QEP 60083 1-Horsepower Portable Professional Tile Saw with Laser

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Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Direct-drive, 1HP motor is surprisingly quiet but delivers enough power to handle ceramic, slate, marble, granite and porcelain. Includes 1 7 inch diamond blade.

Product Description

With a direct-drive 1 HP motor, this wet saw from QEP is surprisingly quiet but delivers enough power to handle ceramic, slate, marble, granite and porcelain. HP: 1, Speed - No Load (RPM): 3300, Blade Diameter (in.): 7, Cutting Thickness (in.): 1 1/5

Product Details

• Item Weight: 34.5 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 32.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B001LNN36S
• Item model number: 60083
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #61,277 in Home Improvement (See Bestsellers in Home Improvement)

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Customer Reviews

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3.0 out of 5 stars Good but not great, August 29, 2009

By	W. May - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I got this saw for a couple of bath remodels. Overall, the saw seems good, though I haven't used it extensively yet. But I do have a few problems with this saw.

1) The included blade was not only of poor quality, it was dangerous. The blade warbled so bad that the saw jerked and shook when cutting and it caused a few tiles to bind and crack. I was ready to return the saw when I tried a new blade and the problem was gone.

2) After less than an hour of use, the handle on the rip fence came off. The pin on which the locking handle pivots broke and fell out. I had to fabricate a new pin.

3) The rip fence is not self-aligning, meaning when you lock it, it isn't automatically adjusted to be parallel to the blade. It can be off by as much as a 1/4 inch front to back. This is annoying because you have to adjust the fence position both at the front and back of the table, then hold it securely in place as you lock the blade.

One other minor complaint is the location of the on/off switch.
It is right under the front table rail where it is not readily visible, but instead you have to feel for it. This is even more of a problem when the rip fence is positioned near the on/off switch as it partially blocks access to the switch.

The saw does have some nice features though, like a laser cut guide, a tilting table for bevel cuts, and a fence-sliding miter gauge.

In spite of the quality issues I experienced with this product, I still believe that this saw is better designed and has better features than cheaper models But it definitely lacks the quality to be anything more than a do-it-yourselfer tool.

1.0 out of 5 stars BAD SAW ESPECIALLY FOR LARGE TILE, December 7, 2009

By	D Harring (Florida United States) - See all my reviews

We bought this QEP table tile saw to cut large porcelain tiles - 24 x 24 in half. The table isn't wide enough to use the fence to cut 24 x 24 tile in half so we spent an hour engineering something that would work as a table extension. The saw does not have a pump so that the blade and safety hood spews water all over your shirt, pants and shoes. It is difficult to monitor your cut because the water hits you in the face if you try to bend over and view the cut in progress. There was quite a bit of water collecting on the floor after just a couple of tiles. There is a metal guide sticking up behind the blade safety hood that is slightly thicker than the blade cut so that when you get half of a large tile cut it binds in this guide, freezing the blade and then breaks or chips the tile. This guide also makes it difficult to move the tile through the saw - we almost tipped the table saw over trying to move the tile along. Debris builds up on the table so that the next tile can't be cut until you wash and brush it off. We tried to cut several tiles with a brand new Dewalt porcelain blade purchased separately and every tile had chips or breaks. We gave up and returned the saw. Now we are out the money spent on the better blade. We just bought the QEP 60020 rail saw that is large enough for 24 x 24 tiles and are giving it a try - it was only $60 more and definitely looks more like a heavy duty pro-weekend warrior model.

4.0 out of 5 stars Great little tile saw, July 11, 2009

By	W. R. Aurand - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I bought this saw to tile a very large shower, tub surround and floor. The saw is really excellent for the price. The only reason it did not get 5 stars is that the supplied blade needs to be replaced. If you buy this saw, purchase a premium blade and it will serve you well!