Almost ready to choose Axminster versus DeWalt

[Gary_S]

I have looked at both, the DeWalt 745 and the Axminster @50. Both look great. This is a new hobby for me and my son. We are not craftsmen but we want precision. We do building jobs at the moment where our lack of experience and rough edges are less of a concern. We hope to improve. To my mind, DeWalt is a builders saw but looked great and is precise. The Axminster looks like a woodworker's tool. These are prejudices and baseless but I would appreciate advice please.

We check Ebay etc and can see that you can get some good professional saws with cast iron bases for similar prices but our newness means that faults would be a real PITA for us to deal with. We will use the saw in our "work-shop". Mobility isn't a requirement. Eventually, we think we want it to share a bench on casters maybe with a Router. We have a sliding plunge saw and a compound mitre saw already.

Gary

 

[pcb1962]

Guessing that you're talking about an Axminster TS-250, one of the big differences between the two will be noise. The De Walt has a screaming universal motor whilst the Axminster has a nice quiet induction motor. That may or may not be a deciding factor for you, certainly would be for me.

 

[pike]

As you're saying mobility isn't a requirement, as pcb1962 commented, the TS250 is induction so quieter and probably more enjoyable to use regularly in a workshop.

The dewalt might be great if you want to move it around, have very little space, and crucially don't mind the noise (perhaps if you weren't using it much).

Some people who primarily can get away with a track saw however, do use the Dewalt as it's smaller and not in use a lot.

 

[Gary_S]

I had an emergency drawer reduction this weekend. No Router and new slides each 2mm wider than the old ones. Tried the slide saw 2mm dado then 5 cm deep cut to Dado. Slide saws are good but I didn't get the accuracy I needed. Maybe the blade but tbh, too hard to do right so table saw is now a real requirement and a jig for my router