DEWALT DWC860W 4-3/8-in Wet/Dry Handheld Tile Cutter

I have 95% of my tools DeWalt, either corded or 20V battery operated. The only fair part about this particular saw is that its from DeWalt, expected to work great but very disappointing. Powerful motor but of no use if can't control the cut. Using water resulted in difficulty to control the saw in straight cut. Other saws are easy to control with just the blade and its surface (base) not even good enough to stabilize the cut. Cant even return as its more than 30 days.

In spite of some design flaws, this would be a great tool for a DIY or a professional who only occasionally needs it for smaller projects. Cutting power is very good. It's not quite easy to make a straight cut. The really bad: The water line assembly is catastrophic and ripe for a recall flimsy plastics, the pressure controller disintegrated after 30 minutes of use. cannot believe De Walt would bring such a junk on the market and do nothin on it in spite of knowing about the problem.

Just bought and putting together and missing water regulator right out of unopened box! Have to order whole assembly as I can't find where to order that one piece. Not a good first impression.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Everything is fine with this product except for the horrible design at the black regulator connection point connecting the water line to the hose. It continuously fell off and does not stay on tight. It required another person holding the garden hose and regulator at the same time as another cuts. It only pops on in a subtle fashion. Dewalt, can't you think of a screw on regulator or something to make it not pop off?

Similar experience to the previous reviewer. I purchased this saw to cut large format 10mm thick glazed porcelain tiles and ran into several issues with the shoe. 1. It scratched the surface of the tile due to rough edges and splatter on the finished surface. I fixed these with a file and sandpaper, but this caused damage to the factory plating and the tool will likely corrode at these areas. 2. At 0-degrees the blade was far from square to the shoe. This was a straight-forward process to fix with the onboard adjustment screws. 3. Front to back, the blade was not parallel with the shoe. This took more finicking around to adjust and I ended up having to bend the factory shoe mounting bracket to make the shoe and blade parallel. Even with this fix, when adjusting cut depth I have to be very careful to ensure the shoe stays parallel as there is flex and play in the entire apparatus. The saw is plenty powerful, and when new, the blade cut very smooth and straight with minimal chipping. It quickly dulled and when this occurs the saw has the tendancy to push up out of the cut. Requires frequent sharpening and on long rip cuts seems to dull part way through, needing a lot of force and effort to maintain and complete the cut. Unsure if the dulling is due to the thickness and hardness of the porcelain or inadequate water delivery to the blade. With a few fixes this could be a great product, but I can't recomment it in it's current form.