EZSMART EZ-ONE Woodworking Center

I struggled with whether or not to give this product a positive review. The good is that it does work, the bad is putting it together and that is not a trivial problem. In order for this contraption to work you have to get it square. In order to that assembly is a two man job, not a one man shown in videos. I gave it three stars because it really helped me make some very precise cuts for a flooring project. I had to get some very precise angles on smaller boards and I couldn't have done it on my own without this device. The cost of this was offset by not having to hire a professional. I do find it useful for DIT projects because if you to cut a perfectly straight line this will enable you to do it. You can achieve the same results with a track saw and a piece of plywood accredits sawhorses. This is definitely a better approach if you want to spend the money.

I purchased the EZ-ONE Woodworking Center from Eurekazone’s website on July 3, 2017. I purchased it in the hope that it could perform many of the same tasks as one would use a table saw for, except with greater safety. Unfortunately it didn’t come close to living up to my expectations.My frustrations began with the assembly process. Here is a list of issues I ran into:* The initial shipment was missing 4 of the 12 sliding bracket connectors, preventing me from installing one of the cross rails. The missing parts were quickly shipped out to me after I notified the company.* The T-nuts for installing the leg braces we're too long to fit into the channel of the SME leg and needed to be sanded down.* The squaring rod in the package was different than the one in the instructions and the youtube video and required me to partially disassemble the legs so that I could install the sliding brackets, just after I had painstakingly squared the table up. The instructions should have you slide in the brackets before connecting the rails to the legs.* The holes on the bridge arms did not line up with the holes in the bridge handle and needed to be widened on a drill press.* The holes on one of the rear bridge arms were offset from the wrong end, leaving 3/4" of arm on the rounded end above the pivot, which prevented the entire bridge from moving at all (see images). I needed to contact the company to get a new bridge unit sent out to fix this.* After installing the anti-kickback fin the blade guard on the saw could not slide freely. I removed a portion of the guard using a bandsaw and file to allow the guard to move freely. This was an "EZ-Ready” saw I purchased at the same time from Eurekazone.* Once I finally got the saw on the track and tried to make some cuts, I noticed that the on rail anti-chip insert was causing the saw to tilt a bit when it first came into contact with the wood, thus taking the cut out of square. I sanded this down by putting sandpaper on a piece of plywood under the rail and then running the saw back and forth over it along the rail.After getting through all of these issues I was pretty excited to start making some real cuts. I made a few and was disappointed to see that they weren’t coming out square at all. I spent three nights tinkering with squaring the blade to the saw base, the bridge to the table, and finally the blade to the table to no avail. I was never able to get consistently satisfactory squareness on my cuts and the edges were definitely not glue ready. I'm convinced that this is due to the fact that there is just way too much play of the saw on the bridge. It requires a very steady hand to get a square cut and even then it is still out of square near the beginning and end of the cut.At this point I was basically done with the tool and regretted my purchase. Fortunately Eurekazone offered a full 30-day money back warranty on their website. I decided to take them up on this and shipped the product back. I notified them that I had accidentally cut into two of the cross members (which is very easy to do) and did not expect a full refund. After some back and forth they agreed to a 50% refund, which I felt was pretty unreasonable considering the issues described above but at this point I was just cutting my losses. However, despite receiving the return shipment they never issued any refund. When I inquired about it they promised I would receive the refund but refused to tell me when. It’s now been nearly a year since I sent the tool back and I’ve yet to receive any refund. Further inquires have gone ignored.I’ve since purchased a Festool TS55 and MFT/3 table and have been very happy with that setup. Its a quality tool from a quality company.

Bought it in 2012. I've made numerous cabinets. It is a different method of work than a conventional table saw. However, much much safer than a table saw.The directions are on Youtube (for the reading impaired) are easy to follow. Set up is key. Start square and you can end square. When I've needed parts or support, Eurekazone has been very helpful.

The EZ-ONE system is a pretty smart idea. However, the system is a pain to setup as the directions are often incomplete and aren't intuitive. I would suggest watching Laney Shaughnessy's videos to make setup less of a hassle.As far as usage is concerned, you have to spend a lot of time making sure that the track, the saw, and the bench are level, plumb, and square. The bench seems to go out of square more often, Laney suggested that you should resquare your track saw about every 50 cuts, but I'm finding this number to be less than that before I have to check. The bench itself is big enough to cross cut a 4' x 8' sheet but if you want to rip sheet goods of the same size, the table is no-bueno for that.This table is incredibly finicky and difficult to setup, square, and use. But in the off chance that the stars aligned and all those criteria are met, it works wonderfully. Would I recommend this to a newbie woodworker? No. How about someone seasoned? Sure, if you don't mind taking the time to adjust it often because the table seems to go out of square a LOT. I'm giving it 3 stars because it's a good idea that's executed somewhat poorly. There's a reason why Rockler stopped carrying this product and I think it may have a lot to do with the fact that the EZ-ONE is just too finicky. Let's not forget that when you purchase the EZ-ONE you only get the SME stops and not the tracksaw clamps (sold separately!). As a system, you'll find yourself forking over more of your hard earned money to get the system working rather than getting you up and running.If you do end up purchasing the Super Smart Router Kit, you'll find yourself purchasing a $300 kit that can do dadoes and rabbets well...but that's about it. I would advise anyone who purchases this system to bite the bullet and purchase a table saw with a nice fence and saw horses so you can have an out feed table as well as support for ripping 4 x 8 sheet goods.Update 2/18/2017: I dropped the rating to 1 star. After using it for some time, this is the worst piece of garbage you'll ever buy. The table is worthless for anything. Biggger than a small box. You'll end up with a piece whose only job is cross cutting and the table isn't big enough to accommodate large pieces of work as the track gets on the way. Do yourself a favor and stay away from this product. I wish I could get my money back from the company but alas. I gave this product a try and it failed time and time again.