DEWALT DW745 Heavy Duty 10-Inch Compact Job Site Table Saw with 16 Inch Max Rip Capacity | 
| Brand: DEWALT
Category: Home Improvement
List Price: $714.00
Buy New: $369.00
as of 11/23/2009 15:30 CST details
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Seller: A.W. Meyer Co. Inc.
Rating:  43 reviews
Media: Tools & Hardware
Shipping Weight (lbs): 52.9
Dimensions (in): 13.9 x 25.8 x 26.5
MPN: DW745
Model: DW745
UPC: 028877207452
EAN: 0028875207454
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | 15 Amp motor deliver 16-inch max. rip capacity for clean, quick cuts, even through hardwoods | | • | Rack and pinion rail design for fast, easy fence adjustments | | • | 0- to 45-degree blade adjustment for accurate bevel cuts | | • | Weighs 45 pounds; backed by a 3-year limited warranty | | • | Includes saw, miter gauge, push stick, carbide blade, and blade guard |
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Amazon.com Product Description
A 15 Amp motor lets the DeWalt DW745 Heavy Duty 10-Inch Compact Job Site Table Saw make quick work of everything from bevel cuts in hard woods to resizing sheet materials. Featuring a 16-inch maximum rip capacity, a patented rack and pinion fence that telescopes to deliver incredibly fast adjustments and improved accuracy, while also sliding into a compact position for transport, this saw is packed with thoughtful features that make it an easy choice. Bevel applications are easy to tackle with the ability to adjust the blade from 0 to 45 degrees, while the included 24T carbide blade provides improved cut quality and offers an extended life to save you money. Other unique design elements include a metal roll-bar base that provides durability on the job, adjustable rear feet that make it easy to steady the saw on uneven ground, a special coating on the table surface that reduces friction for smoother cutting with less effort, and a dust port that allows you to connect a 2-1/2-inch shop vac and keep your work area clean. Kit includes saw, miter gauge, push stick, carbide blade, and blade guard. This DeWalt high-performance industrial tool is backed by a 3-year limited warranty.
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 43
 Great Saw October 8, 2009
Bobby B. Amin (California)
Wow!!! What a great saw... Used it to trim out window frames and it cut my day in 1/2... Lightweight and easy to setup/take down.. Great power and very smooth.... I went with the rolling stand that is specifically designed for this saw... A bit expensive, but once you get past the price you'll find it to be an absolute "must have"... The saw snaps right into to the stand and within a few seconds you are setup and ready to go... Two carpenter buddies of mine saw me working with this saw... Long story short they are now owners of this saw too...
Best portable table saw September 24, 2009
Quebe Flooring Inc (Greenville, SC, USA)
This saw is an engineering masterpiece! Kudos DeWalt! It has the best of all worlds.
-Lightweight and equiped with handles that make picking it up a breeze.
-Sturdy - the roll cage like frame prevents the plastic from getting damaged and the rubber bumpers protect the floor and give a nice solid feel. The hardware is all intact after over 2 years of everyday use.
-Accurate rip fence with easy adjustment and positive lock. The rip fence locks well and has a knob on the front that moves the rail that the fence clamps to. Rip fence extends out beyond table on slides that allow ripping larger materials.
-Powerful motor
-We have 3 of these and we have had minimal problems after 2 years of daily use. We had 1 bad switch and the gear that raises and lowers the blade stripped, but Dewalt warranted the repair.
A great tool to add to your repertoire.
 Good for the money August 11, 2009
Don W. (Philadelphia, PA United States)
I got this saw because I have limited space and also because it has a 3/4" miter slot which will accept the tenoning jig I have. Most cheaper saws have a more narrow slot. I'm sure that is planned. I'm very happy with the saw. One drawback is a lack of precision adjustment for the blade tilt. But I rarely cut anything other than 90 deg. cuts so it hasn't been a big deal.
Good from the box, even better with proper alignment July 20, 2009
G. Conner (USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
We got this six months ago for job-site use. It cut pretty well right from the box. The fence has a rack-and-pinion system that is clever, but not quite perfect. We measured the alignment error and have two fixes. If you want to know about them so you can save some money, read on...
Using a TS Aligner, we checked the alignment of the fence. The fence was near-perfect when we backed up to the mark, (going right) but it skewed by as much as four or five-thousandths when we moved the fence to the left. That's because the connecting rod between the two gears flexes and there is some "slop" or "play" in the gears. This is more noticeable when approaching the mark from the right. Sometimes this is referred to "lash-back."
The easy work-around was to always go past the mark ( and inch or so to the left) , then roll the knob back slowly right to the mark and try not to overshoot. That works OK, and it is free, but it is a time-wasting nuisance and won't provide the consistent accuracy that good woodworking requires.
SO... we replaced the metal rod that connects the two rack-gears. Instead of the stock rod, we used hardened O1 tool rod, which doesn't twist or flex as easily. The rod costs $12 bucks. We also adjusted the two gears to remove the slop. Now we had fair fence parallelism in both directions. Not bad for a twelve-dollar fix... but there is more.
After using the saw a while, several of us noticed it made burns marks even with reasonable feed-rates and a new blade. One rainy day, we got out the TS aligner again and checked all the critical alignments. Dewalt uses decent bearings, so the runout was not too bad. But there were a number of other small inaccuracies that added up: arbor run-out, slot-parallelism, fence alignment, blade-alignment etc.
It took about an hour of measuring, but the Dial indicator with the TS Aligner helped us get everything literally "dialed-in." Now this thing cuts as smoothly and accurately as our five-thousand dollar cabinet saws.
The secret is to choose a saw with good bearings and a design that allows adjustments.
Dewalt and Bosch contractor saws both qualify.
Use a dial indicator with a TS Aligner to accurately measure and adjust EVERYTHING. It takes an hour, but it is worth the effort MANY times over. If you buy a new saw in the box, you have to assemble it anyway, so that isn't much more work. ... You can get professional precision at a fraction of the cost of a cabinet saw.
We cut all kinds of mitered molding and trim. We make custom installations and complex speaker cabinets that require EXACT cuts. After we adjusted this with the TS Aligner, the noise-level was lower and blades stay sharp much longer. That's always a good sign!
The beautiful thing about this saw is that we can take it to the site, make measurements on a story-pole and cut exactly to the mark, repeatably and reliably. The saw's design allows you to adjust it, assuming you have the right adjustment tools: a dial indicator and a TS aligner. Those two tools are inexpensive and pay for themselves very quickly. You get your money back fast because you waste less wood, blades last longer and the motor runs cooler when everything on the saw is tuned up.
This is a good saw because you can adjust it and it has accurate bearings. With a TS Aligner and a cheap dial indicator, you can get many times your money's worth! Highly recommended!
Great Saw!!!! May 26, 2009
LJ
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought this saw for simple projects around the home. Ripping boards is a breeze and the accuracy is excellent. I've ripped 1/8 inch shims 8 feet long without a problem. The saw cuts through boards with ease and no burning. To be totally fair with this review, I bought a Freud D1040X Diablo blade along with the saw and have only used it. I wanted a 40T blade not the 24T that came with the saw. The factory presets were almost perfect out of the box, so set up was fast. I only have one complaint. While adjusting the rip fence, if the rip fence latch has to pass over the adjustment knob the distance is so close, I have cut the top of my thumb on the latch while turning the knob. Nothing to bad, just annoying. Other than that, the saw is excellent.
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