Dewalt vs Ridgid Job site table saw.

• Jan 19, 2018

• #1

Luke0927

Senior Member

Anyone used or own a Ridid table saw? Their lifetime service agreement was pretty attractive.

I need to pickup a table saw for home/shop projects, I would have liked to stay under/around $400 that's where the Rigid falls, but up around ~$550 you can get the Dewalt job site saws that seem to have good reviews.

 

• Jan 19, 2018

• #2

Duff

Senior Member

I've never had great luck with DEWALT tools other than the table saw. I've had one for 10 + years that's still going strong. And it's been used a lot. That said, Rigid, is usually good quality as well.

I would probably buy the DeWalt because mine has served me so well but you probably can't go wrong with either.

 

• Jan 19, 2018

• #3

Miguel Cervantes

Jedi Master

Dewalt switches, triggers and brushes are the worst. I don't have a piece of equipment made by them I haven't had to work on.

Switched to Rigid over a year ago and haven't had to touch a piece of it. Their tools and warranty are some of the best on the market, especially their cordless stuff.

Synopsis;

DeWalt = Pure Junk

Rigid = Will out work you and make you plenty of money.

 

• Jan 19, 2018

• #4

Luke0927

Senior Member

I do not own anything Dewalt either, my hand power tools are Milwaukee, but I have heard the same as you about folks making a switch to Rigid and been happy.

I have heard others say Dewalt is not made up to the same standards it used to be.

Duff sounds like that that 10 year old saw has been a work horse.

 

• Jan 19, 2018

• #5

rospaw

Senior Member

Neighbor has the Bosch 10" came with the wheel kit. He said he paid 600.00 at HD. Helped him rip 40 sheets of 3/4 ply with it. Really nice table saw. Saw cuts as good if not better than my Rockwell/Delta cast iron shop saw.

 

• Jan 19, 2018

• #6

snookdoctor

Senior Member

Rigid is good quality. Make sure you register the batteries so the replacement warranty is valid if you buy their cordless tools.

 

• Jan 19, 2018

• #7

Jeff C.

Chief Grass Master

Hard to beat that Rigid warranty, and I wasn't all that impressed with the Dewalt I had.

 

• Jan 19, 2018

• #8

PopPop

Gone But Not Forgotten

I have switched to rigid from dewalt, good stuff.

 

• Jan 19, 2018

• #9

BeerThirty

Senior Member

Another Ridgid vote, here! My buddy who has been in construction his whole life raves about Ridgid so much you would think he's paid by them. He eventually turned me onto Ridgid and no looking back. That LSA is super nice!

I will say this though...Milwaukee makes a fine product too, and their product line is way more diverse than Ridgid.

 

• Jan 19, 2018

• #10

chadf

Senior Member

Fine a good used table saw off any local for sale site.

If u wanna run a dado, check the output shaft for the blade.

 

• Jan 19, 2018

• #11

Artfuldodger

Senior Member

I would vote for Ridgid over Dewalt for power tools in general. I hope Dewalt's table saws work better than their cordless tools.

I've never owned either brand of table saw. The Dewalt table saws get good reviews on the net as does Ridgid as well.

 

• Jan 19, 2018

• #12

fish hawk

Bass Master

Ridgid over dewalt

 

• Jan 21, 2018

• #13

mguthrie

**# 1 Fan**OHIO STATE**

Wow. I've got a bunch of dewalt tools. From cordless drills,electric drills,jig saws,sawzall. These get used on a daily basis for the most part. Ridgid won't stand up to the kind of work I do and I don't have time to mess with warranties. When a tool wears out it gets scrapped and I buy a new one. We use makita circular saws though. You can't beat them with a stick

 

• Jan 21, 2018

• #14

tree cutter 08

Senior Member

I've had good luck with the dewalt stuff. Had a hammer drill go bad right off the bat but after reading reviews it must have been a bad design. Returned and got my money back.

 

• Jan 22, 2018

• #15

madsam

Senior Member

Never have done well with Dewalt. They are over priced
Black n Decker. I have had good success with Rigid

 

• Jan 22, 2018

• #16

C

Cmp1

BANNED

Dewalt,,,, China,,,,junk,,,,I own many Ridgid tools including their table saw,,,, cast iron table,,,, flat within. 003 in across it's length,,,, had a problem with the fence, scratched, sent me a brand new one,,,, had it in 2 days,,,, Imo,,,, the only better tools are Bosch,,,,

 

• Jan 22, 2018

• #17

jigman29

Senior Member

The industry is changing so fast it is hard to keep up. I always use dewalt and will continue to do so. The rigid makes good stuff but we get longer life out of dewalt here at the plant so I will stick with them. But like mentioned above, I will take a Makita skill saw over any out there

 

• Jan 24, 2018

• #18

elfiii

Admin

Staff member

mguthrie said:

Wow. I've got a bunch of dewalt tools. From cordless drills,electric drills,jig saws,sawzall.

Click to expand...

Same here and mine all run like a champ. Don't know about table saws but my cordless Dewalt stuff is tip top.

 

• Jan 24, 2018

• #19

Jim Baker

Moderator

Staff member

Hand tools, I am working my way toward all Hitachi. Have 2 cordless drills, corded circular saw and sabre saw, nailer.
The 18v lithum cordless are tougher than Makitas and half the price.

Do have a dewalt miter saw(mounted on a hitachi stand). Had no problems out of it other that having to replace plug because corded dry rotted. Will have to replace entire cord before long.

If I ever wear out this old Craftsmen Table Saw I am going to look seriously at the Hitachi.

 

• Jan 25, 2018

• #20

bany

Senior Member

I have rigid everything, more or less. Great warranty replacement. That said, I have the table saw on the folding legs and it’s been good but I would consider something else if I needed another one. Not saying it’s bad and it hasn’t been repaired either but it doesn’t have extreme hours and it’s showing signs of weakness