Title: Not a very good design. Expected better quality.
Product review: I purchased the DW317 This saw is not good enough to justify $105 with tax or the bonus sander to boot. The motor runs good its a bit noisy. The black plastic for the orbiting settings seems cheap. It is very unfortunate that the saw's shoe base vibrates out of adjustment because it has no notches or indentations for pre set angles. The saw base also has a huge slotted bolt head making it very difficult to tighten and loosen. Customers will need to file or grind a very wide screwdriver thicker for it. The included T shank style blade can be pulled out with finger tip strength alone. This saw will however securely hold the U shank blades rock solid and only let go when the blade release is pulled. Finally the saw does not cut straight with a good blade in it. The blade holder has side to sided movement almost 1/8" on a new saw.
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