burned up twice (Rating: 1.00)
Review : I bought the dewalt 871 14" chop saw because I was told it would cut metal. It cuts thin walled stock, but it doesn't cut a 3" mechanical tubing with 1/2" wall or 3" solid stock like promised. I could barely put pressure on the blade to keep it cutting. I don't feel like replacing the motor again.
Pretty Good Equipment (Rating: 4.00)
Review : I have given this chop saw some almost abusive use (Cutting 3" schedule 40 pipe at 45 deg. angles). It cut the angles fine, but the thread that tightens the vice was damaged. That's the only weakness in the saw that I own. It performs very well cutting anything I've put through it so far (2" 11Ga. square tube, 1/2" bar stock, 3"X3" X1/4" angle, etc.). Other than the thread problem, I find it to be an excellent tool.
Not worth the high price (Rating: 2.00)
Review : I've had this for ~ a couple of years now. It's ok, and has decent power. It trips the ciruit breaker constantly when I try to cut through 1/4" square though, which gets annoying. It'll cut angle or thin stuff pretty quickly though.But worst of all, is that weak miter clamp. First, it's hard to set it at the angle you want b/c you're never sure if you're exactly hitting the angle you want.. But when you do finally set it, after you tighten the work down, the whole clamp will move, and now you're at a different angle. Cheap!
Worst power tool I have ever owned! (Rating: 1.00)
Review : I bought this because I liked my brother's DW-874. Bad move. This thing is a piece of junk. The clamp is horrible, It comes loose, the screw striped out after 6 months. If you make 45 degree cuts the back of the clamp is so far back the blade can not cut all the way through the metal, to correct this you have to put an extra piece of material behind what you are cutting to space it out far enough to cut through. It vibrates no matter what you cut. I've used saws with less horse power ratings that have more power. It trips breakers all the time on circuits that don't trip when I use my 110v welder. If I had it to do over I would buy a hack saw!
Great saw (Rating: 4.00)
Review : This is definitely an improvement over the older model it replaces. It packs more power and I like that. We also got the Makita 2414b which has a double pivot cutting arm. ( not the 2414nb) It cuts faster because of that mechanism. Other than that using the saws is about the same . They both have plenty of power.They have quick release material clamps. The Dewalt has a horizontal handle whereas the Makita is angled. I think I like the Dewalt handle better. All the other chop saws seem to be made in Taiwan. If I could only have one I would go with the Makita.I really like that double pivot mechanism. It lets you rock the whole cutting head back and forth to engage the workpiece at differing angles giving both a cleaner and faster cut. If you really want a nice saw get a dry cut saw. They run at much lower RPMs and use a carbide blade to give the fastest and cleanest cut available today.
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