10" Workshop Tablesaw - 708100  Product Reviews

"I purchased my Jet 708100 a year ago from a local machine shop ($399 plus sales tax), and consider it an excellent value. As other reviewers have pointed out, assembly was easy (once I figured out some missing info in the instructions) and the trunion, fence, and miter gauge all checked out true with no alignment or adjustment required. I installed my saw on one of Jet's adjustable rolling basess and have found it to be quire stable. The only negative I have found is the table insert. It does not conform to any standard I can find, and making zero- clearance inserts for it would be quite a task. The (optional) dado insert has a slot wide enough to drive a truck through, so the only way I have found to deal with small pieces is to adapt a shop-made sled to act as a zero-clearance insert. "

"This unit has a very substantial cast iron central section with a powerful and quiet motor and belt drive system and smoothly operating elevate and angle controls. It is virtually vibration free, despite what I consider a somewhat under-reinforced leg assembly with two wheels and two adjustable pads. The wheels seem like an afterthought - the legs twist and shimmy if one really tries to move the saw around. The weight of the saw however seems enough to press everything in place when in position so that there is no vibration. One can take the wheels off, making it very sturdy and nonmobile, or then set the leg assembly on a good aftermarket rolling stand. The stamped metal extensions felt a little flimsy, especially in comparison to the hefty central section, but they firm up when assembly is integrated with the front and rear rails. Assembly instructions start out detailed but actually miss or misstate a few things - luckily one can figure most of it out. Aligning the rail sections and extensions takes some finesse, but everything does align quite well. The fence and miter are quite good, but not top of the line (as expected in this price range). The saw arbor assembly came perfectly aligned. I replaced the stock blade with a Freud blade in the course of the initial assembly (offered by Amazon with the purchase.) Cutting 2" thick oak was smooth and precise. Overall, an excellent value. I would give it 4 and 1/2 stars."

"Excellent value for the price. The fence and cross cut slide were dead on right out of the box. The shroud around the blade, with its built in dust collection port for a shop vac hose, collects 90% of the sawdust. The belt drive is quiet and eliminates vibration. The assembly instructions could have been a little clearer. I replaced the stamped metal table extension on the right side with the table from my Bosch bench top router table. The 27" x 18" table fit the space perfectly. Simply drilled a few holes and bolted it on. I have used it to cut walnut, cherry, oak and lacewood and it goes through them all with no problem."