Metabo TS 254 Table Saw Review After Seven Years of Use 

Hi Howard, How are you getting on with the Metabo. I’ve been thinking about the Metabo 254m (also £319) and would be keen to know your opinion. I’m pretty new to this stuff and looking around youtube I see a lot of people making replacement fences, tops and cross sleds etc to improve accuracy. I’m not sure wether to get an Evo Rage 5 and make a new fence etc or pay the extra and get the metabo. Advice from anyone would be appreciated.

@@andyaskins100 Hi Andy, so far I'm pleased. Previously, I used much costlier professional circular saws when I worked in secondary schools, but I've been able to achieve better accuracy with the Metabo. I don't have experience with other portable bench/table saws, but I do have a basic Evo compound mitre saw. I had planned to buy the Evo Rage 5S table saw, but they were out of stock. Same with the Makita MLT100 (£400), so when I couldn't wait any longer I researched others and came up with the Metabo TS254.. Regarding accuracy, the rip fence can be set spot-on, so no issues there. The cross-slide indexing is hopelessly inaccurate though, and it's a sloppy fit in its guide slot. That doesn't mean it can't be set dead on, it just means I have to hold a combination square hard against it, while tightening the locking handle, and then while cutting, the cross slide must be held against one side of the guide slot, to compensate for the sloppy fit. I haven't made a sled yet, and haven't seen the need for it. It's something I might do in future. One characteristic I will need to address is the height adjuster, which can't be locked into position, and tends to vibrate itself slightly lower in use. This was a problem when I was cutting tenons and needed the blade to sit at a precise height. The mechanism could do with having a little more friction, or a locking device. Anyway, comparing the Metabo 254M mitre saw against my very cheap Evolution saw, again, the Evo can make very accurate, repeatable cuts, but I've noticed a lot of arcing in the motor recently. This characteristic betrays its cut-price origins, and I would expect the Metabo to be a much better choice.

What is your channel name?

@@ksazubbie Suffolk craftsmen.

The scratches does not bother me as it does not affect the cut quality. You only need a screwdriver and a allen wrench to replace it, but it's still a hazzle as you need to change the whole gear flange :/

Auarhau mine is very scratched but not a problem.. Metabo supply a new kit to fix the broken lift mech, see my review for more details.

I'm not moving it around much. What problems do you have with yours?

Dieter Schneider Broken wheel, alignment feet broken, my fence is wobbly.. front to back. Broken blade fixation mechanical part when changing blades. Also when in warranty replaced bearings or something like that blade had become wobbly. Mainly I sawing hardwoods etc. But spite that runs decently. Upgrade path as I see is Hammer C3 or similar

@@bikboklv oh... that does not sound good. A Hammer C3 would be nice. Not as portable though :)

Stored it in a clever place so it just stops existing.

@@DieterSchneider mount doom perhaps?

@@DieterSchneider the one nut to rule them all!

It's a good saw. I own a Boch as well, but it's not as good as this saw in my opinion.

That's the one I got too, but it took me three months to get it from the factory.

That was my review, we have now worked out the problem one has a specific part number, now added to the notes on my review.

ts254m dosent have this issue, you can check easily if you buy it from a store

You have to set the fence paralel to the blade and it will stay paralel forever.

How do you set the fence ?? I have the same problem its very slack

@@richardmanley7721 I finally figured it out. There's 2 screws that need tightening. Unscrew the knobs on the side of the fence then the fence comes apart, u'll find 2 screws on the handle end. Once I tightened them my fence worked great. Hope this helps 👍

@@bencook9267 thanks for the reply I shall give it a try later. I just thought thats how it was. Very loose

Had a look today at work. Are you on about the 2 screws on top at the handle end. That you see when you unscrew the fence that slides out . Or the ones underneath at the handle end. That tighten a metal spring thing that locks onto the table.

Do not buy it, buy Dewalt

@@liming2747 Dewalt does not have a retractable riving knife, whis is useful for undercuts. The Dewalt also uses an amount of space in the shop an can not be stowed away like this Metabo. You can not replace this table saw with any Dewalt product.

The arbor is actually thinner, with bushings. so both 30mm and 5/8" fits. Don't know if that is the standard on newer models though.

Any example of 800$ saw that will have the features you described?

@@efektmurowany woosh.

@@siriosstar4789 not available in Europe ✌️🤣