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DEWALT DW7470 Miter Gauge for Table Saws | List Price: $230.06
Discount Price: $140.70
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Brand: DeWALT
Binding: Tools & Hardware
Features: - Miter bar expansion slots allow fine tuning to fit in standard 3/4 ¿ 3/8 miter slots
- Large 24-inch fence face to maximize material support
- Positive angle detents at 0º, 15º, 22.5º, 30º, 45º
- Graduated miter scale for fast, accurate adjustments
- Material stop for fast, easy repetitive cuts
This is a decent miter guage... [Posted on 2004-10-13]
This miter gauge is the same design as the famously praised Osborne EB-3, which DeWalt chose to include with the DW746 table saw. Based on the glowing reviews of the Osborne (even Norm loves it), I thought I was in for a real treat with this tool.
Though I have only used it for a few days I wanted to share my thoughts. First of all, assembly of this guage took just 15 minutes or so, despite the terrible assembly diagrams. The feel of the DW7470 seemed to be good and I was hopeful that it would be as good a performer as my DeWalt rip fence. Let me just say that I was a bit disappointed when I began to use it. I really like the design, but I have 2 problems that cannot be ignored. The preset detents (which allow you to set the guage at the most common angles) are not completely accurate out of the box. I would estimate that the detent for setting the guage 90 degrees to the saw blade is off by 1-2 degrees. There IS a clever way to calibrate the guage so the detents are accurate, but as I went through this process I discovered that the fence face was very slightly cupped (over its length). My other beef was with the "play" in the fence. The miter slot bar is adjustable so you can take out any wiggle it may have while riding in your saw's miter slots, however, after completely adjusting my bar, I realized that the play in my gauge was caused by the connection of the fence to the bar, not the bar itself... which is unfixable. Customer service tells me that a little play in the fence here is normal!
Overall, I would say that this miter guage is better than your basic model included with most saws, but if I was looking for a "rock solid" aftermarket upgrade this would not be it.
Needs more work.. [Posted on 2004-11-21]
Wasn't impressed at all with Dewalt's answer to the Osbourne EB-3.
The fit and finish was not up to Dewalt's usual standards. Think they rushed this into production. I couldn't get the rocking of the fence adjusted out..Dewalt says its normal. If you are cutting precise miters, ya sure don't want the fence rocking around while going thru the saw. Also the presets won't stay preset. They will vary as much as 1-2 degrees each time you move the slide. I have the Dewalt 746 table saw and wanted to stay with Dewalt equipment if I could, but after a couple days of messin with this miter gauge I took it back and ordered an Osborne EB-3(seperate review).
Just Doesn't Work [Posted on 2005-10-14]
It looks impressive, but it simply is not possible to cut 90 degrees accurately. Actually, I found a way: use a framing square to square the fence to the blade; clamp the fence to the sliding table (if you spent the $400 for that option), then cut. Clearly, DeWalt rushed this product to market even though it was faulty. DeWalt can no longer be trusted I guess. They should have a recall on this. If I could give it a minus rating I would.
Pleased Customer [Posted on 2006-03-09]
I am a dewalt fan, I like most of their tools and this one did not let me down.
SubPar Design [Posted on 2006-11-09]
The problem I have found with this is that none of the fasteners are loctited so I had to pull it apart and lock them all.
and the stops built into the slide are not even close to the callouts on the slides e.g. I thought I was cutting at 90deg and I was actually cutting at 85deg. My fault for not checking the setup ahead of time, but thats why I bought this so I can just set it and cut.
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