 Excellent investment for the DIY'er |
| Review Date: July 19, 2010 |
| Reviewer: T-Man, Woodland, CA USA |
| I've had this saw about a year now, and am very pleased with it. Cutting mostly softwoods; pine, which the saw handles with ease. The fence rule (mounted tape measurer)works like a charm - - and is accurate down to 1/64 of an inch. No more measuring the fence to blade distance with my tape and guessing how much more to add for the kerf, as with my old Craftsman table saw. The Rigid fence to kerf measurement is spot-on! I really appreciate the collapsability of the unit, as my garage has a lot of tools and floor space is a premium. But I can tuck the Rigid in a spot and occupy a minimum of floor space. I really like this saw! |
Ridgid 2410LS excellent saw
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| Review Date: April 22, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Lee Robberstad, Salem, Oregon |
| I have owned this saw for a couple years know. It is great, looking to buy another. Home Depot has them on sale for $499. Must be trying to blow them out. |
Beating the bigger names
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| Review Date: April 12, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Nate S., Wyoming |
I'm a carpenter by trade and do everything from frame to finish. I've had experience with the Dewalt, Bosch, and Rigid portable table saws.
The dewalt I've used (dont remember the model number) had a small table and an archaic fence adjustment that required you to turn a knob that moved the fence by way of a gear on a track (hard to even explain). It was prone to the opposide side of the fence skipping a toothe and becoming misaligned. Plus it was slow to do.
The Bosch was a good saw, had a great stand, and overall was well thought out. It's only downfall is that it is bit light. I know, I know, light weight should be a plus right!? Well we all like our shop table saws because mass makes accuracy eaiser. I'm still (kinda) young so I don't mind a bit of extra weight if it means a better cut.
The Rigid saw is every bit as good as the Bosch, with a slightly larger table and consequently a bit more mass to boot. Also, at least from HD, it's cheaper too.
One thing I have not tried on the others but I know is a problem on the Rigid is, If you are making your own throat plate, the saw blade will not recess deep enough into the body. (this is hard for me to explain..) After you've cut your plate so that it fits in it's place on the saw, you want to bring the blade all the way down, turn on the saw, and let the blade cut the slot as you raise it back up... make sense? OK. You can't quite do that with a 10" blade on this saw. You'll have to put on an 8" blade, make the cut, then switch back or whathaveyou.
Oh, it's also annoying that none of the stands these saws come with have 10" or 12" wheels. The stock wheels won't roll over stairs. So unless you modify your stand you should use two people to safely carry it over finished stair treads. I have managed to awkwardly pull it up stairs without scraping the frame on them, but on some jobs it's far to risky.
Ultimately, if the Bosch and Rigid saws were the same price I'd still go Rigid (no pun intended). If the Bosch were $50 less, then I'd really have to think about it... |
Always reliable
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| Review Date: March 15, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Handy Man, West Desmoines, IA |
| This table saw is powerful and does everything I need it to do. It's very portable and is easy to adjust the blade. I can use at home for DIY project or take it to the jobsite for me. It never lets me down. |
Great table saw
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| Review Date: March 15, 2010 |
| Reviewer: The book thief, Los Angeles, CA |
| I'm a trim carpenter in California and purchased this table saw to work with. I shopped around for a good portable saw to replace my worn out saw and found that the Ridgid was the best buy. It's durable, light weight and the ease of operation were the greatest deciding factors. I use it almost daily and it performs great. I would recommend it to anyone who doesn't want to haul around a big bulky shop saw. This one is very portable and easy to set up in minutes. |
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