This 10-in. tablesaw is Jet’s answer to DeWalt’s model DW746. These saws are unique in that they generally fall between contractor and cabinet saws when it comes to performance, features and price. After using the Supersaw for a few weeks, I came away convinced that it is a solid machine with lots of good features, but not without flaws. If Jet sorts out the problems, they could have a winner.

Out of the box, the assembly was straightforward and was helped greatly by clear instructions.

The clever self-leveling mechanism on the feet worked well. It took only a few moments to make the saw rock-steady on my uneven floor. When checked for flatness, the cast-iron top had a perfectly acceptable 0.006-in. dish. The two extension wings are also cast iron, a nice plus.

I used a dial indicator to determine the runout of the sawblade arbor, and the result was as good as it can get—zero. When measured to see if it was parallel to the blade, the miter slot was out by 0.005 in. over a 10-in. length, an acceptable number.

The on-off switch can be positioned anywhere along the rip-fence rail. I found this very useful because I could put it where I’m most accustomed to finding the switch.

The 1 3/4-hp motor had enough power for common sawing jobs. Using a new combination blade, I ripped 4/4 oak with ease. I also was able to rip a 3-ft. length of 2 1-4-in.-thick maple, although I had to slow the feed rate considerably and accept light to moderate burn marks.

Jet added a magnified cursor to the rip fence, but the cursor actually obscured the scale, so it turned out to be more of a hindrance than a help. Also, the splitter and antikickback-pawl assembly was flimsy I’d suggest replacing it with a better safety mechanism.

The interior of the saw is fully enclosed, as it is on most cabinet saws, which should aid dust collection. Oddly, the dust-collection port accesses the interior through a grate at the bottom. This is seemingly to prevent a dust collector from sucking up offcuts. Though my
2-hp dust collector was spared chunks of wood, it also was spared a fair amount of dust, which readily clogged the grate. Consequently, I had to clean out the saw by hand regularly.

The miter-gauge bar has a clever adjustable mechanism for tightening the fit in the slot. However, before I started to do any adjusting, I discovered that there was already a fair amount of slop between the bar and the head. So even after maxing out the adjustment, the miter gauge still had some slop.

The Supersaw is also available with a short-stroke sliding-table option. The table is cast iron and attaches to the rip-fence rails. It glided without play and was easily adjusted to slide parallel to the blade. The sliding table, unfortunately, had some downward flex. Crosscutting small pieces wasn’t a problem. However, when I tried crosscutting a 3-in.-thick by 4-in.-wide by 48-in.-long black-locust post, the table deflected enough to change the angle of cut by a few degrees.

The fence on the crosscut table also has some design flaws. Each time I changed the angle, the scale had to be recalibrated because one clamp positions both the scale and cursor. When you move the scale, you move the reference, too. Second, the hold-down was not very strong. When fully engaged, a workpiece still slid around easily.

The basic version of the Supersaw, model JWSS-10PF, has a 30-in. rip capacity and sells for about $850. Model JWSS-10SPF, also with a 30-in. rip capacity, includes the sliding table and is priced at about $1,200. Both models are available in 52-in. rip-capacity versions.
Includes sliding table Available in 52-rip capacity

Also available a basic Version, Model JWSS-10PF, 30-rip capacity for $850

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