PTR: The Metabo HPT 10-inch MultiVolt Table Saw doesn’t need to compromise on cutting capacity or power because it offers both 36V battery and AC options. We’ve used this table saw to build a bar in an Orlando restaurant, trim out several jobs, and even cut up a stack of pressure-treated wood for making gate posts.
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Okay, I did write an comment about how much I like seeing the progression of tools becoming battery powered, but this seems like they jumped the shark with this one. Metabo wanted a battery powered table saw so bad they left so much of the table that are borderline necessary. For example, how do you engineer an entire table saw with battery operation but somehow neglect to design the stand? Or how do you not incorporate blade storage when almost every other jobsite saw does? For a saw that is "in the game to be your main table saw", it misses the mark on so many levels. Similarly, so many other dual-powered devices have the AC/DC rectifier inside the machine, yet this device has it as a psudo-battery with a power cord. This, again, seems like a cheap solution to a problem that won't be a permanent solution. Again, I feel that they cut corners so they could be able to truthfully say "we have a battery powered table saw" on the market at the cost of really important features. In comparison to so many other jobsite saws, I don't see anything this saw brings to the table (pun intended).
I have been skeptical of the battery powered table saw that have been coming out on the market recently, but this hybrid option is actually getting me more interested in them. I like the idea of being able to use the table saw as much as you want in your shop and then take it out to the job site with you without having to worry about finding an outlet or generator. This would seem to make it an ideal option for a young carpenter trying to flesh out their shop as they start up. On that note though, $700 is a bit much when looking at the other contractor saw on the market right now, so I am not sure if it would really work for that group of people. It seems very strange to me that they do not have a stand that comes with it. It seems like they have a really great idea here, but they had some oversites when they were creating it. It says that it comes with either the battery or the AC adaptor when you buy it which also seems bizarre to me considering its duality seems to be its biggest selling point. I like it, but it has some improvements that need to be made before I will be buying one.
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