go to industry standard buy sadly i consider that one at least 100$ to 150 $ overpriced. Regardless, after finding this Metabo saw on sale, using it , studying it, thinking about the wear and tear, abusing it a bit even to actually decide if it will be returned right away, i am actually pretty pleased with it and will probably recommend it to a fellow tradesman.

For the sale price it would be best bang for the buck in this category in my opinion. I have been working with a multitude of saws for the past 20 years.

I, and apparently, a lot of others have had trouble with the riving knife aligning with the blade leading to “snags” as the board tries to make up the difference. Simple fix. First, have a beer or soda; soda might be better.

Next, cut a thin slice of the empty can, maybe 3/8 wide. Attach some double stick tape to one side of the shim. With a long nose plier, slip it between the knife clamps on the side that needs shifting.

Mine was the main body, not the movable jaw. Attach to the fixed jaw, not the knife. I found one layer of aluminum. aluminium for you other English speakers. and one layer of tape works perfectly. so far.

2 thicknesses of aluminum was too much. Some suggest bending the riving knife, but what if you overdo it? This is, at least, reversible.

I had one for about two years and I cringed every time I went to turn it on because of the extreme noise level. I had to start wearing ear protection every time I used it. I normally don’t wear ear protection with my power tools, and I’ve been using power tools for over 30yrs.

But the noise actually hurt my ears. It seemed to resonate and thus be amplified throughout the frame and housing of the device. The noise level of this saw is rediculous. Also, the fence could not be paralelled to the blade (maybe there was blade adjustments, I don’t know) without hand-forcing it to a subjective non-rest angle and locking it right away (and doing a test cut) before starting to saw.

Also, the fence did not glide nicely but had to be budged and coerced, not a lot, but just enough to be very annoying.

Had this saw for about 4 years on my work shop and used it occasionally. The fence needed to be constantly checked for trueness and last week the motor failed. I requested Bosch sell me the saw without the stand which I already had purchased with my saw.

They wouldn’t have it. Nope, can’t help you. Bosch lost a customer…. buyer beware!!!.

This saw started out exactly as I hoped. Being a 15 amp motor over the 13 amp Rigid, I thought this was the best choice. I’ve owned the saw 2 years with very little use. I generally ripped plywood mostly.

I now have burnt the motor out. I cleaned it each and ever time after use as I’m very particular with my tools and tidiness. In hind sight, I should have bought a saw with a bigger table with extensions as your limited to size of material even with the little pull out on this saw.

Give it some thought, I’m not bitter but was thinking it should have lasted a bit longer.

I came close to buying the SKIL table saw that has foldable legs and is not a worm gear. However that was taking for ever to get shipped so I upgraded and bought this one and am very happy I did as it is so easy to move around with I would say is the best rolling cage in the business.

So why only 3 stars? It is because I cannot get a perfect straight cut. If I cut say two inches one end will be two inches and the other end 1. 90 inches or so and enough that one can see the difference by just eyeballing it.

I spent several hours in adjusting the fence in the hopes of a straight cut. I even bought a digital measuring gauge to measure exact distances. Now the saw blade is not square. It is 90 degrees sq. to the table but it is twisted by about 45 mm from end to end when one does a test where a tooth is marked and measured and then the blade rotated till that same tooth is on the other side.

Now there are 4 hex screws to adjust the blade but I am unable to get them loose with the hex wrench provided. I then tried my own heavier duty hex wrench and I cannot get them lose. I even put a hollow pipe at the end of the heck wrench for extreme leverage and still cannot get the hex bolt lose.

So I am stuck with a twisted blade that one could adjust if one could loosen the screws.

I bought this because my son has one and I have used it for various projects. Really not hard to assemble. Took me about 30 minutes. It only required some minor adjustments to meet my exacting standards.

The 90 degree setting was about 1/10th of a degree off, but was not difficult to adjust. The fence zero was pretty much the same. I found the guide tape to be reasonably accurate, but I always use my own tape te set the fence.

The fence itself was parallel to within a small fraction and it was adjustable to tolerance. The plattin on my saw is flat, I checked it with a 4 foot level, a straight edge and a second level. Any imperfections are negligible and minute.

I couldn’t see a backlight shone behind the levels or straight edge. My son’s was equally accurate when I checked it. If the saw bogs or trips a breaker it is being fed too fast or the user is binding the cut.

I have cut sheet goods and ripped dimensional lumber without a problem. The hardest to rip was treated 4×4. It takes two people and the piece must be flipped to get a through cut. I was not sawmill accurate because the 4x4s were not straight, but the saw did the job nicely.

I have had a couple of other portable table saws, but the Skil is the best of the lot.

I have a contractor on-site doing some work for me. As I was wheeling this saw up my dirt driveway his worker said “Wow! What is that?” I had to show it off by folding it up and storing it in my workshop.

Meanwhile, the contractor is doing battle with his 2HP SEARS Craftsman table saw. I can hear it binding up as he attempts to rip some facia boards. I’m the homeowner who cringes when the contractors I hire show up with mitre saws that cut 92 degree right angles, or flip phones with resolution so low they can’t make out the pictures I send them of their workers papering over rotten roof decking.

I have pump jacks and a brake machine. I’m a former roofing and siding guy who now programs computers and who invests heavily into tools so I do the job myself. The contractors? They’re here because the wife doesn’t want my 63 year old butt on a scaffold.

Yeah, I’m THAT PITA homeowner. For years I’ve been itching for a table saw. Wife kept telling me to buy already. Looking at Jet and a few other $3000 saws. Never pulled the trigger I have a contractor on-site doing some work for me.

As I was wheeling this saw up my dirt driveway his worker said “Wow! What is that?” I had to show it off by folding it up and storing it in my workshop. Meanwhile, the contractor is doing battle with his 2HP SEARS Craftsman table saw.

I can hear it binding up as he attempts to rip some facia boards. I’m the homeowner who cringes when the contractors I hire show up with mitre saws that cut 92 degree right angles, or flip phones with resolution so low they can’t make out the pictures I send them of their workers papering over rotten roof decking.

Yeah, I’m that homeowner. Didn’t seem right. Man I’m so glad I procrastinated.

Before laying out this sort of money on a circular saw I did endless research on this and other sites selling the machine, but the best reviews came from YouTube. Although more expensive than some of the others it is worth every penny of the extra cost.

In particular, the most important part of a table saw is the fence and I cannot fault this. It is fixed at both ends and is controlled by a rotating wheel. There is a scale and pointer to give the finished thickness.

You do have to calibrate the saw before using it for fine work but this is very straightforward and the are some excellent instructions on YouTube for this very machine. Once calibrated it holds its settings although I would recommend that you regularly check the squareness of the blade to the table as the method of fixing is not the strongest.

Blade changing is quick and simple. There is an outlet for dust extraction but you will need to pack out the hole if you are using a standard vacuum hose when visiting site. It has everything I need for both carpentry and joinery.

Ordered the DeWalt DWE7485 table saw from FFX, it arrived within 24hrs! Saw blade was vertical on arrival requiring zero adjustment from factory setting. Similarly the blade was parallel to the fence and required no adjustment.

I ordered a pair of JessEm feather boards and DeWalt safety pawl before trying the saw, having discovered the dangers involved – this is my first table saw! The noise when operating is not excessive, and is easily lessened with basic ear protectors.

With my first cut of a piece of skirting board I thought the blade had dropped down, as there was no resistance or change of sound, but the board had been cut without effort. The cut finish with the blade supplied as standard was very clean and smooth.

The power ON switch was easy to locate, and the STOP button very easy to operate by hand or knee. The blade stopped rotating very quickly after hitting the STOP button. A very well made table saw, with a quality feel.

The rip fence is amazing, very easy to adjust, and locks solidly at the required settings. I can recommend this saw.

Had a cheaper, less powerful table saw before this one. It lasted through a few projects, and did it’s job. However there was always a fair bit of work to get accuracy to an acceptable standard as the fence was a bit wobbly and the blade had some play as well.

Recently decided to bit the bullet and upgrade to something a little more premium for the next few projects on the horizon. I can’t believe the difference it has made. The saw was accurate straight out of the box, the rack and pinion fence is extremely solid and soo easy to operate.

Where before I would have spend minutes for each new sized cut. I now takes seconds. The blade is decent and fine for general ripping, but I plan to upgrade to a Diablo blade as I occasionally have some finer work.

It has ripped comfortably through cypress pine as well as merbau. Reviews complain about the mitre fence, It does have a slight play, but but for my purposes it was fine. Portability wise, it has a bit of weight, but easy grips ensure that you are Ok moving it around a bit.

Highly recommended with the standout being the rack and pinion fence system.

So far, I’ve owned this saw about a month and I’ve used it quite a bit. Probably more than other saws I’ve had. I really love ❤️ it. I’ve used the crap out of it in all truth. Seems very accurate out of the box and very easy setup, take down and ease of mobility.

It’s extremely lightweight. Well built as well. By comparison regarding stands, I have a Dewalt mitersaw on a bosch gravity rise stand and I like this stand more, the combo is much lighter than the dewalt bosch combo.

It sets up everybit as easy and seems as well made. What I want to see is a comparable stand for the wormdrive miter packaged together and I’ll buy that too. It is loud so wear hearing protection always.

Only other thing I noticed is the fence wants to drift away from the blade when fighting larger stock. Perhaps there’s an adjustment for that I overlooked. When you lock the fence, that dude needs to lock down tight period.

I would like to see some protective feet or boots on the legs so they aren’t being scratched up while folded up. I would also like to see noise dampening sheets on the underside of the table.

So far I really like this saw but I’ve only used it a few times. It was easy to unpack and assemble which took me about an hour and a half. I spent another hour and a half adjusting the table squareness, tilt stops and rip fence.

A magnetic angle guage was really helpful. I like the easy mounting and dismounting of the blade guard and anti-kickback pawls. I also like the integrated storage of these as well as the sawdust diverter and push stick.

Raising and lowering the stand is very easy as is moving the saw on the oversized wheels. I’ve only used the saw for ripping some cedar 2x4s which went through very easily. I haven’t tried ripping the full depth yet but it looks promising.

My only complaint is with the quality of the miter gauge. It’s very light and flimsy. I ordered a Kreg guage for more precision crosscuts. This is why I am only giving it 4 stars.

After 2 yrs this saw has not lived up my expectations I purchased this table saw November 11, 2018. During assembly the cart bushing cracked due to being too tight from the factory. I ended getting through to Bosch (yes Bosch) and after a month or two I finally received a package of hardware which included the plastic bushings.

However, by this time I have already used stacked washers instead and this worked very well. The saw is very, very powerful and the long reach to the right of the blade is awesome and the extra high saw blade has come in handy a couple times.

With all that said, the pluses do not out-way the negatives. Even though the fence is rack-n-pinion, back rail is loose compare to the front so I can not depend on it being parallel to the blade. The zero clearance plate is horrible.

Very week component because it is so thin it flexes, so any down pressure in that area can cause a poor cut with small pieces. Forget trying to make a stronger plate, there is no room to do it. There is co much interference it make it impossible to do.

What I’d give for a more traditional, standard design. The table is not flat all the way across but this I can tolerate. The table surface coating is not holding up at all. I think I expected too much from this saw and will probably go to a more reliable Dewalt, giving up some of the features the Skilsaw may have.

I am finding I want more accuracy and reliability. Skilsay has not responded to any of my concerns regarding the table flatness and more robust clearance plates.

Bought this saw because the Rage TCT blade is good for cutting metal as well as wood, and used it for all sorts of jobs as a site saw on a self build project. We’ve used it to cut stainless panels, steel roof sheets and mostly all sorts of sheet materials and other timber.

The blade cut 25mm laminated ply worktops cleanly (as good as the factory cut edges) and made light work of 18mm WBP ply. The blade diameter and motor power (2400w) are a good compromise. More would be better, but this was OK.

Depth of cut (67mm?) is enough for most stud work and battens. Assembly was a bit fiddly, but follow the instructions and you get there without trouble. The frame looks flimsy, but is very stable, surprisingly solid in use.

The clamping rip-fence works well, but the sliding table is a bit jerky. (It just slides, not on roller bearings. ) We keep it clean, but it needs to be used carefully. The table top is cast aluminium, a bonus, whereas the motor housing is moulded plastic: could be more robust.

Some of the spring-loaded clamp screws shake loose, so look out for these and check before use. Off switch is well-positioned: one touch with your knee at the end of a cut and you are safe. Discarded the blade guard: falls down onto your workpiece and obscures your view.

Maybe I’m not using it right, but this is the one feature not thought through properly. Overall, very pleased with this tool. Contractors on site thought it a good bit of kit, not pro grade perhaps, but not far off.

4 stars is a bit mean, maybe, but there is some room for improvement. I’m sure this would come at a higher price, though, and this is very good value as it is.

I purchased the saw understanding that it had some potential flaws but the price, the extending table features and the ability to fold it away convinced me to buy it. As other reviewers I watched the YouTube video on how to construct and it took just under 2 hours.

Once assembled there was a little faff to get things sliding smoothly, the riving knife aligned and tighten some screws that were missed during manufacture. Please be aware though that there are some design flaws such as the plastic plate where the blade comes through.

It’s way too flexible and the gaps allows thin off-cuts to fall inside the blade housing. After spending time fishing bits of wood out of the blade housing, I used gaffer tape to remove the gaps on each side and this has worked really well.

The other aspect to watch out for is to make sure the fence is always parallel and worth measuring the fence distance to the front and rear of the blade before making cuts. If it’s off slightly it can be manually jiggled parallel before clamping tight.

Also be aware that the blade on this machine has a 1 inch bore rather than the more usual 30mm. Overall though, the good features far outweigh the niggles and its well worth the money (in the UK at least).

I’d say that the quality was acceptable for the price. Not great but also not bad. I’ve used it extensively to build a large bed and I’m really pleased that I purchased it. I’d also recommend watching the review on Casualdiy by Tomasz as he has done a really good review and has also reviewed different blades.

Good bit of kit. Instructions to assemble the stand could do with been made a bit more easy to follow. Down side is the blade guard, to cut anything much bigger than 30mm you will need to take guard off as it won’t let it pass underneath it and gets stuck.

Can only use the angle of the saw on one side of the table as it gets stuck on other side as it doesn’t tilt square. Locking mechanism for the measurement guide needs to be made so it locks tighter. When using at full extension 610 cut the fences will move as they can not be put on/clamped tight enough.

Easily sorted with 2 extra F clamps. Overall not to bad but could be made better.

I have owned 4 table saws and used several company saws over the years. This saw is by far the best “jobsite” table saw I have ever used. I was a little leery about the 8″ blade. There are so many more blade choices with a 10″ blade.

I haven’t missed the extra height of the blade and the blade that came with the saw has been fantastic for ripping, crosscuts, plywood, OSB. I plan on just using the same blade when I replace it. The saw is exceptionally thought out.

I love how the fence comes off easily and mounts underneath for storage. All of the other accessories and neatly (and tightly) stored on the saw as well. Super ergonomics! I mentioned I was leery about the 8″ blade.

But the 8″ saw has the same power as the 10″ model, but it spins the blade 1000 RPM’s faster. As such, the saw screams through anything I have ran through it with perfect results. The extra RPM’s make it exceptionally fast cutting.

I have been pleasantly surprised at how well it works. My last saw was a Makita. I was very pleased with it and thought I would buy another. I was shocked that the Makita was $140 more. The DeWalt is also much better designed and not only was it cheaper, I think it is far better.

Makita needs to up their game! I LOVE the frame on the DeWalt so much better than the plastic base on the Makita as well. This little DeWalt is exceptional and it stores so compactly and is really easy to lug around on the jobsite.

I love it and would HIGHLY recommend it to a friend.

I was looking for a small benchtop saw just to handle ‘hobby’ sized projects. I have both a chop saw and large table saw but both were too big for delicate work. The Blade runner fit the bill and I’ve already used it for a project.

Easy setup (instructions could have more text rather than just pictures!) and I was up and running n 10 mins. Saw did a great job ripping 1/4″ oak and 3/8′ pine. However a few downsides: unless you hold your work firmly the stock will jump and vibrate.

The fence guide is a bit tough to line up perfectly square using the black on black rule guide. You simply can’t see the rear guide without a lot of focused light. Ripping long stock (more than 16″) into strips less than 3/4 is difficult because the distance between the splitter and the fence isn’t wide enough and the stock would not fit between the splitter.

I experimented with a bit of ‘scrolling’ and was satisfied with the results. Overall I’m very happy with my purchase and would recommend this for hobby grade work. nothing heavier!.

No longer variable speed, making it not usable for cutting soft metals, which is the main reason I purchased. A slower blade speed is necessary when cutting metals, as at FULL BLAST the blade will quickly heat, dull, and clog.

Also no printed instructions are included. The blade release doesn’t seem to work easily, although without instructions, I am far from being an expert. Overall build quality of the tool is good, and at the refurbished price is probably worthwhile IF you don’t need blade speed control.

I bought this saw a week ago, thinking this would be a great option in place of several larger, more cumbersome and space-consuming (as well as much more expensive) power saws. The setup manual was a bit sparse on instructions, mostly pictures like those from IKEA.

I had no problems until I got to the blade installation. Following the instructions, I inserted the blade as far as possible, pulled the switch to the left, and lowered the arm. Each attempt to operate the saw resulted in the blade popping out.

I assumed it to be a problem with the alignment of the bearings inside of the Guard for the blade, so I have spent the past week attempting to re-align and lubricate those bearings. This morning, I finally came to this site and found this in the FAQ section: “I just installed a new blade, but it’s not sitting straight.

How do I fix it?” The answer below solved my problem: “If the blade isn’t fully seated during installation, there is a potential that it can turn in the mechanism as the blade release button is disengaged.

Fixing this is easy. Follow the instructions for removing the blade. With the blade release button still engaged, re-seat the blade and make sure it is completely inserted into the mechanism. Hold the blade firmly in place while slowly releasing the blade release button.

Once the button is completely disengaged, release the blade and remove the blade holder. ” Now, looking back at the drawings, I see that this sequence is actually shown in the drawings, but from my experience, it is easily overlooked.

(It doesn’t help that I have one hand in a cast!) Perhaps in addition to the sequence shown in the drawing, the paragraph from the FAQ shown above could be added to the Troubleshooting chart following the paragraph on MAINTENANCE replacing the current Possible Solution for “Blade is not clamped tightly by the Blade Holder.

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I bought this table saw after reading many reviews and watching several videos about it. The overwhelming reason for my purchase was to do repairs around my home. This model was easy to assemble and the directions were more than adequate in my opinion.

The unit only needed the most minute of adjustment out of the box , and for many, it would have been fine without any. The motor is powerful enough to cut most any wood product your average user would encounter.

I tested it out on a 4×4 post and didn’t notice any issues with bogging down or the overall quality of cut. Speaking of cut quality , the saw comes standard with a 24 tooth blade so it is what it is.

If you need better cut quality plan on investing in a higher quality blade as you would with any other saw. In closing I would have no issue recommending this unit to homeowners or the beginner who needs to get his feet wet and learn prior to investing larger sums of money for “producer” or professional level saws.

The value to price proposition is very strong with this unit.

The fence as is common with most entry level table saws is not precise – the back part does shift tiny fractions but I have some ideas I’m going to try to get it to stay fixed. The zero setting on the blade positioning actually gets the blade slightly off 90 degrees to the top of the table, so to actually fix it at right angle you can use a combination of a known square hardwood piece, the fence and carefully ensure the blade is perfectly at right angle and then tighten.

Just don’t rely on the written labels – it’s off by perhaps 0. 2 or 0. 5 degrees if you place it at zero. The biggest problem I saw was that the mitre track is non standard and if you want to use a box sled with this, that existing mitre track has edges sticking out that means a simple hardwood piece won’t sit perfectly.

I’m thinking about building a sled using the left and right side of the table top. There are two plastic pieces on the left side that acts as a stop when you fold the saw and use the wheels. They have to be removed if you want to create new tracks on the left and right.

Have to think if I want to proceed like this but I have not seen anyone present a better idea to use a sled on this thing. I thought I saw a picture of an outfeed assembly with this table saw but this doesn’t come with one.

Because the legs stand out a bit, if you really want an outfeed you have to see if your box or cabinet with adjustable height to take long sheets will go across – mine can’t go flush because of the legs.

You can build a simpler legs and use any solid flat sheet to act as a custom outfeed — or you can choose to remove the legs and stand it on a different box. I chose to keep the legs because it actually does fold over and the wheels allow you to move it around easily – as long as you don’t have stair – it operates like a dolly with a table saw stuck on when you unlatch the lock on the legs and fold it.

I may not move it out until I decide to redo my deck (2021!) but I just don’t feel like removing it.

Brought this home and after a few minutes noticed the numerous design flaws. First was the miter gauge slot. there’s only 1 instead of the regular 2 and it being on the right side of the blade. Which means jigs such as featherboard or making a cross cut sled which make making cuts easier are now not usable.

The “convenient” storage for accessories are very horribly places and badly designed. The storage for the blade guard is a really tight fit taking several minutes of maneuvering to finally get it into place and is just as difficult to take out.

The miter gauge, push stick and wrenches are all stored underneath the saw table and you have to undo a nut all the way to get them out. which means poor sight to see what your doing, uncomfortable way to take out the accessories, and risk of dropping them repeatedly on the ground.

The last design problem is that if you don’t want to use the stand it, is removable, but then the dust chute drags on the ground. Whoever designed this had no idea what they were doing.

I don’t see the point of having a table saw that has so little precision. Sure it is cheap, but the results I got were so bad that it would be possible to have better results with a circular saw, without having to deal with the safety issues of a table saw! So, for a list of problems: – There’s just one single mitre groove! – The only mitre groove is a proprietary size! Nothing will fit there, neither a T-slot accessory or a regular groove accessory, like a store bought featherboard – So the manual suggestions to use a featherboard are to clamp them on the table.

But the bottom of the table is VERY irregular, making it really hard to clamp anything where you actually need it. Also, the rip fence is pretty small, so you will have a real hard time to attach a featherboard there to press the wood down – It’s A LOT of work on the user’s side to ensure the rip fence is parallel to the blade With a terrible rip fence and a super hard experience to set a featherboard, you are inviting kickbacks.

For a minor issue I could live with on a table saw, I’d also say the lack of a soft start is very annoying. So bottom line is sure, it’s nice to be able to buy a cheaper saw, but what’s the point of having a table saw that is so hard to use in a safe way? A circular saw plus a few jigs would allow you to do all this table does, for a similar price and in a much more safe way.

Purchased this when I first got into woodworking and did a great job at the time. It’s easy to assemble, but I wish the blade came preinstalled. The push stick and the fence aren’t the greatest, but the price you have to ignore those issues.

I used it to build furniture, flooring and other random DIY projects at home. If you are a serious woodworker, then this isn’t for you. For the average home owner or DIY’er, this is a great starting saw.

For a DIY hobbyist, this tool is useable if you use rafter squares and a ruler to set the rip fence. The crosscut miter tool is very sloppy in the miter slot, but that can be overcome by wrapping shrinkwrap around the slide bar.

That will snug the slide bar sufficiently but will allow it to travel without wiggling. The riving blade is very difficult to align (the biggest online complaint of users). There are two (difficult to reach) adjustment screws on the back of the saw but no instructions on how they work to adjust the movement of the riving blade to position it in line with the saw blade (no RTS08 user online seems to have figured it out).

Conclusion: Is it worth the hassle to manually set up and adjust the RTS08 for every cut? Perhaps, if you have the time and the know-how; and if you have a high frustration level.

I own a small construction company. About 5 years ago I switched from Dewalt to Milwaukee for our cordless power tools. I also own Makita and Festool cordless and corded tools where I find Milwaukee doesn’t compete or where Milwaukees tools are inferior.

I purchased the Milwaukee M-18 table saw about 2 years ago. At the time we had two Dewalt corded 10” job site table saws. The Dewalt saws were outstanding, as a matter of fact I sold both of them to men who work for our trim sub contractors and Insee them on our job sites often.

So, when I bought the Milwaukee M-18 8 1/2” saw, it had very strong competition from Dewalt in this tool. Overall, I and my workers are satisfied with this saw. It’s powerful enough to rip plywood, and 2x lumber.

I’ve also ripped LVL’s and very heavy advantech subfloor and 1 1/2” MDF sheets that were glued to gather and being wrapped in a thermoplastic labor for shop shelving. The saw is not as powerful as the corded Dewalt with a thin kerf blade nor can it cut as thick of a board.

I have 6 HD 12. 0, 6 9. 0, 2 8. 0 and a a mix of smaller cell batteries from the 3. 0 HD all batteries and we keep 3 on each van. Tonight we ripped down a bunch of non returnable 2×4’s, 2×8’s and 2×10’s that were in the trash pile from a new build custom home.

We use 1. 5” by 1. 5” boards for furring and rather than purchasing them, we take the scrap from newly framed homes and rip them down then band them together. It’s time consuming but we end up salvaging lumber that normally goes to a landfill.

We also take any longer 2x scrap and clean them up for future use. For example all our homes are framed with 2×6 exteriors, 2×12 floor joists, 2×10 rafters or if called for… anything from 2x4x16 to LVL’s… we also clean up (cut back to square or into useful storable shapes.

Last year we threw away 6 40 yard dumpsters of scrap lumber. Anyway… back to the saw…. That being said, tonight I went through 3 M-12 batteries, well, 2 full batteries and about 1/2 of another. I cut about 600’ of 2x pine and Douglas fir (spelling??).

What I like: (1) lightweight compact and incredible transportable saw (2) ease of set up on the Milwaukee table saw stand. (3) simple and accurate rip fence. (4) power (5) Ease of adjusting blade height, blade angle, fence and the removal or install of the riving knife and safety cover.

Ergonomically… it’s well thought out… but not perfect. Truly, all Milwaukee needed to do was copy most of Dewalts portable table saw and in all fairness, it appears that Milwaukee did try. So where did Milwaukee fall short? Here are my thoughts and some of the thoughts of my workers.

(1) 10” blade would be appreciated. The 10” blade is more capable especially on 45-degree angles and on thicker materials. If Milwaukee can increase power… (2) Milwaukee uses a lot of plastic gears and poorly fit parts in the rack and pinion rip fence.

Yes it locks down but it just feels cheaply made in comparison to the Dewalt competition. (3) the rip fence measure tape is just a foil tape that has poor adhesive on the back. We leave these tools in vans.

Both saws we own have had the measure tape come Loose at the ends… then saw dust keeps them from being re-attached. Warranty covered the repairs but it took 3 weeks! (4) overall ergonomics and quality of build needs improvement considering that this saw is marketed as a “premium” professional contractor tool and it is not cheap.

Conclusion. We like the saw. We don’t plan on going back to Dewalts saws. However, we miss the quality of the Dewalt fence gearing, handles, larger blade, and overall power. With $20 dollars in better materials, with a little more thoughtfulness on ergonomics and a corporate goal that pushes excellence and absolute industry leading quality… well the saw could become something we are proud to own.

3 stars because 5 is perfect and 4 is the Dewalt saw.

I had to purchase this table saw three times,(i purchased it from the home depot)the first time I got it the saw had a crack near where the riving knife sits which made the blade not sturdy. Making the return to the home depot was a living hell, since i bought this as a combo kit with the stand, home depot insisted i had to return it all together, eventually i convinced them it is the exact same saw on their shelf.

The second table saw i got didnt even have its battery or charger. So i had to go to home depot yet again to get another saw, and the last saw i got the throat plate was warped, so i called milwaukee and asked them to send me another one which they obliged to do.

Just to find out that i had to swap the set screws the lock lever and the black sticker over to the new throat plate. Come on milwaukee i expect better i have bought a dozen milwaukee tools and have never had an issue like this.

Pros to this saw it is very compact and light, i immediately put a diablo blade on it. Cons i feel like the saw feels under powered when ripping a 2×8 8 ft stud i hope i dont have any issues ripping plywood, osb, melamine.

Members of my family and I have been long time users of Milwaukee tools and I recently got M18 table saw and had an issue that was resolved by the customer service team. They went well above and beyond my expectations and successfully resolved the issue and I have only positive remarks about my experience.

I recommend getting the saw table accessory, it is very easy to use and greatly improves the stability of the saw. The saw itself has some nice features such as ease of use, portability, component storage and power! I do a lot of outside work with my tools and prefer battery tools as they eliminate the need for A/C power and allow for remote work environments.

In my many years of experience Milwaukee tools have proven to be the most reliable tools and deliver the power to perform to my expectations.

I haven’t had the chance to actually use it yet, but its assembly was easy enough. The only thing I am unsure of is the table surface. Every table saw I’ve seen seems to be a very smooth surface, usually having been waxed for smoother motion across the table, this one is a little rough.

That may change with time and use, it’s also another reason why I have only given 4stars; the other being I still need to cut wood.

I bought this song for my son as a birthday present. He really, really enjoys it. Great product and great value!

The saw works well. Adjustments are challenging as there is lots of play in the guide that you hold wood against. It does what I need it to do. Ok for the price.

The saw came sandwiched between two molded pieces of styrofoam and has a fairly decent sized desiccant bag to help prevent moisture during storage and shipping. Everything was well-protected and well packaged and was very easy to unpack.

The saw itself is compact and all the attachments that it comes with can be stored on board. The fence attaches to the rip scale by using one set of three different locator pins, one set to the left of the blade, and two sets to the right.

When not in use, the fence can be removed and place under the saw using the locator pins on the left to secure it in place, instead of being affixed to the top of the table, or removed and stored next to the saw, only to be misplaced.

This is a plus in my book. An included push stick can be stored on the fence itself, but if not being used, is out of the way. The miter gauge can be stored under the unit when not in use. Two wrenches are included to swap out the blade and can be affixed to the unit in the back, where they are out of the way as well.

The anti-kickback assembly comes preassembled and can be stored on the right side of the unit when not in use. Swapping the anti-kickback assemble with the included non-thru sawing riving knife is simple.

Remove the throat plate, raise the saw blade, loosen the riving knife knob at least three turns and push it in, remove the riving knife and replace with the anti-kickback assembly. The table saw can be mounted to a portable stand (not-included), or it can be mounted to rigid, stable surface using the four holes that are pre-drilled in the metal frame.

Using the saw is a dream. It is much quieter than my corded saw and much easier to adjust. When the saw is turned off after using, the blade stops within a second – nice safety feature!.

If have money to bye a new 100$ or more battery, every 6 months,noooo depth of cut, heavy as hell,saw will be dead,along with two batteries in less then a year. I’ve had every job site table saw on the market in my 35 years,paying anywhere from 89$ saws to dewalts plug ins.

this one had cost me the most ever. Unless you have no power all the time don’t waste your money. By a 10″electric,,,and thanks for making me cause more batteries in our land fills.

I spent several weeks researching various modles of “Jobsite” or portable table saws: Skil, Metabo, Bosch, Sawstop, Rigid and of course DeWalt. I looked at many features: blade size, width of rip (able to rip a plywood sheet in half) , type/design of rip fence, stand design, set-up/alignment/adjustability for accuracy, motor power, etc.

I also read many, many customer reviews. One saw stood out for me, DeWalt DWE7491RS. It got high scores for every attribute that was important to me including a competitive price. I bought it yesterday and set it up today.

The quality of the build is excellent. All of the power train, controls and adjustments are metal. The alignment of all the critical components was near perfect right out of the box. I did find that there was shipping damage to the fence.

I called DeWalt customer service and a replacement fence is on its way at no charge. The table is flat, the blade is perpendicular to the table and the fence is parallel to the blade within 1/64 of an inch.

The blade comes to speed in a moment and does not dim the lights or pop the breaker. When folded up, it only takes about 4 square feet of floor space. It is relatively light weight and can be easily set-up/broken-down/moved around.

The legs are strong and steady given the angled attachment. I am happy with my choice, it is the right saw for me. I strongly recommend it to anyone who wants a high quality saw, moderate price, and compact size.

I recently moved and had to leave my 30 something year old craftsman table saw behind knowing I would have to replace it. When I looked at all of the saws at Lowes one thing was very apparent-You can buy a cheap table saw and that’s what you’ll get.

I really didn’t want to spend as much as I did for this saw but when it went on sale I couldn’t resist. Anyway, assembly of the stand was really easy and straight forward. The saw bolted right on and the stand is a breeze to stand up and put out of the way.

The only adjustment I had to make was a very minor adjustment of the plastic scale for zero. All of the cuts I have made so far have been dead on. I didn’t have to make any adjustment for the fence, It works smoothly and was parallel to the blade.

It’s really neat the way that there is storage for all of the accessories to keep them out of the way. If I had to complain about anything it would be about the supplied wrenches. They are very thin and will deform if you tighten the nuts and bolts too tight.

All in all I think this is a quality product and well worth the cost especially when compared to cheaper saws.

This is my first time purchasing a contractor saw–gotta say I’m impressed with this DeWalt model. i used it for recent renovations on a home cutting trim work and plywood for various jobs around the house.

Everything was cut accurately with no issue with lack of power. I have not tried using this saw to it’s full rip capacity, but I do like how they designed the fence/table system to allow larger rips on plywood–will be interesting to see how it works out.

Right out of the box assembling this saw, I like how all of the accessories were neatly stored on the saw for transportation. The push stick is stored right there on the fence within easy reach when it’s needed.

I was surprised how easy it was to load in my truck afterwards, tilt the handle on to the tailgate–lift and slide, went in super smooth. I would like to see a zero clearance insert included or even available, the opening on the included insert is a little large and on smaller pieces it was a bit dicey.

A Dado insert is available separately. Overall very impressed with this saw and would recommend it.

I spent A LOT of time researching what saw to buy for my garage to upgrade from my little jobsite saw. This saw was completely under the radar and totally under valued! First, it has all the conveniences of a normal contractor saw, it’s (relatively) light and easy to move and it comes standard for 120V power but with the ease of adjustment of a cabinet saw.

Due to the motor and blade being attached to the cabinet and not the top, adjusting it to make the blade square to the miters was a breeze (check out Stumpy Nub’s video on YouTube for how to do this).

Second, The fence it comes with is great. Perhaps there are better fences that are easier to make square but still, it locks in really well and doesn’t move. Third, with the opening on the right hand side, I was able to make a few simple modifications to mine (drilling holes on the back aluminum bar) and add my Bosch router table with no other modifications to the saw.

(I did add supports under the router table top for stability). Fourth, the blade guard and riving knife are super easy to adjust. Now to the very few cons. 1) getting it up on the wheels can be a bit annoying as the back right wheel is not easy to reach if you have an outfeed table on the other side.

2) The blade clearance insert is thin and while the one that comes with he saw is steel and of great quality, it means I will need to buy a pre-made zero clearance insert for my saw as opposed to making it myself.

Bought this as my first table saw. Very happy with the decision to go with Acme: free shipping plus 10% holiday discount. The saw came in good packed pallet units. Quick and simple to set up. Using a dial gauge, was able to align the blade parallel to the tracks (within 5 mils front to back).

The fence came perfectly parallel to the tracks, so no fuss there. The fence locks in tight, no play. Just a little lifting the opposite end when the fence lock lever is pressed hard down. The extension wings are sheet metal so a bit flimsy, but feel no need to upgrade.

The miter guide came with the saw was not so good, so got an Incra replacement instead. Also the turning wheels for blade angle and level are made from plastics so a little disappointing with that (hope to get a metal replacements for them soon).

The caster wheels are convenient for moving around, but three wheels are wobbling at times (four wheels would be better). Overall, happy with the saw power, haven’t got into a situation that the blade can’t cut.

120V is convenient since no fuss to rewire the garage to 220V. Definitely recommend for someone who is looking a decent table saw under $1K.

I purchases this saw in December 2020 to replace a Boice-Crane that I have for over 40 years. I considered the Ridgid W4512, but decided to upgrade after some prodding from the bride. Shipment – 5/5, quick and hassle free delivery Packing – 4/5, well packed but the fence end was crushed, but it appears it was packed that way.

Also had missing end caps for the fence. Instructions – 4/5, about what is expected these days. Assembly – 4/5, a little rough, spend an hour smoothing and filing edges. I took my time on the calibration.

Customer Service – 5/5, still waiting final resolution (parts replacement), but I have a good feeling this will end well Operation – 5/5, I did upgrade the blade, but otherwise I am really happy with my purchase.

It’s nice to have a very powerful saw (with a riving knife – imagine that!) and real dust collection! It travels around the shop effortlessly. Yes I would recommend it.

I bought this saw 7 months ago and its falling apart. The fence no longer is square (I have to double check in front of the blade and the back to make sure its square); the measuring lines on the table are not accurate; now the blade lifting mechanism is jamming! I have bought my first and last Ryobi product! Home Depot returns and Ryobi were not helpful at all in resolving my problems.

I’m stuck with a saw that probably won’t last more then a year and I’ve only built 4 small projects with it.

My ancient Craftsman 10″ portable table saw’s motor is really starting to struggle when ripping anything thicker than 1/2″, so decided to replace it. I looked at some more expensive options, but this saw had a lot of features and good specs for the money, so I decided to give it a try.

Setup was easy and I love that the measurement scale on the adjustable fence actually corresponds well to the blade. I had established an offset for my old saw’s fence, but I could never get it to stay put for more than a few cuts before having to realign it.

I ripped 48′ of 1×2 with this saw and the first piece matched the last with no adjustments. Due to the interference caused by the kickback preventer and blade guard on my old Craftsman, I had trashed those years ago, but the ones included with this saw work flawlessly, so I expect they will remain installed.

In addition to the 1×2 rips, I have cut several samples to test this saw and it has ample power and the included blade does a decent job on crosscuts & bevels as well as rips. The bevel adjustment isn’t as easy to use as I would like, but I will get used to it.

Overall, I would say that controls, adjustments and performance are outstanding compared to what I’m used too. So far, I am very please with this investment and would recommend it if you are in need for a do-it-your-selfer, job-site or hobby saw.

Out of the box on the first step of setup: raising the built in riving knife for blade mounting. There is a plastic, flip-up, release lever parallel to the riving knife. I flipped it up to release the riving knife and then used the plastic hand crank to raise the knife up from the casing.

The plastic lever has a lot of wobble on it. It was a little stiff and erratic while cranking it up—not a smooth motion with the wheel and it didn’t quite fully elevate. I checked again and it was in the “release position”.

It was high enough to put a blade on but when I went to lower it, I could feel a plastic-on-plastic grind & slip and the handle wasn’t lowering the blade. Got a flashlight out and found two things:The riving knife locking lever has a plastic cap at its base holding in a spring.

This had popped loose and was lying in the well of the saw. I retrieved and snapped it back in. Then I flipped the saw up and looked underneath where the interior gear teeth for the blade height handle are.

They are a stiff plastic, 90 degrees offset to one another. There were already signs of wear from my single attempt to raise and lower the blade and it appears the spring locking release lever was no longer fully releasing (hence my inability to lower it).

Not sure how I could fix it but seeing wear right out of the plastic box on the blade height gearing did not inspire my confidence for getting long use from the saw. Great features for the price but a bit fragile with a limited lifespan if you use it a lot.

I am a novice, who installed a hardwood floor in my kitchen. An experienced carpenter who was helping me had a non-portable Makita table saw and a “portable” Hitachi mitre saw which weighed a ton. I wasn’t going to use this Warrior saw initially but brought it out anyway to see if it would work for our application.

Boy did it work. Being truly portable, we could set it up on my deck to cut the hardwood planks then easily bring it inside for the night. Portable in this case doesn’t mean less power. This saw had more than enough power to do all kinds of cutting including ripping, grooving and angle cuts.

The Bauer 10″ all purpose blade worked perfectly with this saw. I am not a contractor and carpentry is not my hobby, but for jobs around the home and small projects, this saw is outstanding. My carpenter friend who uses Dewalt, Makita and Milwaukee tools was so impressed, he is going to recommend this saw for their Good Works volunteer home repair jobs where they can transport this easily from site to site.

There was one glitch. The spring on the lever that raised and lowered the riving knife popped off and I could not get it to stay on. I was still able to lower and raise the riving knife so that did not hamper the operation of the saw.

I am still very pleased with it.