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   RANGERP75R | Jun 11, 2003 04:14am | #1

   Sawdust

      Pros:

   Very accurate straight, angle and compound cuts. Relatively light. Ample power belt driven. Customer service outstanding. Easy to align the cut. Coupled with the proper blade, an out-standing saw.

      Cons:

   Well........well, ughhhh... it ahhhh..... it's bound to have some, I just haven't run into them yet. Maybe someone views things from a different angle. Mine ain't for sale...

   sarge..jt

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   Telemike | Jun 11, 2003 09:34pm | #2

   The one negative for me is that the angle stops are very mushy and can be as much as a degree off.  I set 90 degree angles with an engineers square.  I first read this in a review of sliding compound miter saws and have found it to be true.

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   riverr1 | Jun 11, 2003 09:38pm | #3

   Wow....mine isn't off at all.

   My negative with the laser anyway is that it is "loose." The normal vibrating of the saw will slowly change the laser line. It doesn't matter for framing, but trim work, keep your eye on it.

   Oh yea, the cord is too short imo and that green leaves a lot to be desired.

   Don

   Edited 6/11/2003 2:38:33 PM ET by Don C.

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   Jamie_Buxton | Jun 11, 2003 10:21pm | #4

   The angle stops are supposed to be somewhat mushy.  If you're installing trim in older houses the correct angle may not be exactly 90 or 45 or whatever stops are installed on the saw.  Instead, you need to be able to nudge it off the preset.  If the presets are too firm, the saw keeps wanting to snap into the preset instead of going where you really need it.

   If all your stops are completely off, maybe the fences have slipped, or were not installed correctly at the factory.  On the Hitachi C10FS, you can loosen the bolts holding the fences to adjust them slightly.

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   Telemike | Jun 12, 2003 07:52am | #5

   One more observation.  These saws are deep and the handle is bound to stick out into the work area.  Beware:  If you even lightly bump the handle, you can knock the blade one or two degrees out of square.  Keep checking the angle of the blade.

   P.S.:  I suspect that this is a good precaution with any of the sliding miter saws.

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   scooter1 | Jun 12, 2003 08:05am | #6

   Mine gets bounced around a tad in trucks and the like, and after 2 years the positive stops were all out of kilter. I love the saw, I really do, and this is not a criticism, just an observation. Regards,

   Boris

   "Sir, I may be drunk, but you're crazy, and I'll be sober tomorrow" -- WC Fields, "Its a Gift" 1934