Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #39038 in Home Improvement
• Brand: DeWalt
• Model: DW7050
• Dimensions: 1.31" h x 4.18" w x 21.13" l, 3.00 pounds

Amazon.com Product Description
The DeWalt DW7050 Extension Kit for DW705 Miter Saw is designed for use with the DW705 12-inch compound miter saw. This kit includes a pair of 20-inch rods, an end plate, and all the necessary mounting hardware. This useful kit provides additional support for your materials, so you can rest assured your cuts will be long and straight. And for added convenience, all the kit accessories store easily-by-sliding under the base of the saw. This kit is backed by a 1-year warranty and service contract.

From the Manufacturer
DEWALT DW7050 Extension Kit, for DW705

Customer Reviews

Expensive, but it works
I must agree with the above reviewer in that this item costs too much. Still, I don't know where I could get the same sort of thing elsewhere. It is a "must have" item if you also want to use the DW7051 Length Stop, as it attaches to this unit. The price is probably about right if DW7051 and DW7050 were sold together as one kit. I won't go so far as to tell you not to buy this, because it's useful. Just be aware that if your do, your paying a premium to DeWalt!

One thing to note. The nuts are metric. I have metric sockets, but not wrenches. To tighten the nuts into place, you need to put a wrench on the rods themselves, which again, are cut metric. I made due with a "normal" (my point of view) wrench, but it didn't grip the part firmly.

Above Average AND a Safety Accessory
Expensive? Yeah. but NOT as costly as cutting off a thumb or a kicked back 2 X 4. This is designed to support whatever you're cutting, so you can SAFELY keep material under control. It is well made (albeit in Taiwan) with heavy- duty parts - rods, plates and hardware. Mine came with STANDARD 1/2" SAE nuts. Try using adjustable wrenches to install the rods to the plate and the screws underneath. Also if you leave just a little looseness in the installation hardware under your saw, you can easily slide the extension in and out to accomodate your lumber. You may want to lightly lubricate the rods. If I had a complaint, it would be that this should come WITH your DeWalt miter saw instead of as an extra.

Must Have
The item is expensive but necessary. The kit comes with a regular nut that attaches the bar clamp to the saw. If you substitute a wing nut, you can quickly tighten or loosen the wing nut in order to slide the unit under the saw. It is NOT METRIC! DeWalt would do well to develop a retracting system and include it when you buy the saw.