Which Mitre Saw Do You Guys Prefer?

csbs_ar

DeFault charges 70 extra dollars for the laser.

john5mt

I personally only really like to use hitachi's because there miter gauges are way more accurate and they stay true.


If hitachi went out of business it would be a toss up between the makita and the bosch.

dewalt and rigid saws are garbage that go out of square constantly.

nadonailer

Makita 12" slider

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JB Renovations

I have a Makita 10" sliding saw, well its my dad's he's a general contractor/renovator. Its a nice saw works great everything, its a good bang for your buck, however I find it kinda bulky in the back where it slides. I don't know maybe its because I'm used to the Delta 10" we used to have.
I would recommend the Makit to anyone who is looking to get a good saw, however I don't think that it is for everyone. The HITACHI saw is a pretty good looking one and I saw a demostration of it and it seemed pretty powerful.

John

Morning Wood

Bosch 10" dual bevel slider.

72chevy4x4

I haven't had any issues w/ my dewalt compound slider not keeping adjustments, all though I occasionally hit the table adjustment when moving about (should lock it then). Dewalt has a new 8" (or 8.25?) compount slider-it's of course smaller and lighter-finding something light enough to lug around would be a selling point if I had to buy another one. I've already gone through one motor on my DW-bought the rebuild parts for $140 and it continues to be a great saw.

McGaw

I'm in love with my Craftsman 10" slider. It's the best saw I've ever used.

MasterEngineer

The new Dewalt 12" slider is not as good as the older one. The original Dewalt is on top with Bosch and Metabo.

tburritt

I have and use the Dewalt 12" I own 2 sliders I truck mounted and one on a Ridgid cart laser on the cart mounted one but I find the you need to adjust it often since the saw is portable. For the shop I am looking at the Grizleye tools. Dewalt is cheaper quality tools but work very well and most box store have a no hasel return policy if something breaks just exchange it. I end up doing that for a lot of dewaly cordless tools, but stay AWAY from Dewalt nailers they are JUNK!!!!! go Paslode my .02

HallisseyDesign

I have the dewalt 8 1/2" single bevel sliding , 10" double bevel, 12" double bevel sliding. Also a 12" double bevel dewalt.

dlcj

I have the dewalt dual bevel deep throat (cant remember the model #). It has a deeper vertical cut than the slider and i could not justify paying double for the slider. I only use it for trim or hardwood maybe the occasional 2x4 so it dont get much punishment and still looks like new after 5 years. Anything bigger to cut i just use the much cheaper Dw364 circular saw.

Dustball

I just ordered a Hitachi C12LDH dual-bevel saw a few mins ago. Came across it on Amazon and their price blew everyone else out of the water and free shipping too.

http://www.amazon.com/Hitachi-C12LDH.../dp/B000E7UJR8

angus242

I too just ordered a Hitachi from Amazon but I got the C10FSH slider. Great price PLUS a $25 mail-in rebate....PLUS a freeM12VC Hitachi router (via rebate).

troubleseeker

A hell of a good saw if your wallet can afford it and your back lasts long enough to move it around Of course, I guess that is why they always seem to come out on top in most of the "comparison surveys", you get what you pay for. Got to admit though, 95% of my work is still done with basic 12" Dewalt single or dual bevel non slider, half the price and half the weight.

shoemaker

I'll throw my Hitachi in the ring.Hitachi C12FDH 15 Amp
I've tried many brands and the Hitachi will stand with the best of them.
I've had Dewalts(meh),Craftsman(OK),Makitas(great saw) and tried a few <cough junk cough> lesser brands.

jstrand23

I love my 12" Makita dual slide. It really helped that Tool Crib had them buy one, get one free last fall. Under $300 per saw. Great saw, better price.

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Strand Carpentry
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tool junkie

I have the rigid and it works great for me.

Chad W.

Hey Mike, I'm not sure if your still in the market for a saw as this thread is fairly old but I just purchased the 713 yesterday. I too was interested in the 703 as it was on clearance for $40 dollars less. I couldn't find any major differences between the two but in the end I chose the 713 b/c it looked like all the 703's had been tampered with(i.e- returned, "open boxed", etc..) I used it for the first time today to build my workstation for it. I'm a pro tile/stone setter by day and a wanna be trim carpenter by night.

vital151

dewalt is a good brand but overpriced and recently quality went down. if bulk does not matter to you get the rigid. great saw and lifetime warranty

Bozzy

If you do a lot of small trim, look at those with a "soft start"