Accessories

Good Product but it haves design issues
We purchased this product 7 months ago in order to crosscut wide boards. The machine is ok, it has a lot of power. The only complaint we have is that the fence -specially when you raise the crosscut capacity by adding 1 1/2 inches of melamine or wood in the miter saw base- the two adjustable fences when opened are not parallel one to another and there is no support in the middle of the board because the fences are opened. So we had to make ones and attach them with the 1 1/2 inch of melamine that we used. Another thing the dust collector is poor. We recommend buying a 12" chopmaster forrest blade (the blade that comes with the saw is not good).

Dewalt 718 Saw
The saw is just as good as my DW708 saw. I like this saw because you can add the laser guide for cutting.

TERRIFIC SAW!
I've owned this saw for about a year and I continue to be impressed with it's quality, ease of use and accuracy. I own a small cabinet shop and bench-mounted this saw to cut everything from face frames to intricate crowns. The indents were absolutely accurate right out of the box, and I especially appreciate the ease of locking in any angle. My shop space is limited and being able to mount the saw only 17-1/2" from the fence to the back wall is a real bonus. Because of it's size and weight I'd think twice about using it as a portable saw, but as a bench mounted unit it can't be beat.

Dewalt compound miter say
This is the saw to have when you are building your house. It has 60 degree cuts for like stairs and so easy to use and very powerful. for the money you will never find one like this for the price.

A flawed miter saw!
DeWalt dropped the ball on this saw. I am a General Building Contractor and use the 12" sliding miter saw extensively. I've owned and truly liked the DeWalt 708 for years. Wanting to cut taller stock, in particular 5 1/4" base and oversized crown, I sold the 708 and purchased the new 718. I'll keep this short. The laser accessory is worthless as it only casts a single beam on one side of the blade and it is locked at 1/32" - 1/16" distance from the blade. The fence is NOT tall enough to cut 5 1/4" baseboard precisely. Here's why... All 5 1/4" base is scalloped out in the middle back so that when it contacts the wall it only does so at the top and bottom of the base making the base more likely to sit parallel to the wall and not be pushed out by bumps in the wall. This is a smart feature. Here's the problem: Stand the baseboard up against the fence of the DeWalt 718 saw and the fence being too SHORT, falls into the scallop in the baseboard causing it to sit crooked every time. Sitting against the fence at an angle, tilted rearward at the top, instead of perfectly straight up and down means that EVERY cut you make with the 5 1/4" base will be off, every cut! The fence on the DeWalt should have been at least a 1/4" taller so that the base sits square to the fence. This tells me that the fence was designed by engineers with little input from the people who actually use the product. Another flaw: When using the optional crown moulding stops, which I use extensively, when the crown is laid up against the fence at an angle, the short travel of the slides prevents you from aligning the blade on the cut mark you put on the crown. The blade sits too far forward to set it on the mark in order to align your cut. You must then over-cut the crown and then make successive cuts until you get the blade to cut on your mark. Fatal flaws. Back to the drawing board DeWalt. And this time consult your users before you market a product. Finally, I use the saw on a Rigid, collapsable, rolling stand. A stand without wheels is worthless in my opinion, for obvious reasons. The saw must be checked for alignment every time after moving, it is very easily knocked out of alignment. Moving from job to job is enough to misalign it. My research has led me to the New Milwaukee 12" compound slider. I've sold the DeWalt and am headed for the store for the Milwaukee. By the way... DeWalt's crown stops will fit right into the Milwaukee. Buy the DeWalt crown stops and learn to use them. They make hanging crown a snap, no bevel angle needing to be cut. Hope this helps you, as well as warns you. I pointed out the flaws to the man who purchased the DeWalt from me and he didn't seem to care. Good riddance.