Published 19 May 2025
DeWalt DCS365N-XJ Mitre Saw
The Why!
I work in property maintenance and regularly make use of a mitre saw.
When I first started out I used a Manual hand mitre saw which was okay to begin with but didn't give the accurate clean cuts or at the speed I needed so moved on to a mains powered Makita Mitre Saw. It was quite a jump, me being me went all in and quickly realised it was quite big and very heavy and to be honest, a bit of over kill for the small regular jobs I do.
So eventually I came to the conclusion I needed a smaller mitre saw. I got a Ryobi one and it was rubbish, after a couple of cuts it wouldn't cut through timber in one pass so I sent that back and settled on the DeWalt DCS365N it was a lot more money but hoped it was going to be worth it.
First Impressions
So I ordered mine from Amazon, this quite convenient for delivery speed and they were competitive on price at the time I ordered.
I've just checked my account and I bought this in April 2024. Just over a year.
I first thought how much bigger it looked than in the photos.
So what's in the cardboard box
This is what they call the 'Naked' edition, which basically means no batteries and no case. Which was fine with me as I have plenty of batteries.
The saw comes with a dust bag to catch the sawdust created from the cuts as well as a single material clamp to prevent movement of the material being cut. This is attached by inserting it away from you and then giving it a half turn.
Don't forget to register your purchase with DeWalt as they extend the warranty for another 3 years.
Using it
I've used this regularly and I'm very pleased with it. Compared to my Makita it is much lighter. The Makita is 32.6 kg and the DeWalt is 12.5kg.
As well as the weight difference there is the convenience of being cordless.
The blades have been replaced couple of times to ensure a clean cut. To help maintain the edge of the blades I have two different ones. One for timber and another multi material blade that I use to cut tougher material such as; aluminium trim and thin steel as in curtain poles etc.
- In the 90°/90° position it will cut max 250 x 50 mm
- At the 45°/45° it will cut max 176 x 35 mm
Allen and Torx keys are stored in the base/right leg
For a couple of cuts I use the dust bag otherwise I attach my Henry vacuum cleaner using the DWV9000-XJ Universal Adapter.
Conclusion
- Its a little pricey but has been well worth it for me
- It is light, convenient and easy to alter the angles
- Nice clean cuts without any effort
- Would have been useful to have a height stop to enable trench cuts
Link To Amazon Product Details
Link to my YouTube Review
Review of the DeWalt DCV501LN
