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   DougF | Dec 17, 2004 12:08am | #1

   Steven,

   The 705 bevels to left only and 706 bevels to the right and the left.  The "double" bevel feature is especially helpful if you are doing a lot of trim finishing. 

   Doug

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   runwithgod | Dec 17, 2004 12:55am | #2

   Doug,

   Does DeWalt make quality tools, is this a good saw?  What would you recommend for $3-400?

   Thanks -- Steven

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   DougF | Dec 17, 2004 01:18am | #3

   Steven,

   I have considered a sliding commpound bevel/miter saw but keep coming back to my RAS as more flexible, accurate and takes less space than a sliding miter.  There have been plenty of threads on this subject in the archives but as I remember the comments, Dewalt was not the saw of choice.  I personally don't own any DeWalt products so I really can't comment.  I have a delta compund miter I use for rough cutting and portable trim work but beyond that I can't help you much.

   Doug

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   Yersmay | Dec 17, 2004 01:46am | #4

   Hi Steven,

   I own a DeWalt 705 single bevel 12" compound saw. I've had a great time with it! It's been astonishingly accurate and it's stayed that way over several years. I've seen the double bevel... I guess it might be more convenient, but I'd rather flip the material around than re-adjust the saw. So I've never missed that second bevel. I also like the 705 because it isn't a sliding saw... I've read that sliding saws can be knocked out of adjustment much more easily. I wouldn't worry that you're missing out.

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   forestgirl | Dec 17, 2004 07:42am | #5

   I pondered the same decision last summer (double-bevel or not), got plenty of input from the folks here at Knots, and came to the conclusion I didn't really need it.  Hardly anyone who responded had spent the extra $$ to get a double-bevel CMS.

   Good for you for getting the 12" rather than a 10" -- you'll love it!

   forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-)
   Another proud member of the  "I Rocked With ToolDoc Club" .... :>) 

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   elbert | Dec 17, 2004 08:01am | #6

   I bought the double bevel Delta about 8 months ago and find it outstanding.  I checked the Dewalt, Bosch and Hitachi at Lowes, as well as the Makita.  The Delta dual bevel 12" had the largest vertical cut, and was dead on on all critical settings.  The Dewalt had slop in it.  The Hitachi was a single bevel, and for my needs the double bevel was what I wanted.

   One of the advantages of the dual bevel is the ability to not have to flip the board around and change settings.  A real plus for crown moulding.  Beyond that the dual bevel is nice but not a necessity.

   What is more important is the precision of the tool.  Does the table stay flat when you lock down the mitre arm?  The Dewalts I looked at did not, they tended to lift about 1-2 degrees.  Not a lot, but can through off the cut.  Is the table flat with the extentions?  The Porter Cable is not.  Can be a little frustrating.  Is the mitre arm easy to lock off the detents?  Some saws are difficult to make stay just a degree or two off the set detents.  THis can be a big deal when remodling where nothing is square or level, and you have to make lots of just off standard angle cuts.

   Check out the one in your Jeep for some of these critical settings then decide.  The dual bevel is not a must have.