DEWALT 10-Inch Portable Table Saw with Scissor Stand (DWE7490X)

Out of the box it was square. The blade was square to the miter slots and the fence was square to both the miter slots and the blade. The scale for the fence was right on as well so there really was not much for me to do other than use the saw. I really like and appreciate the rack and pinion fence. I just don't see a better design on the market. It keeps the fence square. Storage on the saw is great and creates a small package once put away. There is no where to store extra blades on the saw itself like on the older model. I really like the scissor stand. I see a lot of people complain about it but I think it is perfect for this saw. When you take the saw apart and put it back together again day after day you appreciate that the stand folds flat. I do not permanently mount the saw with bolts to the stand (unless I was going to leave it up for weeks). The saw attaches to the stand without using bolts and nuts securely.I really appreciate the safety items on this saw. Particularly the power reset button. Unlike the paddle type buttons this one resets the saw to off if you pop a breaker. I like that it resets the power to off. No surprises when you flip the breaker back on. I replaced the stock blade with a 60T blade. The motor has power enough and does not bog much.My 2 complaints are this: 1. The miter gauge it came with is only for working in a pinch. It is very cheap with no stops and no weight to feel secure with it. 2. The blade is not fully shrouded so you get sawdust out the bottom of the saw. My solutions were to replace the miter gauge with an Incra V27 (which does mount under the saw for storage) and to use fashion some duct tape to enclose the shroud where the sawdust escapes. It is a much cleaner saw now.Overall I believe the saw fills the gamut and is the best choice for either a contractor or portable home shop.

I have been wrestling with the decision of buying a cabinet table saw for two years now. The cost is so high and the receiving and setup so difficult because of the high weight factor that I've been procrastinating. I have really had my eye on a top end saw and won't mention what was on my wish list, but to talk about this saw... I love it, it's the top of the portable table saw line, although there are other stand options I chose this one because I'll be building my stand and surround table. This saw has plenty of power for my small shop and has great accuracy in rip and crosscut work. The fence system on this saw is awesome, actually everything about this saw is awesome. It's smaller and less weight which is a big draw on cabinet saws but this unit shows up ready to do a day's work. I build Adirondack furniture as a hobby and Income supplement as well as plantation louvre blinds. This saw is perfect, i couldn't be happier and at a fraction of the cost I was getting ready to spend. I've had other portable contractor saws before this one and was the reason I had been looking to move to a bigger heavier, top of the line table saw. But this one doesn't disappoint like the others I've had, DeWalt knows how to please their customers.

I want to give this saw five stars, but there is no way. They force you to buy the stand, which by all accounts is a good stand, what's the problem then? Well you have to bolt the saw to the stand. As others have said, there is no quick release mechanism or anything to quickly release the stand for storage or transport. These two things don't go together. The saw is mostly portable but when you add the stand it's not. And the stand doesn't fold out of the way or collapse. It's just there like a stand. The stand should be 100% optional, as it serves the purpose of inflating the price of this saw by 50 to 80 bucks. The stand has no use other than as a stand either. There's no built in storage. No utility aside from the stand. They should buy these things back for 70 bucks. Also the DeWalt finish quality is pretty unimpressive. This is about the fourth item that have bought where I had to wonder if the item was previously returned and used. I mean dang son, just sand some edges down. If you're going to paint the table top don't use crap that's just going to flake off. Polish the gouge marks, etc. Just laziness. How about make this thing in the U.S. and charge me 479 without that defeatist stand. Also, the wheel to turn raise and lower the blade is wobbly and uneven due to the dowel they use to like the wheel up to the table. Lastly, that miter gauge is weak sauce bruh. There is no excuse, I'm NEVER supposed to use the rip fence as a cross cut fence, but the I'm supposed to use the crappy miter gauge to guide my pieces. Again build this thing better so I can use it with accuracy.As for the actual saw, like I said, I haven't used it yet, but the blade came lined up 100% from the factory. The saw and stand are sturdy, the mechanism to work the fence is solid, the fence is solid, the table is level, onboard storage for everything, even the weak miter gauge. It seems to made from quality materials. I am unsure why there is some sort of synthetic material on the inside of the saw though. Also, to get the thing to cut 45 degrees is not as easy as it should be. You def have to push the blade all the way up and then you can do it, but because you have to push it back toward zero it makes it awkward. The fence pulls on and off easily and positively, rack and pinion is the business. Everything is study, even the miter gauge (it's just the fit in the slot that is wobbly).I'm a big DeWalt can't, but I would have happily selected a different saw from Bosch or rigid were it not for the durability questions so many have pointed outv from the motor or the rip fences, or the cheaper DeWalt were it not for the fact they used different components in the arbor and it's too small for a dado stack. Yeah, I could have stepped up or lateral to the full size, but it's too heavy to move around my work areas. I'm pretty strong, but I don't want cleat probably 100+ pounds around with wheels hanging off bumping into all kinds of things. I would be moving in and out of rooms due to limited space, so the wheels are more of an annoyance than help. The blade that comes on it is weak too. It's like 24 teeth. My 7 1/4 inch circle saw had that many. This level dewalt is way down in the value department. I mean the stand kind of sucks, the miter gauge is not for precision, the default blade is a throw away blade the visual appearance of the saw doesn't feel like $500 well spent. When I use it in a couple of days, I'm sure I'll love it, but the review won't change because those negatives all detract from value. A better blade is $30 or $40 or more bucks, a replacement miter gauge is like 40 bucks. If you want to buff out the rough cuts and blemishes, that's your times. I'm whining yes, buts it's all true and annoying.Update: After spending a q day cutting with the saw and finally getting my crooked home deport lumber straightened up, I've done what I said I wouldn't, which is give this four stars. The whole stand thing is annoying, but it didn't take that long. It's also pretty sturdy. Not sure how they could make it sturdier, it didn't move the entire time I was using it. Granted I only used it for 1x4s, 1x3s 2x4s, 2x6s, and a quarter sheet of plywood. I guess really big sheets of plywood would require something more study like a work table or wider stand. It ate threw the wood no problem though. The only complaint I'll levy aside from above is the yellow thing around the blade guard, it's name escapes me. Because it is like all of the others I've seen, not flat, crooked boards can get caught in there and cause you change your pressure point. Otherwise, I'm pretty good with it. I still say make an option without the stand, didn't use the miter gauge though it still should be better given the rigid were it not for that, I'd be more accepting. The fence was aces, storage is good, and it cut like a champ. Everything g was lined up correctly from the factory. All of my wood looks good notch now. Also, I'd definitely recommend this over the smaller one even though the current price difference is like 200 bucks because if the extra width for stability when you first insert something for ripping and on the outrake.