I have a 12" Dewalt compound miter saw in my garage/shop. I had a project at one of my rental properties in which I needed a chop saw, I did not want to lug my 12" saw and stand, so I purchased this one. It was fantastic for working onsite projects where I needed to make a few clean cuts. Is it a replacement for a shop/daily Chop saw, NO! But if you needed to make a few quick cuts or an extremely light, portable saw, this is it. I highly recommend it!

I've had one of these in the past and regrettably sold it, so have recently bought another one. I'm just a home DIY user so it doesn't really need to be as rugged as perhaps people who are taking it on site need it to be. I needed the cordless/battery version because I take it with me to my narrowboat with me which has limited power. And for that, and my uses, it's perfect. I find it to be accurate, lightweight, battery lasts for ages, it cuts well - with a decent blade, get no splintering. Not really bothered about some of the plastic parts - they held up perfectly fine, again it's not going to be knocked around as much as someone who throws it in the back of their van. I get what you're saying but for the job of cutting and it being mobile - it does both of these very well and I think it's worth every penny!

Great Video. Just to add from someone who has had this saw for around 2 years now. It is ideal if working in people's houses as the bigger Dewalt saws are far too big for these types of jobs. All the plastic clips you mentioned are still fine and have took the battering well. Downsides I have found:- 1. Has a handle on top, if you continue to carry it using that hand and not the 2 on the sides you are constantly having to reset the saw so the angles are what they are meant to be 2. The bevel adjustment on the back knackered pretty quickly so even when I tighten it now as tight as I can if you grab it you can alter the angle in mid cut and you can't get the part to fix it. 3. Yeah that shadow light thing I have never used.. pointless 4. Dust bag rips after a few months of using everyday.

Hey, Tom, appreciate the honesty, as usual. I've had experience with this saw and can agree with your thoughts on it. That being said, if you can find one that hits the mark for you, they're worth having. The smaller ones prove their value with things like flooring and quick trim jobs and punch-out list stuff. The portablity is a godsend. This one does the job, but, like you said, it does sort of feel like a toy.

I’ve had one for about a year and a half now after moving from a 110v 305. I think you’ve been a little harsh in some areas, all the the parts have held up and the rattling guard arm is the same on the big dewalts and you do get more power if you stick a flexvolt on it, but I’ve found a few other issues in the time I’ve had mine. The main issue being the indent plate on mine is inaccurate, if I adjust the plate for 45° to be true 90° isn’t true and visa versa, the blade is too thin and deflects when cutting mitres with the saw tilted over and the 50mm cut depth catches me out quite often. But £300 odd for a saw that has seen me through easily over 100 second fixes and is still going strong is a bargain. And it’s so light. Having said that I’m thinking about getting a 250mm flexvolt

Dewalt is pretty good, i love my DCS 727 in 54 V ( America 60V), he works very well.

A good alternative might be the 15 amp SKIL 10” sliding saw, with dual bevel & shadow light for msrp of $250 USA (often on sale for $200 - $220).

Had one for ages done loads of work been thrown in and out of van never had an issue with it or anything breaking off ..

Greetings Tom, from ‘across the pond!’ Thumbs up on opening of the box alone! A pet peeve of mine, but so many people use scissors, or other weird stuff to cut with, and cut almost into the contents, but You did it up right Mate! 😃 I have owned the USA ‘20 Volt’ ( yes, it is really 18 Volts ) version of this saw for many years. I am sorry, as your saw looks to have been changed/ cheapened from what I have? Mine does not have plastic handles on the sides, but molded in aluminum ones, and the rear miter knob is very solid. Even the top handle looks different? I have to concur with a lot of your points, and I might share my ‘Pros/Cons’ with You and the Community, after having a ton of experience with the use of this ‘baby saw.’ Lightweight/ great portability/ fairly accurate cuts/ Standard ‘precision trim’ blade is hard to beat/ the ‘shadow line’ for line of sight ( see Con list next!). NOT brushless/ Slow wind down after cut/ Single bevel! / limited cross cut capacity/ lousy dust bag and dust collection/ fiddly blade change/ shadow line button hard to press, and the shadow line, whilst nice to have and accurate, hard to see, like Tom alluded to. In closing ( passes out coffee to everyone 😊 ) The top plastic handle finally broke, after many years of use. I usually carry it by the built in handles on each side. I have tried many blades, but come back to the DeWALT blades designed for this saw. It is great for light trim work, but can handle occasional dimensional lumber/ timber. I recommend the XR 6.0 batteries, as the saw spins faster, and one can hear the difference! Even the FlexVolt batteries work, but not everyone is going to have them. Be careful not to raise up the head as it spins down, as it WILL send the off cut piece flying! I have requested and pray 🙄 that DeWalt updates this saw with a proper brushless motor, increase the cross cut capacity, and make it dual bevel, and maybe shave a little weight off it. My saw required the least amount of ‘tuning’ out of the box, compared to my other saws. Cheers !!!!!!!!!!!

I'm looking at Milwaukee right now but it's $516 it does come with one 8amp battery. No charger .

Ive used one . Didnt like the safety switch on the handle . Bought the cordless Evolution instead as i previously had the corded version . Everything else is Dewalt .

Hi mate, just got mine today. Does the bevel stop at 45 or go all the way to 50? Cheers

Travis Perkins were selling these off for £240, been great so far.

Ive had 1 of these for a couple years now and there is adjustment period from your 10 and 12 inch saws. I bought for casing doors at multiple sites through the day. Cutting with finish side down keeps tear out to a minimum. It also work well for coping in base moulding. I also had my doubts in the begining, but like it now for its portability. Once you figure out the geometry of it, it definately has its place. Thanks for the good content. See ya on the next one. Dont throw that thing out yet

loving them still selling brushed motor

Your cons are spot on. A few modifactions I made: -I turned some knurled knobs on the lathe to replace the plastic ones -Made a new handle for the back cause its practically made out of cheese -Stripped and greased the guide rails, much better now -Replaced the blade i thought it was shite, splinters less I'll probably continue to modify it, you should'nt need too though for £300+. Its just about decent now (I mainly use it for small stuff, chopping firewood haha)

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Another shortcoming is that it has a brushed motor rather than an unbrushed motor.

What cheap cordless one would you buy if you think this is too expensive

I bought this model a month ago, for the construction of the facility, saws slowly , , a fully charged 5Amp /h POWER STACK battery for working with a 45* 195 board 15% humidity is enough for 50 cuts, a bad shadow cutting line, This saw can only be sawed with a dry bar max 50 * 50 or thin not wide boards.This product is a cheap marketing ploy of the company, made of the cheapest possible components, with far from the best performance

The USA version is a little different and better. No cheap plastic handles a better bevel knob for starters. Why is it they have given us the cheap crap version. I had one and ended up selling. The slide was took work badly and ended up moving away from dewalt. I feel dewalts quality is going backwards again.