Product Description
This 7-1/4-inch 15 amp worm drive circular saw has a lightweight magnesium construction and a magnesium footplate that provides a tough and solid cutting platform and extra wide saw hook. It accepts material up to 2-1/2-inches wide and has a Toughcord cord protection system that provides 4 times better cord jerk protection and the 53 bevel capacity is perfect for advanced application. This saw has bevel detents at 22.5 and 45 for fast and accurate setting to common angles and comes with a 3 year limited warranty.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #14708 in Home Improvement
- Size: full size
- Brand: DEWALT
- Model: DWS535
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 22.38" h x9.38" w x9.31" l,14.00 pounds
Features
- Lightweight 13.8 pound magnesium construction provides optimum user handling
- Durable cast magnesium footplate provides a tough and solid cutting platform
- Extra wide saw hook accepts material up to 2-1/2-inch wide
- Toughcord cord protection system provides 4X better cord jerk protection
- 53 degree Bevel capacity, Bevel detents at 22.5 degree and 45 degrees
Customer Reviews
Most helpful customer reviews
80 of 83 people found the following review helpful.
New solutions for old issues.
By William T. Workman
Finally, someone put some thought in to addressing the weak link in the good ole' Skil 77, the foot/table. The designers of the DWS535 deserve a hats off and a pat on the back just for acknowledging the problems with the Skil 77 that have haunted me for most of my 25+ years in construction as a carpenter.
The saw came out of the box with a rafter hook big enough to hang on most TJI's. The bevel adjustment is composed of a heavy piece of magnesium cast into the foot plate backed by a steel piece making it less likely to be bent from a drop or fall.This is usualy the first thing to get tweaked on a Skil 77. The bevel adjustment also has detents at 22-1/2 and 45 degrees and will lean over to a 52 degree maximum, very nice for cutting rafters. The depth adjustment bar, although the same basic design as the 77, it looks to me to be a little bit thicker and is partially protected from the casting of the upper blade guard. This is usually the second thing that gets bent up on the 77. The foot plate itself, instead of a flat piece of magnesium or pressed steel, is cast magnesium with reinforcement ribs and bridging cast into the foot plate as a single piece and is very stout. Also on the foot plate is an additional two pairs of sights on the blade cutout in the foot plate for the alignment of precise plunge cuts, very cool. The blade lock is easily located on the top of the saw under the auxiliary handle instead of the front of the saw in the gearbox with a o-ring prone to leak oil all over the saw and tool box when it fails.All carpenters know not to lower a saw off a roof by it's cord but most of us still do, knowing this Dewalt has beefed up the connection between the cord and the saw with some extra clamps inside the handle.
Offered as an extra accessory, the DWS5100 rip fence is hands down the best on the market to date. The fence is more like the fence on a table saw and is a definite improvement over the little "T" shaped fences offered by most of the other competitors. Look to pay about 5x more for the fence but it's two point connection and superior cuts makes it well worth it.
Anyone in the market for a worm drive and is tired of the same problems, I think this saw is well worth a serious look and consideration.
39 of 39 people found the following review helpful.To the guy that gave it one star and the guy that have it three stars
By tico808
First, to the guy that gave it one star; Why are you reviewing a product that you haven' t even tried out. Please do not be inconsiderate to others that are trying to read helpful reviews on the saw before making a purchase. The saw is amazing. It has a ton of power and cuts through concrete with ease. I rip wet lumber with this thing and it cuts like butter. Don't review a product unless you have tried it. If you did not get your saw, contact Amazon or the shipping company .
To the guy that gave it three stars. My friend Bosch worm drive 1677m and I have the dewalt worm drive. We tested both saws at the same time in wet lumber with the same brand new blades. My Dewalt smoked the Bosch the fist time. So we tried it a second time to prove it wasn't a fluke. We switched places and I cut his stock and vice versa. My dewalt smoked his Bosch again. When I finished my cut, he only ckpleted 3/4 of his cut. So we switched saws. I used the Bosch and he used the Dewalt. The Dewalt won again. My friend ended up taking the bosch back and getting a dewalt. I am a structural engineer and I use this saw every day. I've dropped it from 12 ft, kicked it, and slammed it and it keeps cutting straight all the time.
25 of 26 people found the following review helpful.Ditto
By Laddie
Not much to add to the other excellent review except - at last! a solid, flat footplate on a wormdrive, so it is useful for more subtle tasks than rafter cutting. Overall a very solid and well made and designed tool with all the power you need.
June 2011: After 6 months use I love it - if one can love a saw... keeps its adjustments, no problems, solid, emphatically potent.
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