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(More customer reviews)I bought this saw after wearing out my Porter-Cable dry cut saw. It's every bit as good as the P-C, and has a couple of nice design features to distinguish it.
1) The hand-lock for the fence and miter adjustment is great. P-C's saw requires using Allen wrenches for adjustment, which is time-consuming. (Also, the holes in the Allen screws fill up with swarf from the saw, so just getting the wrench into the screw head can be a project.) Adjustments are easy and basically instantaneous.
2) Horizontally oriented control handle and switch is very nice. Because of the way you run a saw like this (more below), the rgonmoics are much better than the P-C.
3) Pin-and-socket saw arm retainer. OH YEAH! P-C uses an old-fashioned chain-and-hook contraption to hold the saw arm down, which can be troublesome to engage. The Dewalt locks down just like their woodworking chop saws: hold the arm down and push in the retaining pin.
4) Quieter in operation than the P-C saw.
I am not a shill for Dewalt; I loved my P-C dry cut saw. I never realized the design could be this much better.
An important note for any dry-cut saw users: THIS IS NOT AN ABRASIVE CHOP SAW! I noticed complaints about blade life in some of the other reviews. Well, if you run this saw like an old-timey abrasive wheel chop saw, you won't get any blade life out of it either. The secret: minimal downward pressure. Rest your hand on the handle with just enough weight to keep the saw arm moving downward, and let the blade do all the work. If the blade throws more than a couple of tiny sparks once in awhile, you're pushing too hard, and the blade will suffer. I was able to make several thousand cuts in heavy stock with my P-C saw before the blade needed sharpening, an this one behaves similarly.
If you're doing a lot of work, get a spare blade. Having the carbide blade sharpened usually runs about 25 cents per tooth, and if you have a spare there's no downtime...
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DEWALT DW872 14-Inch Multi-Cutter SawThe DEWALT DW872 multi-cutter saw with 15 amp, 5.3 horsepower motor is the versatile saw you need in order to cut a huge variety of metals, including both ferrous and non-ferrous applications, in an increased number of jobs.Equipped with more capability, the DW872 is designed to outperform chop saws by 4 times and portable band saws by 8 times within its angle iron of 2-by-1/4-inches.The saw maintains a steady blade penetration throughout duration of cut with 14-inch, 70 tooth carbide tipped blade.The carbide tipped blade also adds affordability compared to standard abrasive wheels with less cost-per-cut, equating to about 1,200 cuts based on material used.Its exclusive carbide teeth provide speedy, accurate, practically burr-free results, lessening the necessity to grind in order to make your material ready while still providing a smooth finish.Designed for easy functionality, the DW872 features a parallel handle that comfortably allows you to place your wrist to lessen exhaustion and a ruggedly crafted metal top handle for easy transport.It\'s specially designed fence adapts to 45 degrees, equipping the saw to cut sizable angles efficiently.The guard rapidly retracts so you can view your cut line while still shielding from chips with chip deflector so you to direct excess debris into a single safe, neat area.The saw also features a vise that provides an immediate grip on a wide variety of applications, spindle lock for speedy wheel replacement, built in wheel change wrench to lessen the chance of misplacement, and handy brushes for easy tool maintenance on the jobsite.The perpendicular clamping system offers more productive results than the professional standard and the broad, sturdy steel base is designed with 4 pre-drilled holes for bolting and is equipped to weld jigs or stops to itself.With rugged features including a chainless lock down pin so the saw head can remain fastened for easy transport, and a compression spring for consistent motion and increased resilience compared to torsion springs, the DEWALT DW872 multi-cutter saw is an excellent addition to your woodworking shop.
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