SawStop Jobsite Saw PRO with Mobile Cart Assembly - 1 1/2 HP 120V 60Hz JSS-120A60

I’ve owned a Sawstop Jobsite Pro saw for about two years now. The saw’s home is my garage where I make things for our home, friends, and an occasional volunteer project. It is the workhorse of my shop and I value it for its safety, accuracy, and ease of use (in that order). Recently I began to experience problems with the saw slowing down in the middle of cuts, and finally it stopped completely about a third of the way through a cut. Based on the solid red light on the control switch, the troubleshooting guide indicated that the brake cartridge needed to be changed, which I did. However, two days later, the same thing happened again. Time to call Sawstop. I got a technical rep on the phone within a minute or two after I was connected to his department. I described the problem and he suggested I do some diagnostic checks on the cables and belt inside the saw. He sent me an email with instructions (with photos with arrows) on how and what to check out. He said that it if everything was okay, it was probably the capacitor in the control switch, which would mean that the switch needed to be replaced (they don’t change just the capacitor). We discussed the warranty, which expired last year, but he said if all the connections look okay, call him back and he’ll see what he can do. Everything seemed tight and okay inside the saw, so I called him back on Thursday and received a new switch on Friday, without charges. And with help from more of Sawstop’s how-to photos and arrows, I easily installed the replacement switch and the saw is back up and running again. I don’t write many reviews, but when the quality of a company’s customer service matches the high quality of its product, you know you’ve got to share your story. Kudos, Sawstop, and thank you!

This saw is all plastic and some kind of coated metal and is open bottomed thus super loud!! Loudest tablesaw I’ve used in 50 years of ship experience! Also one must assure that the clearance between blade and brake cartridge is a certain dimension. But it’s not adjustable!!?! My dado set was slightly over 8”. When I checked the clearance it seemed ok. Turned the saw on and the brake was set off!! Destroyed my blades and I had to buy a new cartridge. I had used the saw with an old dado set and it worked for a while and then quit! Just would flash some series of lights. SawStop sent me a new cartridge and that’s the brake that was activated. Hate this saw! Also the fence can pop free if you use the fence to guide with your fongers. One star is generous! Think I’m too old for this saw!

So far so good. I was really concerned about the fence drift issue mentioned by others and called out in some YouTube reviews. Maybe it’s just my saw but I saw no evidence of that on my saw. I can lock unlock and lock again with no drift whatsoever. I will update if that changes with use. The saw came well packaged. Amazon / CEVA delivery notifications are really inaccurate. Each message / reminder for delivery called out a different time window for the delivery. In the end the product showed up. Delivery guys were good. It was very easy to unpack and I was able to get it setup in under 5 mins. Everything was perfectly aligned out of the box. Update: not even 3 months in and it has proven its worth. I had turned off the saw but the blade was still spinning and my thumb grazed the blade. Safety feature went off. Only a slight scratch. Probably would have needed stitches if it was a regular saw.

I've had the saw 6 months and use it in a teaching workshop environment so this is obviously fantastic for that. Novice makers using a table saw almost always for the first time. Having the protection of the sawstop system makes me so much more comfortable teaching on this than a standard jobsite saw. I also use it for personal projects and building stuff around the shop. Most reviews sum things up pretty good, but here is why I am giving it 3 stars even though personally for me, its a 5 star product. - The construction is simply, OK. Way more plastic than I expected. Doesn't have a high-end feel you'd expect from a 1400 dollar saw. For instance, the dust port on the saw is already splitting open on me. - Having the larger bed is one of my favorite features. I hate so many compact and jobsite saws because I struggle to have room to do cuts on wide boards, especially cross cuts. Having the bed a little larger is great. - What the hell? Why did they make the dust ports so hard to connect anything to?? Thankfully I had a lot of different fittings and could hack it together, but I expect a lot more for the price. Hell, my 80 dollar belt sander has a standard 2 1/2" port that I can just slide a hose onto. Why not with this thing? Very frustrating. - The blade guard dust collection works, but I hate using blade guards, and often can't use them on thin cuts. And I am frequenty making cuts that are too thin to work with the blade guard. The struggle with the dust port is you need some way to get your hose out of the way or your workpiece will often run into it at the end of the cut - It does fold up and stores away pretty great. Easier than other saws I've used. I didn't think I would be folding it up much, but I do more than I thought. Its just nice to be able to fold it up and get it out of the way when cleaning up. - It isn't incredibly powerful, but it has cut through 3+ inch ash, maple, and walnut for me. I used my jointer jig to rip about 40 pieces of 2"x2"x24" pieces of maple. No issues. Just need to feel the saw and not push it hard when you can tell it is starting to struggle. Slow down and let the saw do the work. Finally...THE FENCE I really don't like it, but it has been accurate for me. The biggest issue is that when you go to lock it down, it tends to jump left or right, making your measurements off. After using it a lot, I basically slowly lock it in, see which way and how much it jumps, unlock it, roughly compensate using my best guess where to put it so it lands on the correct measurement. It stays pretty much square if locked in correctly. I check it often though or check it when it looks like it is off square a little bit. My big big suggestion with the fence, is while you are locking it in, push it forward. I had the same issue with a small compact table saw I had. If you put some forward pressure on the locking mechinism, it makes it lock in more true and doesn't jump as much. I am already looking to replace it, but will probably wait on that since its a 200-300 dollar upgrade and the fence really isnt that bad to warrant dropping 300 bucks. FINAL THOUGHTS...if you can afford this guy, you can probably afford the contractor version. I'd highly recommend getting it over this, assuming you have the space for it. If you don't have the room or need to be able to fold it up, then this is your saw. The comfort I have using this over any non-sawstop table saw is what makes it worth it. Just keep the kickback at bay and use proper table saw techniques and you will be safe as can be.

I have only had this saw for 2 weeks but I am so glad I bought it. The Safety feature is fantastic, set up was a breeze. I double checked for accuracy & everything was spot on. Instructions were very good, which is hard to come by these days. I was reluctant to spend the extra money for this saw but I am glad I did, I am getting up in age & maybe not as attentive as I should be sometimes. Great birthday gift. Highly recomend.