I need a 12" chopsaw for a specific work station. It doesn't need to
be a slider.
The Borg has the DeWalt 715 on for a deal that includes a gift
certificate and the end-price certainly falls within an acceptable
range.

I love my Makita LS 1013, but I'm not going to dedicate that to
cutting aluminum.... noooo sireeee.

Anything I should know about the DeWalt (I own NO DeWalt Anything...)
chop saw, or should I just STFU and drop that couple of hundered?

r----who always appreciates this group's input with the utmost
gratitude. (you believe this ****?)

Robatoy wrote:


Anything I should know about the DeWalt (I own NO DeWalt Anything...)
chop saw, or should I just STFU and drop that couple of hundered?

I had an 18VDC drill for 10 years before somebody decided they needed
it more than I did.

Have had a bench planer for 9 years.

I use my tools, they earn their keep.

Neither one owe me anything.

Lew

On Jun 13, 4:14 pm, Robatoy wrote:

r----who always appreciates this group's input with the utmost gratitude. (you believe this ****?)

Whaaat? Sarcasm? Say it ain't so!

My next door neighbor is a full time house trimmer and does a lot of
high end work. For his staionary saw, he only uses his 12" 715
DeWalt . He loves that thing almost as much as his sons, probably
more than his teenage daughter (although that could just be
considering her age).

He has carried that around in the back of his truck for about 4 - 5
years now, and swears it is still as accurate as when he bought it.
He has built decks with it and still does large crown with it. It is
mounted on a one of those rolling miter stations, and it goes where he
goes.

For my personal saw, I have the little brother 10" DeWalt, and love
it. It is the most accurate miter saw I have ever owned, and I have
had a few. My milled engineer's square told me that it needed final
adjustment when I got it back to check it out, but once I got it tuned
up, it has stayed that way. I have had it about 7 years, and it still
makes the stain grade joints with ease. It has literally made
thousands and thousands of cuts.

From what I can tell, the 12" and the 10" are just different sized
versions of each other, made in the same plant in Taiwan.

Of course.... my ninja death squad warrior employees do NOT get to use
my saw. I have a Ridgid 12" they use, the same one I use for decks,
etc. It has actually been a really good saw, too. It is still fine
for running base, window stool and sash, any paint grade trim. Come
to think if it, that's pretty good considering that it hasn't seen too
many kind days out on the job at the hands of my warriors.

I am wondering now.... maybe you should ping Leon.

Isn't there anything in a nice shade of green a black available?

G

Robert

Robatoy wrote in news:1181769286.296655.137750
@o11g2000prd.googlegroups.com:

I need a 12" chopsaw for a specific work station. It doesn't need to
be a slider.
The Borg has the DeWalt 715 on for a deal that includes a gift
certificate and the end-price certainly falls within an acceptable
range.

I love my Makita LS 1013, but I'm not going to dedicate that to
cutting aluminum.... noooo sireeee.

Anything I should know about the DeWalt (I own NO DeWalt Anything...)
chop saw, or should I just STFU and drop that couple of hundered?

r----who always appreciates this group's input with the utmost
gratitude. (you believe this ****?)


I bought a 12" DeWalt about 6 or 8 years ago, don't remember exactly. It's
been a really good tool to have around. It's part of almost every project
I do (serious hobby guy). Worth every shekel I spent.

It's not the double bevel one, though. That was an upgrade I didn't need.

The upgrade that DID make sense was the Ridgid Miter Saw Utility Vehicle, a
rollabout work table/stand for $100 on sale at the Borg. Don't schlep what
you don't have to...

And yes, I've used it to cut aluminium, but only with the funky blade...

Patriarch,
happy camper

"Robatoy" wrote in message
oups.com...
I need a 12" chopsaw for a specific work station. It doesn't need to
be a slider.
The Borg has the DeWalt 715 on for a deal that includes a gift
certificate and the end-price certainly falls within an acceptable
range.

I love my Makita LS 1013, but I'm not going to dedicate that to
cutting aluminum.... noooo sireeee.

Anything I should know about the DeWalt (I own NO DeWalt Anything...)
chop saw, or should I just STFU and drop that couple of hundered?

r----who always appreciates this group's input with the utmost
gratitude. (you believe this ****?)


Good saw, decent blade from the factory, but it was even batter after having
it re-sharpened.

Rob

I have the DW718 and though I don't mind Dewalt I wouldn't buy the saw
again it's pretty heavy for moving around the job site and when I start to
do precise cuts I hate the fact that I can't read the compound angle or set
a compound angle without a ton of trouble. If this is for finishing work, or
molding look at something with a micro dial on it. If this is for aluminium
I know a guy just outside of Forest that use to use a DW715 for aluminium
for years but stopped after it tried to take his hand apart a few times. He
now uses a proper saw. What exactly is the project?




"Robatoy" wrote in message
oups.com...
I need a 12" chopsaw for a specific work station. It doesn't need to
be a slider.
The Borg has the DeWalt 715 on for a deal that includes a gift
certificate and the end-price certainly falls within an acceptable
range.

I love my Makita LS 1013, but I'm not going to dedicate that to
cutting aluminum.... noooo sireeee.

Anything I should know about the DeWalt (I own NO DeWalt Anything...)
chop saw, or should I just STFU and drop that couple of hundered?

r----who always appreciates this group's input with the utmost
gratitude. (you believe this ****?)

Robatoy wrote:
I need a 12" chopsaw for a specific work station. It doesn't need to
be a slider. The Borg has the DeWalt 715 on for a deal that includes
a gift certificate and the end-price certainly falls within an
acceptable range.
[...]
Anything I should know about the DeWalt (I own NO DeWalt Anything...)
chop saw, or should I just STFU and drop that couple of hundered?

I don't own or use the DW715, but I own a DW708 and DW703 and have
found them both to be good tools. From what I can tell of the
pictures on Dewalt's web site, the DW715 looks like the big brother to
the DW703.

On a recent trip I picked up the DW703 to put up some molding. Out
of the box the saw was ready to go. Nothing to put together or
install, except to attach the dust bag. When I checked the saw
over for squareness of the blade to the fence, etc. everything was
dead on.

Depending on what you are going to do with the saw, you may want to
put a different blade on it. The stock blades that come with the saws
are good for general construction, but if you're going to be doing
something where you don't want to see any tear out, you'll want
something else. For my DW708 I recently picked up a Freud TK407 12"
80 tooth blade for $39 from Amazon via their current promotion[1] on
saw blades. That's been working very nicely.


[1]: Just use the code 20OFFJUN and they'll take 20% off.

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