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   hammer1 | Nov 12, 2003 10:29am | #1

   Of the saws you mention I think the Makita is the better. The laser is about as accurate as a chalkline. I have owned both the 8 and 10 Hitachis. Nice saws but I don't like the fence or blade guards. I use a Bosch 10" now. I like the detant lock out. I can get a 45.746 with no trouble. Hate the blade guard. There is a Dewalt 10" on my present job and I have made a few cuts with it. It feels too big and cumbersome for moulding work. I could not get it just a little off the detants. It seemed very accurate with the factory blade. Blades are the key to all these saws. Most come with a blade that is barely adequate for framing. Freuds LU 9110 is a great compound blade for $30.

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   IMERC | Nov 12, 2003 03:49pm | #2

   You could rent one to see what you like or don't like.

   Post this over Breaktime and Knots. Prepare to be over whelmed.

   Do a search. There have been many threads on this topic.

   I prefer Milwaukee and Bosch.

    

   Who ever invented work didn't know how to fish....

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   mike4244 | Nov 12, 2003 07:32pm | #3

   I prefer the Milwaukee slide saw for several reasons. First it is the most accurate saw, swings 59* to the right and 51* left. Bevel angle from minus 3* to 48* with stops at 45* and 90*. Both the swing and bevel markings are large, no need to lean over saw to look at bevel marking. Positive locks at any degree or fraction of a degree, will not jump into detent when locking a hair past a detent. Fence is large and flips from 90* cuts to bevel cuts in 1or 2 seconds. Plenty of power ( most sliders have plenty of power ). This is a 10" saw and bevels in one direction. Some other brands will bevel in both directions, this is not a hinderance for me. The Makita is also an excellent saw, the bevel and swing markings are harder to read though.

   Either saw is a good buy. I have used all the other saws except the Dewalt slider. With the exception of Freud which is a total piece of junk ( reflected in it's price ) the other name brand saws are about equal in my opinion to each other. There okay but not top quality.

   Have you done crown molding before? If not you will need some pointers , preferably a finish carpenter to help you get started. Explaining it on the web would help, extra length of crown for practice for sure.E-mail me if you need any help on actually cutting and coping crown molding.

   mike

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   Shep | Nov 13, 2003 03:27am | #4

   jdtest--  what size crown are you planning to use?  You can cut  up to a 5" or 6" crown on a regular 12" compound miter saw.  I do 90% of my trim work with my DeWalt  DW705 12".  Buy the crown stops that go with the saw; they make cutting crown a lot easier. If you really want a slide compound, the new Bosch 12" has gotten good reviews.

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   Steve1 | Dec 03, 2003 05:23am | #5

   i use a 12 inch dewalt compound(non slider) for installing 6 inch prefinished crown on kitchen cabinets

   any good quality saw will handle the job, big difference is in the blade, buy the best

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   VaGentinMI | Dec 04, 2003 05:19am | #6

   We have 2 trim crews in this area doing HIGH end work, all they use is tablesaws.

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   Crownman | Dec 09, 2003 08:32am | #7

   Table saws for trim work?  Come on now. there is no way you can be competitive with that.

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   VaGentinMI | Dec 10, 2003 01:00am | #8

   Don't know how competitive $$ wise they are, but they do a LOT of high end work around here. One learned from the other, both stay pretty busy, albeit one is busier than the other.

   Part of their reason is that "you need a table saw anyway, both work, so why get another tool out?" I guess it is all what you get used to.

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   MikeRooney | Dec 13, 2003 09:58pm | #9

   Rent a DW705 for the weekend - if you still have all your fingers on Monday, then go out and buy one."If we' treading on thin ice,

   Then we might as well dance".

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   cporten | Dec 19, 2003 04:26am | #10

   I'm a little sketchy on how one would compound miter a 16' piece of 5" crown on a table saw. In commonly tight quarters at a job site, with one person. It Would certainly be a bit of knowledge I would like to own.  Who knows, maybe. chris 

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   Steve1 | Dec 24, 2003 05:56am | #11

   worlds longest sliding table??

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   xhammerandnailsx | Dec 24, 2003 10:42pm | #12

   He forgot to mention they were high end dollhouses.