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   Calidor | Jan 12, 2003 11:42pm | #1

   I've had a Dewalt for about 40 years and it has served me very well.

   Regards  Calidor

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   jazzdogg | Jan 12, 2003 11:50pm | #2

   I have a Dewalt 12 Compund Sliding Miter saw that's worked VERY well for me. BTW, bought the Ridgid wheeled cart for field use and it's terrific - much better, IMHO, than the Delta unit.

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   fdampier5 | Jan 13, 2003 12:23am | #3

   Ditto,  I have the 12 inch dewalt sliding compound. I saw 4 inthick timbers all of the time with mine and it still hasn't needed a tune-up.  I sharpened the blade a couple of times (white oak is tough on blades)

     I did buy the dewalt stand later and wish I had earlier.

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   Mach70 | Jan 13, 2003 07:44am | #4

   I can't sit by and let Dewalt go unchallenged! The Makita LS1013 is equal in capacity, lighter, less expensive, and smooth as silk. Nice big table.

   The new Dewalt DW723 stand is a great choice (yes, it fits) for portable use.

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   plinthe | Jan 13, 2003 07:57am | #5

   I bought an Ls1013 from Makita about three months ago. I compared closely with DeWalt and Hitachi. The makita was sturdier than the other two (I twisted the heck out of all three as I slid the saw and the Makita was the only one to stay perfectly on line), not to mention a better finish than the DeWalt. Anyways, I am sure all 3 are good saws, but I am extremely happy with my Makita: it runs very quietly (no earmuffs necessary, contrary to all of my other electric tools) and starts and stops smooth as silk, not to mention all the mitre factory settings are dead on; no shooting is necessary for perfect mitre joints.

   Good luck

   Plinthe from Quebec

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   jeffn7 | Jan 13, 2003 08:08pm | #7

   another vote for the makita, it has a capacity that rivals many 12" saws, a large work table, soft start, and well designed controls.

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   bill_1010 | Jan 13, 2003 06:34pm | #6

   that new Bosch 12" sliding saw is the cats meow.  Had a chance to demo that saw and well thats what im buying.  Hard choice when it was the Mak vs bosch but that new bosch is very sweet and oh so smooth.  Dbl bevel, indexed stops, adjustable handle to chose from Upright or horizonal.  Includes bed extentions and a hold down. 

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   riverr1 | Jan 13, 2003 08:15pm | #8

   How did the price on the Bosch fair? The Makita we know.

   Don

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   bill_1010 | Jan 13, 2003 09:51pm | #9

   Bosch was close to the Makita 12" slider but a wee tad more.  Overall its a tough choice between the Mak and bosch 12"SCMS.  But i like the taller fence of the Bosch over the shorter Mak. 

   Downside of the Bosch was that its geared visually to Right Handed Folks. whereas the lefties might have a bit of a adjustment to read the degrees.  The mitre capacity was a bonus, 60* to the right and low 50* left. (from memory it might be off some)

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   Elcoholic | Jan 14, 2003 12:43am | #10

   I have the Makita LS1212 and only have to complaints.  This is an expensive saw and for the money I was disappointed in the blade (good) which I replaced with an FS Tools 100 tooth blade (great) and the horizontal clamp should have been included instead of being an equally pricey accessory.  My #1 criteria was the feel and fit of the linear slide bearings because I feel that the accuracy of the saw would be totally dependant on the slide being slop-free.  I thought the Dewalt felt crappy.  The Hitachi's slides are in the class of the Makita but they don't make a 12" slider so I went with the Makita.John O'Connell - JKO Handcrafted Woodworking

   Life is tough.  It's tougher if you're stupid - John Wayne

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   fdampier5 | Jan 14, 2003 02:44am | #11

   I went with the Dewalt over the Mikita evan though most of my timberframing tools came from Mikita and I'm very happy with them..

     The reason is the Dewalt seemed more rugged to me.. I too twisted and pulled every one  In the end the most consistant cuts came from Dewalt.

       My test was simple  I cut four pieces of 2x4 at the same setting while I put pressure or pulled pressure trying to get them out of line.   The dewalt deflected less. In addition the cut from the standard blade was a lot smoother.

     I'd originally selected the Dewalt because it had a 15 amp motor while the rest were 13 or less.  By the time I made my purchase the 15 amp had been dropped and it too has a 13 amp.. 

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   Lar55 | Jan 14, 2003 03:10am | #12

   I have the Milwaukee Slider and it's been great.  Made in Wisconsin which is kind of nice.