Customer Reviews
Very Good, sliding miter saw. 
2007-08-23
This is a very nice DeWalt miter saw. I have been using this one since early 2005. Never had any issues w/ it. I've put in a lot of flooring, hardwood & laminate, and with the correct blade, a 60T blade,(get rid of the stock blade) it has worked perfectly. Changing the blade takes a bit of time, not as easy as my other miter saw (Makita LS1013FL, I'll review that after I've used it a bit more, needed a bit larger and double-bevel saw for other projects). Miter cuts seem to be right on, as far as when I install flooring. I have not used it for crown as of yet. I do wish it was a double-bevel, for certain cuts it would have been handy. Instead of flipping your work around. Other than that, it just plain works, very ergonomic handle, in my opinion.
You won't regret owning this easy to transport saw. I only bought the Makita LS1013FL for other projects that require more cutting depth and a double-bevel cutting ability. I did not want the large and heavy DeWalt 12" sliding miter saw. This is in no way a knock on this fine DeWalt saw.
A light little workhorse 2007-08-15
Great saw. Feels much lighter than my big 12 inch Dewalt. After using a sliding miter saw for so long I am glad that Dewalt has made one that I can move around without throwing out my back. There are lighter saws on the market but they are not sliding. To me a sliding miter is much better than any regular miter saw. I got this saw about a month ago and used it to cut treated 2x4's and spindles on a deck job. The saw worked great and cut through the material accurately and easily. The stock blade works great for framing but is not intended for fine finish work. I would recommend this saw to anyone who is looking for a light and portable saw that can do pretty much everything a 12" can do with less weight.
Great saw 2007-04-24
I just got this saw 2 weeks ago ( upgrading from my 12" Dewalt - which I love ) It is a reconditioned one so I got it for a great price. I have bought recon. tools in the past and have great success with them. This saw came out of the box looking brand new and also dead square! I shopped for quite awhile comparing all the brands of slides. It was down to this one and the makita 10" slide. I liked the makita because of the tilt going both ways ( but it will only go to a 45 ) So the #1 reason for the Dewalt purchase was the tilt that will go up to 48 and a bonus of the table going to 50 and 60 degrees. 6" base or bigger will be very nice on this saw. I haven't found too many corners that are 90 deg so the extra degrees will be very nice to have. Cutting a 1 x 12 was a breeze also! As for the dust bag - Well its a miter saw - what do you expect.
Dust? 2007-03-06
Im not sure why people would leave 4 out of 5 stars for this saw stating that its not getting all 5 for dust... Ive never in my life seen a miter saw cut without making dust. Its all part of the ambiance. Thats like saying its an oil change on a car that doesn't have oil that drip as you move the pan afterwards. I give this saw 5 out of 5, it cuts right on target everytime. After laying over 5000 liner feet of baseboard, and 4000 liner feet of crown molding, it still can cut a 45 on a 8" piece of wood with the same precision. I would only use the blade that came with it for rough cuts and framing work, try to get a 60+ tooth for finishing work(baseboards, crown, shoe and quarter round).
A very good saw, could easily be 5 stars. 
2007-02-15
I bought this saw for homeowner use. Don't need a bigger one. Positives: Accurate right out of the box. Powerful. Easy to use, and light enought to carry around my shop, which is half of a two car garage. Nice smooth action on all moving parts. Bought it to do trim work for a remodel, including craftsman style wainscotting. My 12" radial arm saw just isn't accurate enough for this. That project is done and I am happy with the result.
Negatives: they are admittedly minor, and include: No work supports on either side. There appear to be holes for them, but they are not included and I don't know if the ones for a larger saw would fit. Needs a dust bag. And if you want to do a 45' tilt cut, you must first move the left upper fence portion out of the way. A minor complaint, since it's easily done, but it's still necessary to do. The factory blade is a rough crosscut blade. Suitable for cutting studs for framing maybe, but not finish work. I immediatley bought a finish blade.
The best saw for finish work 2008-04-20
I've now been using the this saw for 4 years and it is absolutely the best for finish work. And it kicks @$$ on 2x framing as well.
Why? Because with a regular thick-kerf blade, such as CMT's 8 1/2 cut-off, you don't get deflection as you do with a 12". You get more power to the tooth because of the decreased blade diameter (motor torque is divided by the moment arm (radius) of the blade). And the sliding gives you almost 12" of cross-cut. It is light enough to carry with one hand with the other hand on the DeWalt saw stand.
A minor annoyance is the lack of double bevel.
Perfect saw theatre work 2008-02-11
I work back stage in a small but well equipped community theatre in Brooklyn. We build both back stage and on stage so all our big saws have to be mobile. We have pretty good tools, pneumatics, table saw, etc. and 10" Delta chopper mounted on a a 'Sidewinder' fold up cart. I have been eying a new slider and new bench for some time and finally got it. The saw mounted easily on the the Rousseau bench.
Most of our materials are 1" to 2" thick so this is an ideal saw for us. I have not used a slider before, but had used radial arms - very similar cutting feel; silky compared to the old chopper. Perfect and smooth cuts. Also bought one of those laser guides (Laser Cutting Guide - northern tool) - what a combo.
Don't miss the 10" blade at all.
One issue, unlike the chopper, the saw dust is quite fine and tricky to control. Time for a small shop vac.
I bought a better blade, but there is nothing wrong with the one that it came with - excellent.
Home remodeling workhorse 2008-01-09
Now that I've used this saw for about 1 year, I wanted to write a review. I absolutely love this saw. I am a home owner who is remodeling my whole house. This saw cuts 2 by x with ease and then turns around and cuts perfect miters on oak for cabinetry without changing blades and without tear. I locked preset angles as well as custom angles without issue. Changing blades is a bit of a pain in the butt because of the blade guard, but once the phillips screws are replaced with torx or allen screws, it's easier to loosen and tighten the screws because the tool grips the screw better. Tonight I was cutting 24" wide OSB and this saw cut about 60% thru on one pass, then I simply flip the OSB, line up the blade (put it in the existing slot) and finish the cut. I HIGHLY recommend the DW723 miter saw stand (which I have been using for about a month now) for this saw. I'd buy this saw again in a heartbeat, especially when Amazon has free shipping and it's delivered to my door!
MADE IN ITALY 2007-11-29
I have owned Makita, Delta, and Hitachi compound miter saws. Most larger saws have too much "head flex" if you are into precision cuts, you will know that term well. The reason I bought this saw, is because it has that precision cutting and well engineered from ITALY. Read the small print on the motor. I almost bought the Hitachi, but the Hitachi does not have good fences on both sides and the Hitachi is a little awkward. It's like buying an italian sports car, this is the Lamborghini of compound miter saws.
Excellent piece of machinery! DeWalt does it again! 2007-09-28
It works amazingly smooth and clean, all the cuts it makes are comfortable without forcing it for anything. the machine is very quiet over the average miter saws I've used before this one. the only flaw is that it's been quite difficult to find variety of blades for it. but, after all, A+ tool.
