DEWALT DW746X Woodworker 10-Inch Left Tilt Intermediate Saw with 30-Inch Fence, 115-Volt 1 Phase | 
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Category: Home Improvement
List Price: $2,241.62
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Avg. Customer Rating:  17 reviews
Sales Rank: 32953
Media: Tools & Hardware
Shipping Weight (lbs): 274
Dimensions (in): 36 x 30 x 28
MPN: DW746X
Model: DW746X
UPC: 028877314617
EAN: 0028877314617
ASIN: B0000302Q7
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| Features:
| • | Massive cast iron trunnion provides solid arbor support delivering smooth, accurate cutting performance | | • | Adjustable bevel scale and the graduated bevel crank | | • | Powerful 1-3/4 HP TEFC induction motor | | • | Weighs 254 pounds; backed by a manufacturer's 3-year warranty | | • | Included with rip fence: 10-inch 30-tooth blade, miter gauge, and 30-inch rails |
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Amazon.com Product Description
The DeWalt DW746X Woodworker 10-inch Left Tilt Intermediate Saw with 30-inch Fence is a precision rip fence that delivers smooth action and always travels parallel to the blade, making precise adjustments quick and easy. A massive cast iron trunnion provides solid arbor support delivering smooth, accurate cutting performance. A blade elevation crank with plenty of hand clearance makes blade height adjustments on table saw quick and easy. Accurate blade angle adjustments are also easy thanks to the large, adjustable bevel scale and the graduated bevel crank (each revolution equals a 2-degree adjustment). The large, easy-access on/off switch eliminates fumbling around when you're ready to start or stop cutting operations. Powerful and space efficient, the 1-3/4 HP TEFC induction motor provides the power you need to cut the toughest hardwoods. And unlike other woodworker's table saws in the category, the motor is located in-board and out of your way, making it easy to store against the wall when not in use. For easy dust collection, this DEWALT table saw is equipped with a dust collection port making it easy to connect your saw to a vacuum or dust-collection system. Other vital specs include a 115-Volt, 1 Phase motor, a 5/8-inch arbor, a no-load speed of 3,000 RPM, and a tool weight of 254 pounds. Backed by a manufacturer's 3-year warranty, this rip fence comes with a 10-inch 30-tooth blade, a miter gauge, and 30-inch rails.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 12 more reviews...
 Excellent Saw December 25, 2008
I have used this saw for over 4 years now and it still works great! I'm happy with my purchase and am glad i made the decision to buy this saw.
MOTOR:
The motor is plenty powerful enough to cut everything I've thrown at it over the years. In fact, I just completed laying 1000 sq. feet of 3/4" thick Brazillian Walnut hardwood flooring and used this saw to do the rip cuts where I needed thinner pieces near the walls. This saw cut through it like a hot knife through butter. I was surprised at how easy this saw plowed through it as Brazillian Walnut is almost 3 times harder than oak, so I know that I put this saw through its paces.
The trick is to use a good quality thin kerf blade. The blade that came with the saw is junk - get something better. I recommend the Rigid blade sold at home depot (excellent blade that stays really sharp).
FENCE:
The fence is easy to get parallel to the miter slots once you figure out the trick. The trick is to let the auxillary aluminum fence fall into the miter slot and then snug the auxillary fence face up to the edge of the slots and then tighten down the fence adjustment nuts (the three bolts on top of the fence). This gets the fence almost exactly parallel to the miter slots.
Once you get the fence parallel - just don't overtighten the bolts holding the auxillary fence on - its just aluminum and can warp if you apply too much pressure via. the bolts. Just snug it tight.
The fence locks down as solid as I've ever seen - never had it move on me even a little. It's easy to get it set accurately so that you can rely on reading the fence setting and not having to use a tape measure to set the fence.
Dust control is adequate, but not stunning. The miter gauge is satisfactory. pretty generic miter gauge.
The stamped steel wings were not hard to level to the table. The wings are held onto the main table by five bolts. Hand tighten all of these bolts so that the wing is stable, but still adjustable. Then you can get the wing perfectly level and then tighten it down so it cannot move. The steel wings are adequate and help increase the table size. That being said I did upgrade one of them to the cast iron wing.
The Cons:
1.) the blade guard is disgustingly hard to attach and remove. Once its on it works fine, but it takes 10 minutes to get the thing on/off.
2.) throat plate that is standard seems flimsy. The dado insert that I bought seems beefier and thicker steel than the standard throat plate - a little weird.
3.) The blade included is junk - get a better blade.
all in all an excellent saw. Mine was Made in USA as well - a bonus for me.
The heart of my workshop July 31, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
So many features about this saw impress me but I will try to be brief.
- Power: This saw has all the power you need in a small shop and more to spare. Nothing seems to slow it down, not even for a brief moment.
- Smooth: This goes for the saw itself (no vibration) and for the cuts it makes. I use the blade that came with it for most of my cuts and I never have to sand or plane any of the cut faces. I made a zero clearance insert for it and now it even cuts the cheapest, thin plyood without chipping or noticable marks. I bought a Freud blade for the cross cuts but have not had to use it yet.
- The fence: Smooth-sliding as other reviews mention, very accurate, extremely easy to operate and calibrate.
- The table: Solid and smooth table. The wings should probably be upgraded since they are not as smooth as the main table (made out of sheet steel rather than the cast iron as the rest of the table.
- The controls: just what you need and right where you need them. Large power switch that is easy to bump off with your knee in an emergency. Smooth solid controls for the blade height and angle.
- Solid machine: This is a very solid and heavy machine that will serve you for a long time if you take care of it. Make sure you get the deal with the mobile base (see heavy above) which is so smooth and easy to operate.
There are some features that I would like to see improved. These are few and none of them diminish the value of this saw but I wanted to include them for completeness.
- The splitter and guard assembly is one piece that has to be removed by using wrenches. This is inconvenient and time consuming when you need to remove them for dado cuts (or other non through cuts.) There are splitters that you can buy which do not require tools for removal and installation and DeWalt should learn fron them. Also, the splitter should be seperate from the blade guard so the latter can remain in place for non-through cuts.
- The wings that come with the saw are made of sheet steel and not cast. There are optional ones that you can buy from DeWalt but they should be part of the saw to begin with.
Will definitely take some tuning March 17, 2007
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
So after using this saw for three years, I've finally gotten around to writing a review.
The pros:
It has good bones. The cast iron surface is as flat as could be expected. The motor is strong enough to deal with anything I throw at it. Its pretty heavy, and definitely stable. The dust collection works fairly well. Once adjusted properly, things stay locked down. The fence rail system is definitely stiff enough for my needs. These attributes alone make it worth buying, provided you're willing to deal with setting it up properly.
The cons:
The fence: Its a complete pain to align. I can't count how many torn up pieces of paper I had to use as shims. The aluminum extrusion used on the face is noodly enough that if the clamps are overtightened, it will deflect locally around each bolt. During use, it can deflect slightly under pressure. Not enough to cause binding, but it will leave burn marks or a rough finish on your cut (just to note, I use a Forrest Woodworker II blade)
The Miter slots:
They just arent machined well. I had a lot of trouble getting an aftermarket miter gauge to slide without binding. after checking it with a block of wood and some shims, I noticed that the slot width varies greatly. some careful work with a file corrected the issues, but I shouldn't have had to do that.
The Miter gage:
Looked like junk. Feels like junk. Got a Woodhaven around the same time as a gift, so I've never used the one that came with the saw.
The Extension wings:
Stamped steel junk slapped on to cut costs. I knew they were junk going in, and as soon as I could afford to, I replaced them with the cast iron ones. Much, much better.
So there you have it. I love the saw, and now that its set up properly, I wouldn't trade it for anything.
I really like my saw February 23, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
This is my first "big" table saw besides portable/contractor types. I investigated several comparable brands from Jet, Delta. Based on price, add-on options, standard features, and other reviews on this site, I purchased the saw. It arrived in reasonable time, and the delivery dude helped me get it into my shop. Not trival it weighs a lot and my shop is at the bottom of a hill. The saw went together surprising well with methodical instructions. Set up and alignment were also smooth. Operation has minimal vibration which I further reduced by adding the cast iron right wing and the sliding table on the left (I don't recommend the sliding table). This is the corner stone of my shop and would recommend it to anyone looking for a top quality saw at a reasonable price. Although pricing seems to have increased since I purchased it. I love using this saw!!!
Almost perfect for my needs. December 19, 2006
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I find these reviews useful in my purchases, so I decided that it was high time that I contribute.
I bought the DW746 a couple of years ago, having concluded that I was never going to be able to get an 800lb cabinet makers table saw into my basement workshop. Having been completely frustrated by the inaccuracies of my previous table saw, (an old, albeit inexpensive, department store purchase, that didn't even have a T-slot mitre guage slot), I opted to purchase the heavy-duty sliding table and the 48" precision fence rail system as well.
Setup was not easy, and compounded by a factor of 2 due to the accessories I purchased at the same time. Be sure you have both metric and English wrenchs on hand.
I hardly ever used the mitre guage because of the sliding table, which was excellent for cut-off (after hours of alignment). I did end up replacing the mitre guage however, as there was no way to mount an auxiliary fence to it. (If you have a drill press, you can probably remedy that problem). I cannot speak for the accuracy of the stock mitre guage, but apparently it's not the best.
But I was having problems with binding and burning on rip-cuts, and out-of-square cabinets when ripping (not all that long) pieces of plywood against the fence. I'd actually abandon the idea of ripping plywood on the table saw, in favor of the more accurate circular saw.
So I finally purchased a precision guage set. Neither the blade nor the fence were square to the mitre guage slot. I was able to adjust the blade alignment, (and re-adjust the sliding table), but I was never able to solve the problem with the fence.
When I moved the fence and locked it down, I found play, front to rear, of +/- .01 inches, 8"-10"" from the blade. (Minus might be okay, but not plus). The further I got away from the blade, out into the 48" precision fence extension table, the play in the fence appears to get much worse.
So I recently added an Incura TSIII-32 table saw fence system to my inventory, and now I think I'm finally happy with my DW746. Due to the way the the TSIII rails mount to the saw, I lost the use of the sliding table. (Not becuase the rails overlap the sliding table, but because in mounting the rail system, I had to remove the bolts that held the sliding table true to the blade, front and rear. If I had purchased the outfeed table, it would have also been history).
After hours of playing around with the alignment, I've finally concluded that people complaining about bowed fences, may actually be suffering from a bowed mitre guage slot. Against the TSIII, my mitre slot bows inward toward the fence .002 inches just as I approach the blade, then heads back out to zero at the end of the table. I'm hoping that in use, the wobble of the blade will mitigate that safety concern.
Other observations. I threw away the blade guard and splitter, added a ZCI and 3rd party splitter (that I can remove/replace with two fingers). I've also converted it to 230V (which doesn't give it more power, just reduces the AMPs it draws), and added thin-curf blades. I have no complaints about the dust collection port. I'm lucky enough to have a band saw, so I've never tried to re-saw on the DW746. (Up until recently, I think I'd have been afraid of that idea).
In summary, if you have the $$$ and a way to get it into your shop, I think you *might* be better off with a big cabinet makers table saw. If I could do it all over again, I'd still buy the DW746, but not the sliding table nor the precision fence system. Instead, I'd figure the cost of a 3rd party fence system into the budget, and plan on building my own right-hand extension and out-feed tables as a first probject.
And learn from my mistake. Don't even try to set up a shop without an extremely accurate square, *and* a precision guage system. (I use A-LINE IT, but I'm not necessarily endorsing it. The point is, you have to have something like it, or you'll never be happy with accuracy, not to mention the safety issues).
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