Plasplugs DWW406US Power Master Wet Saw
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Plasplugs DWW406US Power Master Wet Saw
Customer Review: GREAT cheap saw
Summary: 5 Stars
We are general contractors and we do a fair amount of tile work. We own several MK tile saws. We bought this saw 7 years ago as a joke. We could not believe that a tile saw for a hundred bucks could work. Diamond blades alone hover around that price. Since then, that saw has worked on EVERY tile job we have completed since! Every time I press the switch to start it now, I am in disbelief that it starts and We have done zero maintenance on it.
The saws advantages are that it cuts from the bottom so the back of the cut is longer, it has no costly pumps to replace (the blade dips into the water), it is very light weight easily carried w/one hand, it is completely selfcontained (just put water into it, plug it in and turn it on), no pumps to burn out and as tile saws go, it is a clean operating saw (very little mess, especially w/small tiles).
Its disadvantages are that it cuts large tiles very slowly (I would not recomend it for large tiles) and the fence is useless (we just clamp a piece of 1x to the saw).
By the way, I am not in the habbit of writing reviews.
David S.
Customer Review: did the job
Summary: 4 Stars
I had a small tiling job in the kitchen around my wife's new ceramic top stove. (don't get a ceramic stove unless you like cleaning stoves...but that's another story) We were going to hire someone to do the job but then I thought "I can do this". Went to Menards, bought this saw for [...] bucks, watched some videos on utube about cutting tile and started cutting. It not only did the job but it was kind of fun. Put down some plastic if you use it in the house. water on floor. The only gripe I had was the way the fence works. The way the saw is designed, the largest piece of tile you can cut in half, with the fence, is 10". That's because they designed the saw with rounded corners. If they had squared the corners, it would add 2", and you could cut a 12" tile in half. Why did they round the corners? But, if your creative, you can clamp a piece of wood on the saw or on your table and problem solved. But the design seems kind of dumb. Other than that, the saw worked great for my little job. I'm very happy I bought it.Customer Review: OK for small, straightforward projects only
Summary: 2 Stars
Bought this as a first wet saw for two small bathroom stone tile jobs. For making straight cuts it works well enough. However, the cheap plastic rip fence broke after about 15 cuts, after which I had to clamp it down. Never had use for the miter gauge, but it looked like accuracy might be an issue--again, a cheap-looking plastic item. Yes, this saw will make 45-deg bevel cuts, but only at the end of a piece, not in the middle, and with pretty poor accuracy. All in all, I was frustrated but getting by with this saw--it's still cheaper than renting for more than a day or two--but then when I was about 80% done with the project, the motor simply quit halfway through a cut and would not reset even after a "cooldown".
Overall, I'd recommend this only for very small projects where you want the time flexibility of making cuts over a few days rather than renting.
Customer Review: No replacement blades available!
Summary: 1 Stars
This saw works great...until you need a new blade! It is impossible to find a replacement blade. My kitchen floor is half done and now we have to purchase a new wet saw to finish the job! I even called Amazon help and they couldn't find a match. The blades at home depot & lowes are 5/8" and will not fit as this is a 7/8" saw. This is an older model and replacement blades are not even shown on the plasplugs website for this model.
Update: Plasplugs is out of business. I tried contacting both the domestic and international offices. Then with a little research I found that they closed their doors. There is no where to purchase the appropriate blades. The ones on Amazon are 1/4" too large. I give up - this is a disposable unit and now we have to purchase another one somewhere.
Customer Review: Don't let the size fool you
Summary: 5 Stars
I've had this saw for seven years and have used it to cut rooms full of tile. It works great for most floor, wall and counter projects. I bought it for a bathroom remodel hoping it would last through the project. Now, after all these years, it keeps working. I did purchase a wet saw with a larger, overhead blade for very exact straight cuts (I'm cutting squares for chess boards) but I'm keeping this little saw for shaping odd cuts without a fence. The bed-based blade works exceptionally well for such cuts. I'm buying a new blade and expect years of continued performance.