General International 15 Amp 10 in. Commercial Bench-Top Table Saw

There are no written instructions provided for assembling the stand – only a schematic requiring a magnifying glass to “read!” I don’t know why manufacturers think (1) either we can’t read or (2) rather than having to translate anything just give the customer a picture. Not a happy camper here. After taking two hours with my son’s help assembling the stand I didn’t have the energy to feel like pulling out some scrap lumber to test the saw so I really can’t review how it works.

I do not like it because 95% of the dust comes out of right side of the blade instead of the vacuum exit you can not use inside of the house. I am going to return it. I did contact the general international. They said that was the design and If i am not happy, returned to the vender.

The saw is a nice tool, it may not be the top table saw but it does do a fair job.

The Setup and Operations Manual for the General International Model# TS4004 portable job site table top 10″ saw contains the worst directions for putting together a product that I have ever received. It say to use the schematics to setup the machinery /saw. All the items have a letter/number identifier on the schematics but there is not a correlating ledger with the same identifications on the parts list. If I had not had experiences with similar saws and machinery, I would not have been able to put it together. I had to play around with screws and nuts to find the right locations because length of screws/bolts on the schematic all looked the same. The Parts list does not have corresponding identification so you can lay out the materials and put them directly where they belong. What should have been a no longer than 1 hour put together turned into 3 sessions of approximately 4 hours each for a total of 12 hours. Also, there is no directions how to attach the saw to its mobil base. I had to visualize this procedure from the picture on the front cover of the manual. Dose the saw do what it is supposed to do. Yes, I am very happy with its performance as of now. However, my recommendation is to redone or add a page of corresponding identifications on the schematics to a parts list.

Met my expectations. Mounted on my own stand, though to collect the sawdust.

You only have an exploded drawing to figure the stand out, and there are many opportunities to get parts backwards. Assembling the stand is a disaster waiting to happen. But, barely possible.The fence has issues being square and must be checked every time. I do like the securing of the tools, the stick and how neatly it folds up to a fairly small space. Calling the company, and there isn’t room for voice mail, so they don’t call you back.

table saw is the best for the money spent.

I have spent approximately a month and a half assembling this saw and portable stand. The directions for putting together the stand were not in the manual, but came on a separate piece of paper. The pictures were small and dark not giving a clear picture of the black tubular legs and the dark background. I pulled pictures from the internet to see how they went together, but I couldn’t find one with the angle I needed. When I had the stand together, I decided to put the saw part on a furniture mover so I could turn it easily and put the stand on the saw (not the saw on the stand as the directions said); easier to lift the stand than the saw. When I got the stand on the saw, it was apparent that the stand was not correctly put together (the wheel legs were higher than the non wheel legs. Back to putting the stand together. In between all the errors, I left it in frustration for a few days and thought about what was wrong. After getting the stand together properly, it was turned over to the upright position. Then it was putting on the blade guard which was pretty easy. Then putting on the kickback mechanism, not so easy. It is to slide in the back groove and pop into the top groove. No way, and because the blade would not go back down, I decided to take it off. Pulling on it with a pair of pliers to take it off, it jumped into the top groove by itself.That is the reason for the ding on the rating.Now the saw and stand are together and it works just fine.

I do recommend this 15 Amp 10 in. Commercial Bench-Top Table Saw with Portable Stand by General International but just barely. To start with the stand is a joke from the first bolt to the last. The “instructions” is a one page document with some very poor pictures. I got a better understanding on how it goes together by using the picture on the front of the owners manual. Also on the stand there is a bracket that a pin goes in to the lock in place when raised to use the saw. It’s a good idea and is similar to other brands of table saw stands. The only problem is when you get everything together the pin will not engage with the bracket so which makes the stand useless! You can not get the stand to lock-in to use it. My stand is going in the garbage and I will use the saw as a table top saw on a small stand I have built for other use’s. The table top is made from a thin metal and only time will tell is it stays level. The miter gauge is made of plastic as is the gears to tilt the blade and raise it up and down. Again, time will tell on how long they will last. The blade is okay and cuts fairly good but I will install a better one I have down the line. One good thing on this saw is the motor. It seems to have decent power and runs very quiet. I am impressed with it. The saw comes with two throat plates, one for ripping and one for dado blades, a push stick and the anti-kick back assembly.

There are no written instructions provided for assembling the stand – only a schematic requiring a magnifying glass to “read!” I don’t know why manufacturers think (1) either we can’t read or (2) rather than having to translate anything just give the customer a picture. Not a happy camper here. After taking two hours with my son’s help assembling the stand I didn’t have the energy to feel like pulling out some scrap lumber to test the saw so I really can’t review how it works.