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DEWALT Double Bevel Sliding Miter Saw, 12-inch, Compound (DWS780)

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DEWALT Double Bevel Sliding Miter Saw, 12-inch, Compound (DWS780)

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4.7

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Customers find the saw to be a good tool with a good build quality. They appreciate its accuracy, precision, and smooth cuts. The slide is smooth and it's great for cutting thick stock. The stand makes it easy and quick to get straight cuts and miter cuts. Overall, customers find the saw to be accurate and easy to use, making it worth the price.

Product Description

· Dimensions - 35cm x 45cm x 25cm · 1100 watt motor designed for heavy duty applications · Integrated cutline blade positioning system provides adjustment free cut line indication for better accuracy and visibility · Powerful 15 amp, 3,800 rpm motor delivers extended power and durability · Super-efficient dust collection system captures over 75% of dust generated · Tall sliding fences support crown molding up to 7-1/2 in. nested and base molding up to 6-3/4 in. vertically against the fence while easily sliding out of the way for bevel cuts · Fence design allows cuts up to 2x14 dimensional lumber at 90° and 2x10 at 45° · Adjustable stainless-steel miter detent plate with 10 positive stops improves productivity and ensures cutting accuracy· Miters 60° to the right and 50° to the left providing increased capacity· Oversized bevel scale makes bevel angle adjustments accurate and easy

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Patrick LaflammeReviewed in the United States on February 24, 2014

I was in need of a new saw that would replace an older 12" Ryobi chop saw (toy). I also wanted to eliminate the remaining nagging need for a less accurate radial arm saw. I had already replaced the need for overhand dados with a good router and the needs for most finish work with a highly accurate sled and fence on my table saw and needed something that could perform as a chop saw but also had the depth to crosscut a decent depth for stairs, flooring and really wide trim and finish pieces that ould be awkward to cut on the table saw no matter the setup. I have not noticed ANY of the problems mentioned by some reviewers and the rather uniform form of those complaints leads me to believe some of them at least may be paid guerrilla commenters. The saw was checked right out of the box with a dial gauge and was dead on. The factory blade was not bad actually. It cuts cleanly as a general purpose crosscut blade but will obviously not last as long as a higher quality blade will or cut quite as cleanly as a finer toothed blade will but it cut through a set of 2 x 12 pressure treated for decking stairs very well; it also cut through some clear grade pine shelving without splintering the edge of the cut. I will still change the blade for really fine stuff. Also the saw didn't seem to bog down in the least going through the heavy pressure treated wood. The XPS system is a freaking dream to use and such a vast improvement over any of the laser systems I've seen or used. If you bring the blade down almost to the wood you get a razor fine line where the saw will cut so you know exactly where the blade is going - no more adding a 1/16" or an 1/8" and the gravy is that you don't need to spin the blade up while your face is closer to the wood and blade to line the cut up because the XPS system is independent of the blade - just remember to turn it off when you're done using the saw. or you'll kill the long lived LEDs before their time and waste expensive electricity. The dust bag is a joke as all dust bags have always been on all miter saws since they first came out. You can probably hook it up to a shop vac and be fine. The blade does quite a powerful job of chucking the saw dust out of the cut area giving it some momentum going into the dust chute. I have been hooking mine up to my roll around 1hp Grizzly dust collector though and love the performance and would say the claims about the dust collection of the hood behind the blade of this saw are not very much exaggerated. In fact I made a few cuts through some of the scrap 2 x 12 material without the dust collector or dust bag and received almost no dust in front of the saw. (It will shoot it out about 15-20 feet behind the saw though) I used a 1 1/2" to 4" Fernco coupler (cost like 4 bucks) on mine and a 6" length of 4" PVC scrap (the white stuff) to connect this to the 4" hose from the dust collector and it works like a charm. The bearings. Many are the whinings about the bearings and the accuracy at full extension - especially when using the back fence to be able to cross cut 16". The first thing is that they stick or are hard to move. The first couple of passes out of the box and the bearings did in fact seem a bit stiff. There is little to no lube on the bars right out of the box as the bearings have not been slid over them. A few passes and they loosened up a bit; a little machine oil and they flew. The only time they seemed to bog after that was when I was making some test passes through scrap with no bag or dust collector hooked up to see how much dust was actually being captured by the blade hood. I'm sure this just accelerated what would happen slowly anyway but dust caked on the bearing did succeed in bogging up the glides. A simple wipe down followed by a few squirts of machine oil and I was back in business. That is simple, common sense maintenance though and shouldn't be held as a ding against the saw. The other popular complaint is the accuracy at the full 16" cut depth. I made and installed the sub fence by following the instructions in the manual and made some test cuts. It bears to mention that 16" wide pieces of lumber of any length can be quite unwieldy and should be clamped before cutting - both for accuracy and for the love of our fingers. There was less than a 0.002" difference between the near side and the far side of the cut. That is far, far less than 1/64th of an inch and not noticeable in any finish work and I dare say a good bit closer to perfect than any of the cuts made on mass produced furniture. I've since used the saw to make 16" deep serving table made up of glued up pine panels and it is dead on square and level. As far as I am concerned that is near enough to perfect as makes no difference and about as close as you can get with any woodworking equipment. I love this saw and see many years of use in it if taken care of properly. I did find it kind of amusing that the Ryobi branded stand I had purchased for my older Ryobi 12" miter saw required me to make an adapter plate out of plywood to fit the Ryobi saw to the clamps that hold it on the stand but the Dewalt fit right on the same clamps with no issue like they were made for it.

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BRAD LINANEReviewed in the United States on September 25, 2016

Although my old Craftsman compound mitre saw still works, I need a way to cut wider boards (wider than the craftsman 8" max) without trying to flip the board or cut on the table saw. This Dewalt at 16" cut depth handles a much broader range of board widths and is very accurate. This saw runs much smoother , quieter, and more accurate than my craftsman. Obvious other improvement is the shadow line, which lights up your cut area and shows where the blade will cut. Cuts are easily within 1/64" using the shadow line. The price was decent at the time of $499. I have only a couple of negatives. When you drop the blade down to the cut, position your cutie and hit the trigger, the saw is so powerful that the saw arm jumps down into the wood before you're ready. You just need to make sure that you pull the trigger well above the work piece before bringing it down for the cut. A second negative would be the depth necessary for setting this up on a work bench. I have a 24" deep work bench and it won't fit. You need about 36" bench depth. This is kind of inherent in all the sliding mitre saws though, just a little worse on this one due to the 16" cut depth. I added extra wood to the top of my work bench to accommodate the extra depth if I'm using it on the bench (I also bought the dewalt stand, awesome!) . Other reviews mentioned that the 2 rods that the ball bearings ride on for the sliding motion get gummed up with saw dust. It seems like all these sliding saws use the same method. It slides very smooth for me out of the box. Out of caution and because I only use the sliding about 5 to 10% of the time, I added 1" i.d. conduit insulation to these round rods. It's cheap, only $2.50 for 12', and covers the rods completely, sealing at each end (see pic). They only take a few scones to remove if I need the sliding feature. I cut the pieces 1/8" longer than needed so it would be a snug fit. Overall very happy with this purchase, highly recommend! !

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grangke1Reviewed in the United States on February 23, 2025

This is one awesome saw. Heavy duty , well built…. Does everything you expect and more. I had a non slider dewalt for 25 years and finally decided to up grade. Glad I did! Do be aware it requires more space in your workshop. You may have to modify your work space. The manual to set it up and verify all the stops is well written . I had one adjustment, everything else was right on. This cuts like thru hot butter. Smooth action, and totally square. This is already my favorite tool!

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Mr B.Reviewed in Canada on July 9, 2024

This saw is big! To save a lot of hassle buy the stand with wheels. Anyway, big is good! You can cut 4x4 in a breeze. 4x6 ? sure! I love it. At first I was disappointed not having a laser guide but found out that this saw comes equipped with something MUCH better. The led light acts like a laser guide (shadow light), and it never needs calibration. Found this out on a youtube video. I think DeWalt should market this much more, at least I did not know about it. Amazing mitter saw. Love it, will keep it for decades.

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MakaluReviewed in Turkey on November 17, 2020

Dünya yapınca kendini kanıtlamış markanın, dünyada en çok tercih edilen gönye testeresi. bundan sonra diğerleri oyuncak gibi geliyor.

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CarloReviewed in Italy on March 12, 2020

Ottimo attrezzo da lavoro semi professionale instancabile

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Amazon CustomerReviewed in India on October 5, 2020

Initially, there was a delay in delivery. Eventually had to pick it up myself. To my horror the packaging was in shambles. Some small parts were missing. However, thanks to Dewalt for making such a sturdy machine. Tried the machine for a couple of hours and had no issues.

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Wagner45Reviewed in France on June 19, 2020

Cette scie est lourde, et montée sur un rail dewalt, mis à part comment baisser le bras, mais c'est un outil super génial qui scie des poteaux de 90 mm voire plus. Je le conseille