In the commercial construction business, we typically buy a job site saw for each project and use it up during the course of an 18-month job.
Portable Jobsite Table Saw Precision & Accuracy Rack and pinion fences are quicker to adjust, hold in place better during cuts, and provide better accuracy. Overwhelmingly the crew really likes the rack and pinion fences that DEWALT, Hitachi and SkilSaw have on their saws. Lastly, we spent some time evaluating the fences. The bottom line is with a good dust extractor attached there was negligible difference between the saws. We attached a Bosch dust extractor to each saw and measured the weight of dust collected for a fixed number of cuts. We also did some testing of dust collection to see if there were any significant differences between the saws. While some stands required more than twice the time, we felt the assembly time was not a significant enough factor to change someone’s mind on which saw to purchase. The assembly time for the saws ranged from 21 minutes to 48 minutes. We had the same person assemble each of the saws and timed the assembly to see if there are any significant differences between the models. One of the things we looked at was the ease of assembly out of the box.
We’ve included the current pricing found online for each of the saws at the time of publication. Price – Price is always an important factor in determining which saw is best for a user.We measured saw RPM’s and Amps for each of the cutting materials under constant feed rates. Performance – The performance evaluation took a very deep dive into the power of the saw motors and how well the saws managed different ripping materials including plywood, pressure treated Southern Yellow Pine 5/4 decking and Mahogany 5/4 decking.We also discuss the quality of the fence system as it relates to ripping accurate cuts. Precision & Accuracy – In this category we evaluated the accuracy of the table saws straight out of the box, and how easy it is to make calibration adjustments.For each of these categories we’ll rank the saws and at the end we’ll name the Best Portable Jobsite Table Saw based on all the results combined. For this evaluation, we broke things into several categories including: Precision & Accuracy, Performance (power), Price, and Ergonomics. Once again our team has put some serious time and effort into our Head-to-Head evaluation to bring you the most comprehensive information available.
Skilsaw Model SPT99-12 10″ Heavy Duty Worm Drive Table Saw.SawStop Model JSS-MCA Jobsite Table Saw.