When I saw this, I immediately thought of how handy it would be on the jobsite. I have a Bosch 4000 that I truly love believe its the best 10" saw in it class, but its heavy and I don't always need the capacity of that saw. This "little" DeWalt is perfect for ripping 1x stock for trim work the like. I've even had it up on my scaffold. I've found the fence to be dead on and very easy to adjust. The motor has plenty of power. I think DeWalt hit a home run with this saw...Now if it only came in a cordless version!!

Absolutely fantastic portable saw!! It's about time someone has offered a "portable" saw with small "stationary" power. This saw cuts through tough hardwoods with ease, so with it's compact size it is the perfect saw for small jobs without compromising power. I own the Bosch contractors table saw w/ gravity rise stand, another awesome portable saw, but when doing small jobs it's easier to not have to drag out a bigger saw to complete an easy job. The only draw back is the price and the chincy miter guage that comes with it.If they could cut the cost to $300 they would sell more of them but I paid more and am happy I did. I use it more than I thought I would. Other wise 5 stars easily...

I've always bought and had good success w/ the cheep delta table saw,they generaly last about three years and most of the more expensive saws have the same features.the reason I bought this was for the rack and pinion fence and for the metal role cage both great features only found w/ this saw at any price that set this saw apart. So far runs very quite and smooth for a commpact saw and powerfull, ripped 26 pt 2x4 s the other day preformed well.only drawback miter gauge doesn't lock in like the delta did and no where on the saw to store it but thats what my chop saw is for. Overall love it.

I don't want to waste my breath here, so I'll just say its a good saw. I used it to rip hardwood flooring and found its smaller size perfect for the job. The reason we picked this one over others was the no monkey biz on the fence. The fence just snaps into place according to manufacture specifications. Its good as done; do it once and so far never again.
br /Its a little loud but that doesn't surprise me. Overall this is a prime saw. Its smaller size proved to be more functional than I would of imagined. The job went smoothy with this saw.

My main complaint about the saw was the piercing, circular saw-type noise. I replaced the blade with a thin kerf Forrest Woodworker II and added a blade stabilizer from Rockler. The improvement in noise reduction and cutting ability was dramatic. I highly recommend this upgrade. The fence is great and dust collection works pretty well with a shop-vac (which drowns out the noise of the saw!).

The DeWalt's top features are it's extrordinary portability and it's unique fence. At work we have the classic Makita table saw that drops into the roussou stand, we also have the new Bosch table saw. At home I have an older less expensive skil table saw. I found the Makita never really lined up with the table and the table were nice but too often overkill. The Bosch is really great but expensive and not portable enough for me, although it and the Ridgid seem to be the best in that segment of the market. The skil table saw I have is fine- light but not durable or smooth enough for more demanding applications- big heavy rips or smooth trim rips. This new DeWalt is the best. Best fence- I love the rack and pinion. No more tapping the fence over with my tape or my hand. Roll bars on the bottom are ideal for pushing the saw into the back of a truck. Portable- it's not too heavy or bulky and still seems not to compromise on quality. I simply screw through the available holes to secure the saw to some sturdy sawhorses for an easy stand. My shop vac hose fits right over the dust chute and the entire motor is housed to channel the sawdust into the chute. Combined with a $20 tool trigger from Sears I love this setup. I think it's a 16" rip compacity- of course more is better, but I prioritized portability, and I found it plenty to build bookshelves or tackle big framing rips. DeWalt read the market and filled a void. Thanks!

My eight year old DW744 finally gave up the ghost after day after day abuse. For a hundred and fifty bucks less, I decided to pick up the DW745, (with a little trepidation). Not only is it significantly lighter, it out saws it's big brother. Yes, the table is smaller, but I never cut sheet goods. It does everything else with ease. When I'm done, I hang it from a hook on the inside of my trailer....great!!!

Right out of the box the saw is surprisingly accurate. Repeatability is good. It is very easy to move around. The slop in the miter bar and slots is bad but a strip of teflon tape on the bar and a flat file adjustment on the slots gave me zero play. I measured a noload , in a room, 102 dba noise level and would not use it without ear protection. The loosness in the height adjustment makes me expect in time to have unintended blade height problems. With a 4+ hp vac there is a fair amount of dust that blows out on the right side. The real surprise came when I turned the unit over and saw what the in-store-bolted-down displays had hidden. Durability is the big question. I wonder if this is not intended to be a one or two year tax write off , throw away saw. Even at Amazon's lowest price this saw ( after 6 mo duty) is over priced. There are better choices.

I'm a apartment building remodeler and needed a portable table saw for trim and light carpentry work. I purchased the Bosch 4000-09 because of its portability. In practice, the Bosch was way too big cumbersome for small jobs and doesn't fit in my Prius. I think the Bosch is a much better table saw with a wider range of applications. The DeWalt DW745 however is the one I actually use. The DeWalt is smooth, exact, powerful and truly portable. I highly recommend it for those who need a high-quality portable table saw.

While I'm pleased overall with the saw, I am really disaapointed that Dewalt has yet to manufacture or market the accompanying stand (DW7450). The usefulness of this saw is reduced by the lack of the stand and the safety in using this saw is compromised by the lack of the stand. Using the saw on the ground is not safe and it is too large to place on a small worktable thus the stand is an extra cost "must have" for this saw.
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br /The saw is adequately powerful for for small on-site ripping. I chose this unit as an alternate and compliment for the heavier Bosch 4000 when I only need to rip a few boards on the job site. However, it is fairly noisy (not measured) and lacks the soft-start and brake accompanying a larger unit like the Bosch 4000.
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br /Because of the relatively small table which lacks side and outfeed extensions, this saw cannot perform at the level of a cabinet saw like our Delta or even like the Bosch 4000 (which does have side and outfeed extensions).

I've been waiting for a compact saw like this since the old portable makita finally died years ago. As an experienced finish carpenter I am putting in my two cents on a tool for first time out of many purchases from Amazon for two reasons. One, the complaints I'm reading about seem to be without merit. And two, this saw is awesome. With every square inch of my truck needed, the compact nature of this saw is great. The ease of loading unloading daily is made easier. It is sturdy, it cuts like butter, it's extremely accurate, powerfull, and changing measurements is a pleasure. If you have the money need the extra space in the truck, then buy this saw. If money's a problem you can get the compact delta for a $100, and it works pretty good for the money. If space is a concern, all the other saws are too big and heavy for every day use. The stand is compact also, and the cotterless hitch pins work well for quick set up instead of the nuts and bolts provided

I put this saw right to work and it hasn't disappointed me in any way so far. I used it to do some serious ripping of several dimensions of lumber, both treated pine and western red cedar right away. It performs quite well, with power and accuracy. A minor adjustment of the read-out scale on the rip fence was all that was needed, all other settings were fine. I especially like the quick and accurate fence setting capabilities of this saw. I have an older Makita portable table saw that I also use, and I can work circles around it with the Dewalt, thanks to its power and easy to set up design. The light weight of this unit is probably one of the most unexpected bonuses this saw has to offer. The ease of portability of this saw, combined with the solid performance and fast set-up makes this a favorite tool to use already in the relatively short time I've owned it.

Overall and amazing saw. I mean you can't beat the price. The blade gaurd can become a bit iritating, along with the kickback protection, but they are just good saftly features so nothing wrong with that. I put a Forrest Woodworker II blade on this saw and it works like a $2000 table saw.

I am a tile contractor and bought this saw because framers apparently don't give enough of a **** to plumb and square walls. I am constantly ripping firing sripes to compensate for shotty craftsmanship. This saw does it for me. I can set this up in a tub surround and manuvers great weighing what it does. The only improvements I can see dewalt making is attachments underneath the saw to hold the gaurd, fence, and miter gauge similar to what ridgid does with their contractor saw when in transport.
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br /Anyone remodeling should but this saw...

The DW745 is light weight and easy to transport. I use it in wood floor installations. It can perform any task that a fixed base table saw can do. At first the plastic table and case were a little disconcerting, but it performs every task, ripping, crosscutting and mitering, very well. Professionals doing heavier work will want to remove the safety guard, as they almost always do.

I had been using the same table saw for at least 10 years in my home improvement business. It's a Makita. Matter of fact I could'nt just junk it when I got the new table saw. Even though it had had seen better days and was a colossal pain in the you-name-it when it came time to raise or lower the blade and the blade and the fence never quite agreed with one another, I'm saving it just in case. But I got to tell you, I love my new DeWalt DW745. It may not be as compact as the Makita or as light but it out-performs it in almost every way (to be fair to Makita I should reiterate that mine was 10+ years old and I may have forgotten what it was like in its youth). But what really impresses me is the way the fence is operated and how easily it adjusts. Also unlike my old saw there is a on-board push-stick and prongs to wrap the cord. The table surface is very smooth and solid and the angle adjustment works great. For a portable table saw, I am very impressed.

I am using it heavily and does all the things I wish to use it for. I like the way it was designed and its quality.

I needed a small table saw for home remodeling that could easily be stored and take a minimal amount of storage space. I needed a lightweight saw so that I could easily move it around and set it up by myself with minimal effort. I wanted a fairly inexpensive saw that had a quality easy to use fence. I have found that the Dewalt DW745 has met all of those conditions and has exceeded my expectations. I have owned the saw for 8 months now and have used it on numerous remodeling projects and am still very pleased with this saw. I really like the rack and pinion fence system, this is very easy to use and very convenient opposed to the traditional screw post fence. The DW745 fence locks down with a simple lever, yet another nice feature. Perhaps one of the more overlooked features that I find extremely important is that the DW745 contains storage compartments for the accessory saw tools such as the blade wrenches and push stick. In the past, with other table saws, I have always struggled with keeping up with the blade wrenches, especially for a portable saw.
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br /I would also recommend the DEWALT DW7450 Table Saw Stand for use with this saw. It is a very handy accessory, it too is lightweight and compact for storage.
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br /Please note that this is a lightweight portable saw so my review is based on what I would consider lightweight home remodeling, lightweight construction, and do-it-yourself-ers. This saw is limited in work table surface and limited to a 16 inch rip capacity, it is not intended to be a replacement for a full size table saw or cabinet saw :-)
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This saw was exactly what I was looking for. Big power good precision in a small package. I have limited real estate in my shop for tools. A saw that would fit on the shelf was exactly what I wanted.
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br /Only this saw was to be my ONLY table saw. After much reading about the limitations, I decided to accept the additional clutter that a larger job site wheeled saw would take up. So I returned the Dewalt and bought the Ridgid TS2400.
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br /I did however become intimately aquainted with the features of this saw. Here are a few of the pros and cons.
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br /- Small footprint and lightweight. Thumbs up to DeWalt for recognizing the need for this type of tool.
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br /- Rack and pinion rip fence. This was one of the top features that drew me to this saw.
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br /- There are nice places to store the cord and the included plastic push stick.
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br /- Big power
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br /- Plenty of precision.
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br /- Matches my other tools
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br /- I know DeWalt was going for "light weight", but it came off as "cheap"
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br /- The miter slots were not T-slots, just straight slots.
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br /- There are no T-slots on the rip fence.
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br /- Probably a side effect of being so light weight, but the saw will not accept dado blades. The best I can guess is because of safety reasons DeWalt installed a short arbor. You can probably imagine the whole saw flying backwards and slicing your buddy in two if you tried.
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br /- The safety guard is a real pain to install and uninstall. Particularly annoying when you plan to store the thing on a shelf that requires you to install and uninstall the thing every time you want to use it.
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br /- The miter guage is a joke.
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br /- The safety guard must be removed to make a bevel cut at 45 deg. Another pain.
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br /- To bevel the blade to 45 deg you have to support the weight of the motor, trunion, ...all the guts... with the knob that adjusts blade height, which feels as if it will break at any moment.
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br /- The bevel lock is cheap. I thought that someone was just rough with the one in the store. My brand new bevel lock felt like it was going to fall off.
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br /- There is no lock for the blade height. On my first test cut the blade moved during the cut.
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br /- There is no place to store the fence, guard, and miter guage.
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br /- The saw must be stored side ways on a shelf that isn't quite wide enough to accomodate the saw due to the feet being front and back and the middle practically void. The handles are on the sides, so to put it on the shelf you're forced to put your hands in the front and back on the rack gear...not so comfortable.
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br /- In the rip fence there was about a 32nd of slop in the bushings that held the pinion drive to the table top. This allowed the two sides of the fence to wobble in and out independent of each other. Potentially this could translate into the fence being out of parallel by a 32nd. In the noise I know, but it is disheartening when this is one of the main features why I bought the saw. Why not install bearings, and give people that extra sense of security?
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br /- The motor mounts had about a 32nd of slop in them.
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br /I hope I'm not being too critical here. Like I said, this is the saw that I wanted. If I were to have two saws, this would be my choice. But I can't have two saws, so I returned it. I bought a competitors saw that includes a stand. It takes up a bit more real estate than the DeWalt, but it can do everything a full sized stationary can do. I guess I'll have to live with the clutter. Nice try DeWalt, maybe next time.
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I am a newbie to woodworking and I bought this saw at a home improvement store because it was on sale and it carried the DeWalt name, so I figured it was a good buy. Luckily, I was right.
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br /This saw has done everything I have asked it to do. While I always want a bigger table saw, my garage won't permit it, so this compact saw is perfect for what I do. Its powerful motor (along with a sharp blade) slices through just about anything you put to it. It looks good and cleans easy and has a port on the back so you could hook up a shop-vac so you don't make a complete mess. The sturdy fence does a great job for ripping all sorts of woods.
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br /The only thing that I don't care much for is the crappy miter gauge. It's c-h-e-a-p from top to bottom. The slots are not T-slots, so they just go in and out...like...just fall out. My particular saw miter gauge has quite a bit of play in it. So, it's somewhat easy not to get a perfectly straight crosscut. But, that'll all be solved when I get my sliding miter saw.
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br /All in all, it's a great saw. It's powerful, reliable, mobile, and carries a good name. It's great for anyone looking for a high quality table saw that doesn't cost alot, weigh alot, or take up a lot of room.
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br /Highly recommeded!

I looked at table saws at the local hardware stores before I bought this. One of the best features this saw offers over many competitors is a more stable fence than other similar saws. In other models, the fence binds when I tried to move it. I didn't have that problem with this saw. It is not a floor model, thus the table is small and it is harder to keep everything square to the fence. However, I don't have the room for a floor model, so this was a perfect compromise between what I really wanted and what works for my space. I am happy with the purchase, and it is a great saw for the $$.

So far so good, I've used this on a couple flooring jobs ripping hardwood and laminate flooring to width and it's performed superbly. I have no complaints other than the cost (which amazon is probably going to be your best bet, especially with no tax and free ship). I do regret not purchasing the matching stand (DEWALT DW7450) that's about 70 bucks, I'll be picking up one of those in the near future. Oh, and the width of cut measurement for the guide/fence is well thought out and doesn't have nearly the play of some of the other brands, just go to sLowes and check one of these out, then buy it here for less.

I highly recommend this saw, it has enough power to do all kind of jobs. I followed other reviewers recommendation to change a better blade and it works smoothly and cut all piece of woods beautifully.
br /thanks homedepot, where I bought this saw, for the coupon I used.

As I was finishing off the lower level of my new house I needed a saw that was compact, easy to assemble, and of a high quality. I own a large cabinet saw but it was too large and was still at my old residence. This product filled the bill. I especially like the fence which always stays parrallel to the blade. The miter attachment is cheap so I used one from my old sears band saw. I did some research on a compact saw before I purchased this one and I am pleased with what I have. I might get rid of my old Delta cabinet saw and just use this one!!!!

Both are great saws but what I want to pass along here is how good I feel about my purchase every time I pick it up and carry it back into the basement. I rip treated lumber with it no problem. It's small true but it's a GREAT portable saw for nearly anything you need to do around the house. I got the stand and it's plenty sturdy. Sometimes the outlet plugs up but that's my only nitpick. At 58 picking the saw and stand up easily with the built in handles is a huge plus. NICE... I LIKE IT!

Excellent tablesaw. When I got the saw, the fence was perfectly parallel with the blade. The fence meter was off by only one milimeter, which was fixed in 30 seconds. You can adjust the meter by just unscrewing two bolts and moving it to the right position. Has very good power, cuts thick dense stock without problems. I had no problems removing and replacing the guard. Also, the person who said it had to be removed to do angled cuts is wrong, the guard tilts right with you, no problem. Like all the other tablesaws the employ this type of guard, you'll have to remove it only when doing kerf cuts. It's part of the design. Also, the person who said the lock to hold the blade at a certain angle felt like it was going to break off also seems to be wrong. My tablesaw has zero problems with this. I'd say be careful with the anti-kickback system dewalt has going on here. A little too strong for some woods and leave a slight scratch once you pass the board through. I've never seen a miter guage do the job it needs to do on any tablesaw. Including this one. Although it did help me make a sliding miter jig pretty easily.

the blade was not square with the guide but was easily adjusted. its handy and very portable.

I have tried many portable table saws,this one hands down beats them all!Solid locking rip fence,all the power you will need on the job.I highly recommend this unit.

Got to say that this is the first time I've left a review. This saw works perfect, not too loud like some say. But I'm use to my dad's old ryobi that rattles and shakes all over the place. I bought this saw because I needed something small, I'm a weekend warrior at best but would love to get into woodworking more and figured for $299 + free shipping I couldn't go wrong. I already had a makita tablesaw and stablemate100 set up so I took a chance that I'd be able to just buy another set of bases for the stablemate and set this thing on it rather than having to buy a stand or set it on the ground or screw it to a chunk of plywood on top of a couple saw horses. Guess what.... works perfectly, and not tipsy at all!! I had to take off the rubber feet and adjustable legs on back to run the bolts for the stablemate base but who needs em anyway? Being on top of the stablemate it puts it a little high but I'm tall so it works out just fine. The rack pinion fence with solid lock works fantastically... Glad I bought it! 4 stars just for not being able to go to 24" width...no biggie

This pipe frame 10" tablesaw is small; easy storage, lightweight easy to manuver. The fence clamps onto rails, stays paralell to the blade for quick set up.
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br / I install interior exterior window coverings. Sometimes I need to alter their existing trim/casing take it off mill it and put it back, so there are scratches in the grey tabletop coating from fasteners, its only cosmetic it hasnt hurt any of my prefinished stock, although sometimes I put a layer of painters masking tape on the surface that will run along the table or fence just to be sure.

If you like plastic (to be fair, hard poli carb), this is the saw for you. I am surprised by the good reviews to date on this saw to date.
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br /Pros: 10" blade and decent motor. Small enough to fit on 24" shelves and very portable.
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br /For the price I think the saw is inferior to Rigid or Ryobi at Home Depot and an indication that DeWALT is very proud of their name. If I had paid retail for this I think I would have gone out and shot my self.
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br /The movable fence isn't bad but the clamps that hold it down to the rail are pot metal clips which will eventually loosen with no way to adjust them. This is what happened to the store model.
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br /I kept the saw because it was the best unit in it's size class. It has to fit in my garage cabinets for storage. If you don't have that issue, reconsider the brand for this tool. I love DeWalt cordless system and their sliding compound saw, only way to fly.