After a few months of searching the classifieds for a miter saw I've found out that I'm too slow to get a deal and I'm probably going to have to buy new.
Would like some anecdotal evidence from the peanut gallery. I do not trust any online reviews. I'll be using the saw as my main crosscut machine for fine work.
Unsure about 10 vs 12 inch. I've owned a couple tens in the past (both Makitas) and use a 12 at work often. I guess the 12 is just for cutting crown? The actual cross cut capacities don't seem very different. Having a good stand available is important to me. The stand we have for the work saw is utter garbage.
What I have gathered so far:
- Festool is too expensive to have the motor burn out rate it has.
- Makita has problems with the slider alignment.
- Dewalt seems to be the go to for miter saws? I would call my experience with dewalt sub par.
- Quality as a whole seems to be going downhill.
Would like some anecdotal evidence from the peanut gallery. I do not trust any online reviews. I'll be using the saw as my main crosscut machine for fine work.
Unsure about 10 vs 12 inch. I've owned a couple tens in the past (both Makitas) and use a 12 at work often. I guess the 12 is just for cutting crown? The actual cross cut capacities don't seem very different. Having a good stand available is important to me. The stand we have for the work saw is utter garbage.
What I have gathered so far:
- Festool is too expensive to have the motor burn out rate it has.
- Makita has problems with the slider alignment.
- Dewalt seems to be the go to for miter saws? I would call my experience with dewalt sub par.
- Quality as a whole seems to be going downhill.