What You Need To Know About Flex Tools Table Saws

Check out our preview of Flex Power Tools’ new cordless table saws.

Flex has introduced two new table saws: a full-size 10-inch tool and a smaller 8 ¼-inch unit.

• The table saws run on Flex’s original 5.0 amp-hour battery and the brand’s new Stacked Lithium Ion batteries.
• Out of the box, all the adjustments look super solid, well-placed, and ready for action.
• Both saws have a rack-and-pinion style fence and a light bar on each fence, which I can definitely see coming in handy.
• They shipped to me as tool-only and neither appears to have a stand.
• Each has a battery display bar up front. Smart.
• Both tools also have an after-market AC/DC adapter which, on my sites anyway, would free up a battery.

8¼-inch FLEX Table Saw

The first thing I noticed on this compact saw—that’ll likely cut 99 percent of what I cut with a table saw—is the fold-down table extension. Its intent appears to be to give the saw the largest cut capacity (20.5 inches blade left, 25 inches blade right) in the class, but I like it for making the saw both compact and flat on one side—ideal for storage in my tool truck!

The rack-and-pinion fence release lever is up front—awesome. The blade it comes with is high quality and it has a positive electronic brake that slows the blade quickly. Oh, and it’s quiet. No direct drive 0-80 whir. Plush, smooth start. Easy to access pull-on switch.

10-inch FLEX Table Saw

This saw has the rack and pinion fence lever under the front, right corner of the table. It’s big and locks rock solid. It has a full size table and has the cut capacity to blow through 4-by—something I find handy from time to time.

It has a feature I need to spend more time with called CUTSENSE. It is a sensor just in front of the blade that detects the material has gone past it, and when it has done so, stops the blade. Flex says this is NOT a safety feature, rather a feature to extend battery life. The saw runs quiet, has a great blade brake and easy start with a push-button start and paddle shut-off.   

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