[-Sam-]

Hi Everyone,

I was looking to purchase a new compound miter saw and can't decide which one to get. Which one will give me the best 90 and 45 degree cuts? I will be looking at my old magazines and new ones of course to see which ones received the best reviews. And of course I will be looking online also. I want to ask this question here to see what kind of replies I will get on the saws and also if you have one tell me what you like about yours and don't like and which one would you get if you wanted to replace yours if you had to. I was thinking of spending somewhere in the $200 range. I don't want to spend too much on one. I don't really need the ones that come with the laser beam. Just something basic that will give me true cuts. Thanks everyone! Stay safe!

Boricua

 

[-Sam-]

Thanks Mike, something to keep in mind. Later...

Boricua

 

[-Sam-]

Wow, thanks guys for your answers. I just want to make sure I get a miter saw that makes perfect fitting miter cuts. Anybody have any opinions on the Ridgid brand from Home Depot? I haven't seen those yet since I don't have a Home Depot store close by. Anybody?

 

[-Sam-]

I finally made my decision!

Wow, I didn't expect so many replies! Thanks everyone! Well here's the update. After reading reviews from amazon.com, other websites and replies from here and other forums and after driving around to the different hardware stores and checking out what they had and trying them out and going by my price range, I finally settled for one and made that purchase. And wow, what a nice deal I got from it also! Can anybody guess which one I bought? I tell you what, the first one to guess which one I bought I will send you 200 points! Hmmm... so how 'bout it? Would you like hints first?

Boricua

 

[-Sam-]

What a sweet deal!

And the winner is Bob N for being the first one to get it right! Bob N 200 points is coming your way! Donald I'll also send you 200 points just because you hit it right on the nose! I actually did purchase both. Take a look at the pictures. Okay this is the great deal that I got. I went to several hardware stores to see what they had and when I went to Sears they had the Dewalt DW703 miter saw on sale for $189.99 until the 16th of March. After that I went to Lowes to check out what they had on their prices and really liked the Dewalt so I went to customer service and told them if they do price matches from competitors. They told me yes plus 10% off on top of that. And wow, what a sweet deal! I paid $170.10 for the miter saw and $39.67 for the Freud blade. I bought the Freud blade for finish work of course. So all in all I just paid $220.26 for both. Nice! Thank you all! Stay safe!

Boricua

 

[-Sam-]

Nice pull of the trigger. I would say from my experience of miter saws that you got a fantastic deal on a top notch machine. You will enjoy that one for many years to come. When the time comes to replace mine that is most likey the name I will go with as a large portion of my shop is already "yellow".

Congrats

Thanks Bob! Yeah, I was so happy with the deal that I just had to post it on this thread as you can see. I didn't mean to show off or anything, sorry folks. I was just too happy about it. I just took those pictures with my picture phone just in case Lowes wanted proof or something. Hehe... Well thank you everybody! Stay safe

Boricua