socoj2 Posted December 26, 2018 Report Share Posted December 26, 2018 I Dont need a full table saw atm and i dont have room for it. I mainly do trim work and cut anything to large with my track saw. but i found i still need a damn table saw. Im leaning to a DWE7491RS, but i dont need the stand. Do they make the same saw with out the stand? Any ideas on what i should buy vs not buy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted December 26, 2018 Report Share Posted December 26, 2018 I have a dewalt one i think the 745. They have models with out stands. I liked it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted December 26, 2018 Report Share Posted December 26, 2018 Most of the portable jobsite saws are pretty close as far as the drive system is concerned. I'd look for one with a milled table surface, and a solid fence. I really hate the aluminum tables on most of them, too easy to get dings and burrs that mar your work piece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jleakey Posted December 27, 2018 Report Share Posted December 27, 2018 I'm sure DeWalt makes a non stand model. Most can be taken off the stands but Ive liked the portability as I was operating out of a garage and parked our cars inside. Personally I have used a Ridgid jobsite table saw since 2010 and that thing has been a great saw. Fence is outstanding and stays where you put it. I do use a thin Kerf blade. I now have the space for a cabinet saw and take receipt of my new SawStop here shortly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minnesota Steve Posted December 28, 2018 Report Share Posted December 28, 2018 I would say the top choices are Dewalt, Bosch and Sawstop. I'd seriously think about a base of some sort. I had the Dewalt DWE7480, and had their scissor base. It was ok, but kind of a pain to put the bolts in... and even then I had to prop a couple 50lb bags of sand up against it to keep it from moving. So having the easily portable base that the DWE7491RS has, or the bases that Bosch and Sawstop sell with their saws isn't an undesirable feature. Unless you don't plan to be mobile, in which case I'd recommend building a cabinet around the saw. Plenty of youtube videos showing this... gives you some outfeed support, but most importantly it's something you can bolt the saw down to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bleedinblue Posted December 29, 2018 Report Share Posted December 29, 2018 I had the Dewalt (745 maybe, like Nut said?) I actually thought it excellent. Good dust collection, great fence that stayed parallel via rack and pinion, riving knife. I've told my wife before that if/when I install laminate or wood floors again, I'm going to buy another. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G Ragatz Posted December 29, 2018 Report Share Posted December 29, 2018 I've had the 7491RS for about six months, and I'm very happy with it. It was easy setup, only required minor tweaking out of the box. It's very solid and has plenty of power for cutting hardwoods up to 2 - 2-1/2" thick. I check the setup periodically, and haven't had to adjust much - but I also don't move it around a lot, other than rolling from one spot to another in my shop area. Dust collection is pretty good. The miter gauge is crappy. I find the rolling stand very convenient. I have a small shop area, and all my tools are mobile. When it's set up, the stand is really solid - I haven't had any issues at all with it trying to move on me. I don't think DeWalt sells this saw without the stand, at least not in the States (when I was shopping for mine, I think I came across someone in the UK who sold the saw and stand separately). They have a couple of other jobsite saws that they do sell without a stand - the DWE745, which someone mentioned in an earlier post, and the DWE7480. Both of these seem to get good reviews. The 7480 is pretty close to the 7491RS - it has a little narrower rip capacity (24" vs. 32-1/2") and the 7491RS can accommodate a dado stack (does not come with the saw). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted December 29, 2018 Report Share Posted December 29, 2018 10 hours ago, bleedinblue said: I had the Dewalt (745 maybe, like Nut said?) I actually thought it excellent. Good dust collection, great fence that stayed parallel via rack and pinion, riving knife. I've told my wife before that if/when I install laminate or wood floors again, I'm going to buy another. I agree with all of this i thought the fence on it was pretty good actually. I loved the gear action on it and it always stayed perfectly parallel. My only complaint with it was the noise. The universal motor was loud but the saw ran smoothly. Too bad you didn't live closer i'd just borrow you mine. I decided it was worth keeping. Rip capacity is the last thing i'd worry about with this saw. If you need to rip over 20" get a track saw or figure out a circular saw solution. These little saws are not stable enough for ripping large wide material, i'm sure the stands make that some what better but that sound sliek back breaking work compared to cutting large sheets on the ground or work surface. If you need more room the fence pops off quickly and easily. I did this a lot to make cross cuts for construction type work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drzaius Posted December 29, 2018 Report Share Posted December 29, 2018 Unless you need to regularly pack up the saw & move it to a project site, I just don't think a jobsite saw is a good choice. There are way too many things you give up with them. Even if you fold it up & store it on its side it still takes up just about the same space as a cabinet saw, or even a contractor saw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted December 29, 2018 Report Share Posted December 29, 2018 My 745 takes up way less space than any contractor or cabinet saw. Its about the size of s pc tower. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drzaius Posted December 29, 2018 Report Share Posted December 29, 2018 2 minutes ago, Chestnut said: My 745 takes up way less space than any contractor or cabinet saw. Its about the size of s pc tower. That's gotta be a pretty big tower. And what about the folding stand? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted December 29, 2018 Report Share Posted December 29, 2018 48 minutes ago, drzaius said: That's gotta be a pretty big tower. And what about the folding stand? Op doesn't want a folding stand. I just throw mine on a tale. My tower is 36" x 24 x like 7 so yeah fairly large. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socoj2 Posted January 2, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2019 I ended up going with the HItachi i just couldnt justify the $200 extra for the dewalt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted January 3, 2019 Report Share Posted January 3, 2019 The Hitachi will work in the short run but don't count on it in the long run. Use it for a year or 2 then move up or it's time to flush... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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