Grumpy MSG

A good quality portable bandsaw would meet your price point. I doubt you could go wrong with a Milwaukee, DeWALT or even an older used Porter-Cable Portaband.I know that Porter-Cable and I think Milwaukee had some vice attachments available, I don't know about DeWALT. Fletcher94 mentioned Swag Offroad's stands they do make a few versions that fit various models of saws and the the more expensive ones are around $125.

Since the 3, 4 and 5 are similar in size and the 1.5 and 2 are similar, I think keeping the 2 and 5 are no brainers.

They were pointing out that it is 2 X 6 Ah (12 Ah total) versus 1 X 9 Ah.

Some web sites like Toolbarn and even Lowe's is starting to list the DCB206-2 6Ah 2 pack of batteries (not in stock). So I am pretty sure they are going to happen.

Your MDF would make a great table top, especially covered with some laminate, just make sure you have good support under it or you will loose that perfect flatness it has. As far as using your feather board always use it on the board before it is cut by the blade. If you try to use it after the blade cuts the wood it will pinch and then your in unsafe territory. Always run your guard or riving knife with your saw to help prevent pinching after the cut. The Gripper is great for wider cuts, but I prefer a narrow taller push stick like the Kreg for pushing narrow cuts, because you want to be pushing on the board between the blade and the fence. If you are pushing on the outside of the board opposite the fence you are in a potential twisting and kickback situation. https://www.amazon.com/Kreg-KMA1000-MP-Push-Stick/dp/B00188D18Q

A 7 1/4 inch miter saw wouldn't need that high a tooth count to achieve the same results as a 10 or 12 inch miter saw. smaller diameter means smaller circumference which means closer tooth spacing. Because of the parallel circuitry while running as a 20 volt it may maintain a slightly higher voltage while cutting than a standard battery. Therefor it might maintain RPMs a little better, Think of it like hooking a truck with big 12V battery to jump start a little car with a little dying battery, it will crank faster a whole lot longer, instead of starting to slow down after 10 seconds it will keep spinning fast.

It comes with a 40 tooth, since it is for cross cutting not ripping the higher tooth count should give smoother cuts.

Wow, I thought it was a Milwaukee mop bucket. I couldn't figure out why a mop bucket needed Bluetooth. I kid, I kid...

Use it at night, and then look around after the light is off. It kills your night vision far less than a bright white light.

Your talk of upgrading would only reinforce the option of going with the FlexVolt, compare the DCK299D1T1 AT at $379, the DCK299M2 at $379 and the DCK299P2 at $399: http://www.homedepot.com/p/DEWALT-FLEXVOLT-60-Volt-and-20-Volt-Lithium-Ion-Cordless-Brushless-Combo-Kit-2-Tool-DCK299D1T1/207135430 http://www.homedepot.com/p/DEWALT-20-Volt-MAX-Lithium-Ion-Combo-Kit-2-Tool-DCK299M2/206875834 http://www.homedepot.com/p/DEWALT-20-Volt-MAX-Lithium-Ion-Cordless-Brushless-Combo-Kit-2-Tool-DCK299P2/206936848 It is the same hammerdrill and impact driver with 2 Ah and FlexVolt battery, 2 4 Ah batteries and 2 5 Ah batteries and a hard case. Price wise it is competitive, not obnoxiously high, and that saw is a beast I saw it demoed on 3 sheets of OSB laminated together and it cut faster than I would ever cut with it. The DeWALT representative said it was faster than a corded saw and then said look on YouTube, I guess he wasn't lying: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qjd9CSjVt0

You said you are not a professional, so brushless is not going to be that huge an advantage to you. Getting reconditioned tools cuts costs too and comes with the same warranty as new most of the time. On here folks some folks seem to as rabid a fan for a tool brand as a lot of football fans, I am not going to recommend a particular brand, because most of them are pretty reliable at this point, but as a homeowner don't write off Ryobi or Porter-Cable, They are going to get you bang for the buck. Having a factory service center nearby also is big plus in my book Make a list of the potential tools you will want, you may find that you can't get some of the tools you would like in 12 volt. Some form of a drill/ hammer drill (you mentioned finishing basement, hammer drill is what you want to drill concrete).You mentioned fence, that means a saw of some sort of a saw. Like someone else mentioned a reciprocating saw works great with pruning tasks, they also work great with demolition during remodeling. They are also pretty tough to cut a straight, square line with, it takes practice. A jig saw is great for cutting curves and will cut straight lines but cuts much slower than a circular saw. As far as circular saws go a 6 1/2 blade is pretty much the minimum if you are going to cut 2 X materials. Right now is a great time to be looking, a 4 or 5 piece kit to start with is not hard to find right now. $299 will usually get you started with a drill, circular saw, reciprocating saw and a light or an impact driver in place of one of the saws and that is from one of the big manufacturers Conductor562 mentioned, going with one of the more homeowner oriented brands, you can find them starting at around $129. Good luck in your quest.

The 780 will stay in the basement shop 99% of the time. I know the opportunity to pick up a 790 was there, but I have the DCS361 that I will use in conjunction with the stand. Which to put it in perspective the saw and stand will weigh the same as the 790 alone and do 90% or more of the portable work I foresee myself doing. I have found that bigger is not always better. A perfect example of that is I own an old DCD950 18 volt hammer drill, state of the art from ten years ago, but I probably won't be replacing it any time soon because almost every time I need to drill something, it is less than 3/8" and out comes the Wounded Warrior 12V MAX drill. It is small, light and gets the job done. I still have the beast in the arsenal, but it is saved for especially tough projects like drilling into 50 year old concrete.

Finally getting around to posting my black Friday purchases. I know it's a couple of days late, but it is the first day off since that day. Lowe's had the DWS7491RS table saw for $499 and the DWS780 miter saw with DWX723 miter saw stand combo for $599. I know they offer the latter several times a year, but that is pretty much the best price I have seen it at. Throw in the local store giving me the 10% military discount (I didn't think it would apply to black Friday deals) and it came in under $1000 before taxes. The DW744 and DW718 they replace will be donated to the local Habitat for Humanity. The DWS780 will be bolted to the same bench the DW718 was and the stand will be used with my DCS361 for most of the portable work I might need to do. The rest came from the nearby Home Depot, nothing special on the blade prices, but the two saw will probably never see their DeWALT blades cut a board, but I will probably keep them around just in case I ever need to cut some treated lumber. The hole saw kit and Klein kits were black Friday deals and $40 and $50 respectively (Home Depot is where I got that Impression you can't apply black Friday and military discounts together). I had it in my head that if the table saw dropped below $500 or the miter saw combo was it's usual $599, I would buy them. I just wasn't expecting them both to happen. Throw in the unexpected discount and I am a very happy camper.

If you are already loaded up on Milwaukee's cordless tools, I think it would be wiser to go that route. I wouldn't be surprised if they look at DeWALT's success/failure rate and customer happiness and see if they want to venture into a corded adapter/ inverter for their own saw. If you have some of the DeWALT tools as well, the Flex Volt might still be what you really want. You just have to look at your needs and the capabilities of both saws. Not knowing where you are in Canada, another option for you might be to slip down into the US and pick one up at a Home Depot over the next few weeks, I don't have a clue as to what it would cost you on line from them. Good luck in what ever you choose to do.

You have to do the cost/ benefits analysis on that one. Just doing the comparison with DeWALT's products, you can get the big corded/cordless saw for $599 (DHS790AT2 at Home Depot) with no stand, you can get the big corded with stand for $599 (DWS780 + DWX723 at Lowe's). You can also go for the DCS361 cordless 7 1/4" slider for $299 (bare tool at Lowe's) or $349 (with one battery and charger at Home Depot) neither of which comes with a stand, but there are several stands on sale in the black Friday sale fliers. There are also plenty of other models/ choices in between. The bigger saws go about 60 pounds for the saw alone and the DCS361 comes in at about 30 pounds. If you are not going to lug it around, the bigger corded probably offers the best value at the moment, If you are going to have to move it around, the smaller saw would be far more convenient unless you had to cut some pretty big crown or bigger lumber. If you are already running the Milwaukee batteries on other tools, that saw may make the most sense to you. I don't think you are going to go terribly wrong no matter which saw you buy.

Usually just an X means additional accessories, for example The DW735X planer is a DW735 with infeed and outfeed extensions and an extra set of blades. On the older DW744 tablesaws, DW744X meant an X stand and DW744RS meant rolling stand.

As far as carts go, I run a DeWALT DWX726 with my DW735 planer and it works great so if weight capacity is a worry it has plenty.

Go to Amazon or Acme Tools and you can pick up a DCE560B for about $210.

You probably won't need it until April at this point. I would guess if you think about it, coming out with a 2 X 20V, covers the more popular battery platform. they could also use a different battery mount and 95% of the same mower and use a 40V battery. It would be like the 20V MAX to 18V NiCad adapter. Different battery in the same tool. That six pack charger should offer you hope that they are going to continue to add to the line.

You realize you are in violation of your agreement with DeWALT when you share that screen shot. For folks who don't know, some people are invited to participate in the Insights program, they get to see and offer input on some of the things that DeWALT is considering manufacturing.

It is a direct drive. US is 60 hertz not 50 hertz. I can't tell you about the European guards, I am from the US by the way.

The X means Xtra stuff. It comes with an extra set of knives and the infeed and outfeed extensions.

They had the DW746 which was the first "hybrid" saw and they do go through Ebay every so often. I would love one or a SawStop contractor's saw if I had more room in the basement. Then again I can't even justify replacing my DW744 yet.

The store employee said he heard something about possible copyright/ patent infringement. The thought I had about it was I know a lot of folks would put a finger in between the handles of old school Vise-Grips, to release them, I could see where doing that with the exposed spring might lead to some fingers getting pinched.

I was in the Roanoke Wood craft store last week and the Automaxx clamps had a minor redesign. The newer clamps have a cover over the spring. Take a look: https://www.kregtool.com/store/c28/project-clamps-and-face-clamps/p388/6-wood-project-clamp/