Metabo TS 254

I was super excited to pick the Metabo table saw from Bunnings only to be disappointed by the quality you would expect from Metabo. Upon removing the machine from the box I first noticed that the plastic hinge of the blade storage cover was broken. I would have been ok with that as its just cosmetic, BUT, after setting up the mitre gauge, I noticed how misaligned the slot rails are on the table. There is way too much play on the mitre fence to make an accurate cut. When you adjust the pieces of plastic that would reduce play, the mitre fence would get stuck in one place and have lots of play in another area of the slot rails. VERY uneven. I thought it was perhaps a one off faulty machine, I took it back and ordered another one. SAME ISSUE! This time even the mitre guage's rail that is attached to the mitre fence had play in it. I checked that all the screws were correctly tightened which it was, so its just poor design or quality control. The biggest issue for me was the guide rail/fence, it had so much play/movent that its impossible to lock it straight without a huge amount of effort. Once again poor design and quality control. Such a let down product from Metabo. If it all worked it would be an amazing machine with all the features of the machine, but unfortunately it seems like they tried to cut costs by building an inferior product and rather made the "features" the selling point. Taking it back tomorrow for a refund.