DEWALT DWE7491RS 10-Inch Jobsite Table Saw with 32-1/2-Inch Rip Capacity and Rolling Stand
- Rack & Pinion Fence System Make fence adjustments fast, smooth and accurate
- 32-1/2″ Rip capacity easily cuts a variety of larger shelving and trim materials
- 15 Amp motor quickly rips through hardwoods with ease
- Rolling stand designed for easy set up and breakdown with excellent stability
- 2-1/2-Inch Dust Collection Port easily connects to a vacuum for efficient dust extraction
View largerFunctionality and PortabilityThe DEWALT DWE7491RS 10-inch Jobsite Table Saw with 32-1/2 inch (82.5cm) Rip Capacity and a Rolling Stand features a rack & pinion fence system which makes fence adjustments fast, smooth and accurate. The 32-1/2 inch rip capacity easily cuts a variety of larger shelving and trim materials – the patented material support allows this to be used for narrow rip cuts. This unit features a 15 amp motor which quickly rips through hardwoods with ease. The telescoping fence rails easily extend and retract to create a small portable package and the flip-over ripping fence allows for narrow rip cuts.This saw offers 3-1/8 inch depth of cut at 90 degrees and 2-1/4 inch at 45 degrees. A 2-inch dust collection port
List Price: $ 1,133.01
Price: $ 1,133.01
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One great saw, from a home owners perspective.,
While reviews from professionals may be of more help, I wanted to write up a review from the perspective of a home owner / do it yourselfer. I also had recently sold a bosch 4100 and can give an unbiased comparison. I feel this dewalt 7491RS is the better saw in most respects.
I’ve only recently taken delivey of this saw and will be adding to this review as I get a bit more time in on it. My initial opinion is that Dewalt worked hard at making their 744XRS even better with this 7491RS. Nothing ground breaking but small tweaks everywhere to improve the saw. It works and works well.
Assembly was fairly simple. There is an assembly instruction book seperate from the owners manual with about 2 pages of instructions. Tools needed are included however I would recommend a 13mm ratchet and box end wrench, along with some red thread locker. Assume about an hour for the job, including breaking down the box and styrofoam packing.
Once built, you will find the stand to be pretty slick. Not as quick as Boschs gravity stand but quite a bit more stable, with the rear splayed legs giving alot of support. We are talking mere seconds longer to set up than the Bosch. If one were basing their purchase solely on the stands, I don’t think either design would be a clear winner and I was a huge fan of the gravity rise.
Where the Dewalt has it over the Bosch clearly is the wheels. The Dewalt uses semi-pneumatic wheels that will never go flat. Bosch uses standard hand truck wheels that use a tube and will eventually leak on you, guarenteed. I can’t figure out why Bosch wold use tube tires on a tool that will be drug through the cast off nails, screws and staples of a construction site.
The handle of the stand has a slight bit of adjustment. It can be mounted retracted for a more compact design or extended for easier manuvering and tilting. This isn’t a design that can be changed rapidly, needing 4 bolts to be undone and the positions only change by about 3 inches. Still, it’s a nice feature that cost almost nothing for Dewalt to add except R&D time. I mounted mine in the extended position as my saw will live mostly in the garage and I valued ease of use over taking up less space.
The rack and pinion fence, basically a carryover from the 744XRS, is awesome and I feel loads better than the Bosch. The fence is stored on the left side, tucked under the table. Flip 2 tabs and you can rotate the fence off and mount it on either a small capacity or larger capacity pin mount on the right hand side of the saw. The fence can be moved by either adjusting the knob or pushing the fence with your hand, then it locks securely in place. It’s a very nice design. Both Bosch and Dewalt use very light weight fences that feel cheap and toy like to me and this fence is no exception. I have kept up with some reviews online though and the pros that use these tools day in and out don’t seem to report any failures. I will edit this review to reflect any problems I have but I am putting trust in Dewalt to design the tool to handle anything I can dish out. The push stick mounts to the fence in a much better spot than the Bosch 4100 (That one is at the rear of the saw, opposite where you stand). It is always at hand should you need it. The fence also has the flip over 2 position bar that acts as a support in the lower position and a short fence for close in work in the upper. Again, it feels cheap but an inspection of the pivoting hardware shows that it is very well engineered.
I am very happy with all the onboard storage. Being someone who uses these tools rarely, I’ll be using the riving knife almost all the time and the blade guard with anti-kickback pawls any time my work allows it. The pros mostly use only the riving knife but I want the extra safety, simply because I’m not an expert and mistakes happen. The Bosch 4100 has a slight advantage in onboard storage with the exception of the pushstick. This Dewalt will make you duck down to see what you are doing to remove or stow some of the accessories like the riving knife and miter guage. Still, it’s great to have everything you need.
No blade storage? What’s up with that? Surely it can’t be an oversight?
The miter guage is a true T slot miter guage, though on the low end of the spectrum. It should be fine for what I need. The 4100 used square aluminum tubing with plastic T pieces on the end. Probobly a design that came from an older table that used plain slots and not T slots.
The blade case uses a plastic cover over one side that secures to the case with built in plastic clips. It allows easy removal for clean out and quick re-assembly. This is a slightly different design than the 744XRS that used metal pins that could get lost. That design is a little more robust, this design is a little quicker and there are no metal pins to lose. I expect those plastic clips will break over…
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|Pushes The Limits For Portability And Flexibility,
I’ll start with a brief background of this saw (DWE7491RS) and it’s fellow mates, the 7480 and the 7490X. These units appear to be late 2013 upgraded replacements to the previously successful 744 and 745 series saws. Upgraded specifications from the previous series are a 4,800RPM no-load blade speed (from 3,850RPM), a larger dust port (2-1/2″ vs 2-1/4″), slightly heavier weight and for the 7491, an improved rolling stand system with integrated tool & safety accessory storage. Most interesting to me, the 7490X and 7491RS series feature an improved fence system that has pushed the industry limits of contractor saws past the 24-1/2 inch barrier.
Aside from the aforementioned upgrades, most of the other specifications (like cut depths) are identical to the previous 744/745 series. The least expensive model, the 7480, is no longer crippled like the 745 was…even the least model has a 24-1/2″ fence to rip sheet goods in half. Both the 7490X and 7491RS can accept dado blades, but Dewalt does now say on the 7480 that dado blades are “not recommended.” The new series also seem to carry a heftier price tag at the moment, but the money does seem put to good use. The trusted rack & pinion fence adjustment is still present, so your fence will remain true through heavy use.
The new models seem to have similar differentiation as the previous series and the deciding factors are fairly straight forward based on your needs. If you want a basic 24-1/2 rip capacity saw with no stand, the 7480 is your choice. If you want to improve your rip capacity to 28-1/2″ and have a stationary (but still portable) integrated stand, the 7490X is your choice. If you want maximum portability in a rolling stand, along with an impressive 32-1/2″ rip capacity and a bonus fully integrated system storage, you go with the 7491RS series.
Some would say that 24-1/2″ rip capacity is all that’s needed. It’s true that you can rip the short side of a 48″ sheet good, but it means you would have a fair amount of material hanging off to the left side of the blade. You can’t do it alone, that’s pretty well a fact. The improved fence system solves just this problem and provides adequate material support where it’s needed. It features two positions for the fence, which can be moved outward to accommodate the large 32-1/2″ capacity. The measurement scale accommodates both fence positions with one starting at 0″ and the other at 8″ and out of the box, it was pretty close to accurate. (See usage update below.) I have noticed that the fence material support bracket is less strong at the maximum distance, but it doesn’t seem to make a major difference since it’s really only for basic material support.
I never used the previous model of rolling stand (744 series), but comparatively I think this one is a bit easier to manipulate from what I saw of YouTube videos. Although the saw and stand are fairly heavy assembled, getting it from storage/rolling position to operating position (and back) is a safe, easy and quick process. It might present a challenge for shorter/lighter folks, but it’s easy for me with average height and weight. Once in place, the saw is sturdy as a rock…no problems with movement and it’s not side heavy in any particular direction. I also liked that the handle can be positioned in two ways…compact (for tighter storage) and easy-to-carry.
Assembly was really quite simple and the instructions/diagrams are clear, it took maybe an hour to assemble and a bit after that to learn the major adjustments and perform blade checks so I could get started. All your common adjustments are found within easy reach and I found that calibration adjustments I wanted to make were quite easy to perform. It’s great to have all your safety gear completely integrated into the stand, everything has a place and it’s less like for safety gear to be misplaced or unused entirely. The saw features a no-fail recessed power-on button with a large stop that could be easily kneed or kicked in an emergent situation. There’s basically no way this thing could inadvertently turn on, but as always, it’s best to practice power-off safety when working directly with the blade. The riving knife accessories are super easy to install or remove, which means I’ll probably end up using it in most cases!
My biggest gripes at the moment are due to a lack of accessories. I’ve read that the older series dado inserts aren’t a 100% match and fit fairly loose in these new saws. Sure enough, Dewalt doesn’t list any accessories available for this particular saw as of this moment…so that’s probably not a preferred path right now. (No infeed or side supports either.) I’m betting this will change at some point in the future. You can use a generic adjustable roller stand (or custom built outfeed table) and DIY dado/zero clearance plates in the mean time. I thought about taking away a star for that, but…
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