Kobalt table saw | Tools In Action

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RabooMember since Apr 2015Apr 24, 2015 6:26 PM CT

I’m looking at the kobalt table saw its on sale for $200 in canada. has anyone used this/own it? it will be my first table saw does it cut well, straight, smooth? thanks.

ChrisKMember since Dec 2012Apr 24, 2015 8:17 PM CT

Welcome to the forum Raboo. I’ve actually heard good things about the Kobalt saws but alas, never used one sir!

ChrisKMember since Dec 2012Apr 24, 2015 8:20 PM CT

Video (YouTube)

Did find this review for ya….

MikeyBMember since Dec 2014Apr 25, 2015 11:29 AM CT

Looks like a pretty good saw

ChrisKMember since Dec 2012Apr 25, 2015 12:54 PM CT

You know Mikey, I was thinking the same thing. Don’t get me wrong for the $215 I spent on that Dewalt DW745 I am one lucky dude but that Kobalt looks pretty slick,

BigmikezMember since Jun 2013Apr 25, 2015 2:18 PM CT

Kobalts got some nice stuff I gotta stop by lowes more and pay more attention to them

ChrisKMember since Dec 2012Apr 25, 2015 8:02 PM CT

I don’t anything from Kobalt and truthfully I’m not sure how their cordless stuff is either but I have looked at a couple of hand tools of the ire and that 10″ sliding miter actually got decent reviews which surprised me. It looked kind of cheap but I guess I was wrong.

MikeyBMember since Dec 2014Apr 25, 2015 9:40 PM CT

Chris, I heard the same about that 10″ slider, got a cousin of mine that was looking for an inexpensive jobbing saw to take in the car from job to job for punch list items, and that looks like the saw for the job..

RabooMember since Apr 2015Apr 26, 2015 7:17 AM CT

Thanks everyone. The kobalt does have good reviews there’s just some little things that I don’t likes about it, so I’m going to save up a little more and get a dwe7480.

ChrisKMember since Dec 2012Apr 26, 2015 8:15 AM CT

Now THAT Raboo IS a great saw! I bought the 745 and am thinking I might actually get that guy. Big enough and tons of power in my tiny shop.

RabooMember since Apr 2015Apr 26, 2015 1:29 PM CT

ChrisK1970 wrote:
Now THAT Raboo IS a great saw! I bought the 745 and am thinking I might actually get that guy. Big enough and tons of power in my tiny shop.

Thanks, it looks like that is a better saw for only a little more $$

rfwjrMember since Jul 2014Apr 27, 2015 1:13 PM CT

That Dewalt 7480 is a nice saw, unless you are going to use a dado. The 7480 will not take a dado from what I saw when I was looking at them.

Bryanp292Member since Aug 2014Apr 27, 2015 1:47 PM CT

rfwjr wrote:
That Dewalt 7480 is a nice saw, unless you are going to use a dado. The 7480 will not take a dado from what I saw when I was looking at them.

This is true. The arbor is not long enough for a dado stack. That was the main reason I went with the DWE 7490X.

rfwjrMember since Jul 2014Apr 27, 2015 3:10 PM CT

Do you need a jobsite or portable tablesaw. If not for the price of the 7490 you are close to saws like the Ridgid 4512 or the Delta that Lowes sells.

RabooMember since Apr 2015Apr 28, 2015 2:06 PM CT

rfwjr wrote:
Do you need a jobsite or portable tablesaw. If not for the price of the 7490 you are close to saws like the Ridgid 4512 or the Delta that Lowes sells.

I don’t need a dado blade. I really only need a saw for my small workshop and a jobsite/portable table saw fits the bill very well. here in canada I can get a 7480 for $250-$300 on sale and the ridgid r4512 goes for $450 on sale thats a lot more for me.