Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #1219 in Home Improvement
- Brand: DEWALT
- Model: DW682K
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 6.75" h x6.38" w x15.75" l,
Features
- 6.5 Amp, 10,000 rpm motor provides power for working in the hardest woods
- Dual rack and pinion fence ensure blade and fence are always parallel for accurate joints every time
- Integral one-piece fence is adjustable and tilts 0-90 degree
- Flush cuts can be made at 0 degree without removing fence
- 45 degree locating notch in fence allows indexing off the outside surface of a mitered joint; Non-marring, heavy-duty aluminum shoe allows joiner to be clamped for stationary work
Customer Reviews
Most helpful customer reviews
184 of 190 people found the following review helpful.
A Great Value
By Beau Considine
First, the rack & pinion design of the fence makes this a very stable and accurate tool. It is powerful and the grip and switch location is convenient. When used without the vacuum attachment, this machince shoots the chips right at the operator. However I always use a vacuum attachment because I don't like having all those chips all over the shop anyway, so this is not a serious draw back. The Porter Cable which is priced competitively offer a smaller blade option for face frame construction but the handle is awkward and the fence is sloppy. This tool works great. It is accurate, dependable and easy to use. You could buy a more expensive tool and get a greater degree of refinement but if all you want is a dependable tool that does its job well. I recommend this. If you cut biscuit joints all day long you may want a quieter tool. If you only make a few pieces of furniture at a time, you will be probably be glad you saved the money.
116 of 121 people found the following review helpful.
Jekyll and Hyde?
By Richard Tyler
I read a couple of negative reviews here of this tool, and Ican only conclude that they did not buy the same machine I did. Ibought mine when they first came out (five years ago?).... Everything was square and true right out of the box.
Since I wear hearing protection with ALL power tools I cannot comment on how loud it is. (My ears don't ring all the time, either.) The dust bag, as is usual with all dust bags, doesn't work and I haven't used it since the first try. The shop vac does the trick.
It has worked flawlessly on everything from positioning slats in a headboard (OK, I could have used mortise-and-tenon joints, but there were a LOT of slats) to attaching edging to plywood, to table-top glue-ups. The only biscuit failure I've had was when I tried to use it to attach the aprons to the legs on a children's play table. Some places NEED better joinery!
I am a little confused about the other reviews talking about the machine dumping dust on your feet. Mine has a swiveling plastic nozzle that I direct to the side when I cut without the vac. It seems to work fine. Have they changed this design lately?
... it, it seems like a bargain. The Lamello is unbelievably expensive (at least for a hobbyist), the Porter-Cable seems like a nice tool (that I have not tried yet), but the DeWalt seems like the value champ.
63 of 65 people found the following review helpful.
Three minor problems
By Brent Danielson
I'm no pro with biscuit cutters, but unlike my other DeWalt tools, I found three problems with this right off the bat.
One, it clogs after about 5 cuts, sometimes after 3, for #20 biscuits in ash. The shaving port has a metal projection in the middle of it (too keep fingers out?). I'm contemplating removing it.
The fence angle indicator is not even close. Not a big deal, it is too crude to use reliably anyway.
Third, when edge joining, the cut is not parallel to the surface of the board. If I make two cuts side by side, the right-hand cut will be a bit higher on it's left side, than the left-hand cut is on it's right side. If that makes any sense to you, it indicates that the machine is not trued to the fence as is should be. If this is fixable, I have yet to figure out how. The discrepancy is fairly minor, but I'd sure like it to be better than this.
It seems to be a good product, but not as good as a DeWalt should be.
Brent
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