On Tue, 21 Feb 2006 22:10:21 +0000, Andy Hall wrote:

On Tue, 21 Feb 2006 21:45:21 GMT, Callum Lindsay
wrote:

On Mon, 20 Feb 2006 22:52:28 GMT, Callum Lindsay wrote:

Having purchased a DeWalt DW708 for a good price three years ago, it has sat in the box virtually
untouched until this week, when I finally got round to the renovation work it had been purchased for
in the first place!

Anyway, after only a few days of very light use it has started acting-up. After releasing the power
switch the blade will continue to spin for several seconds, followed by a violent grinding sound as
the brake kicks in and brings the blade to a stop.

Has anyone any experience of this type of problem with this saw. Or, does anyone have any experience
of service support from DeWalt for tools well out of their warranty period, but barely used. I have
contacted them by email, but have yet to receive a reply.

The thought of having to have a potentially expensive repair done is not something I'm looking
forward to.

Any comments welcome (other than tough luck!)

thanks.

never mind - fixed it - blade working loose!!!


That's good news. It's a nice saw....

Two pieces of advice.

I looked at these some while ago along with the Makita LS1013 which is
in the same category as the DW708.

- It's worth spending time cleaning the crud away from the sliders
after each day's work. A quick wipe is all that's needed plus an
occasional couple of drops of oil.

- The blades even on these saws are quite good but not outstanding.
When it blunts, it's worth replacing it with a CMT or Freud blade.
I keep two grades - one for rough chopping work and one with more
teeth for precision cuts in hardwoods.

Andy,

Yeah, bit of a tw*t!. This was the first thing I checked (or so I thought).

Cheers for the advice, much appreciated.

Totally agree about getting a better blade when the time comes. Went for Freud blades with my table
saw (DW744) and it was a big improvement.

thanks,

Callum