expiredEfficientRoad640 posted Apr 27, 2022 04:39 PM
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expiredEfficientRoad640 posted Apr 27, 2022 04:39 PM
DeWALT 12" Double Bevel Compound 15-Amp Miter Saw w/ XPS Cutline
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Not sure what a sale price would be, but for $300 today [harborfreight.com], most will choose the same price OP DeWalt.
Nevertheless, HF now has a variety of miter saws [harborfreight.com]. At $389 or less, that Hercules slider may be worth taking a look at.... or not.
A couple years ago we bought a slider 12" Chicago Electric for $100 on sale as a throwaway to leave on the roof for a job. Not particularly accurate, it lasted the job and still working, it is the one I loan out.
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I saw that earlier and pondered shipping as a gift. It is all the saw the majority of homeowners and DIYers would ever need, but a bit uncertain about the ability, the adjustability to 'tune' the saw for perfect cuts. And then there is the shorter warranty on refurbished. Perhaps for someone that uses occasionally, a Ridgid with their LSA would be a better option, but that Ryobi refurbished for $100 delivered is appealing. Still, a 'Helpful' for posting a reminder... thanks.
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I don't own the Ryobi, nor have I ever used one, so have no idea if any slop can be tightened up or compensated for while also using a decent blade with stabilizers.
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Having used radial arm saws since I was a kid, they will also have some slop if forced that does not take much. Just something you learn how to compensate for when blade is on top by being neutral on force applied. I have also noticed that some people can get some slop out of the DeWalt we have when fully extended and for that matter, any that have the slide rods out the back by how they use the saw. Mark a board or whatever and you can easily move the blade line left or right on most when extended. That is why a lot of people, including myself, push the saw to make a kerf on the cut line. And of course, with a neutral or positive raked tooth blade that is the most common sold, initially pushing stops the blade from climbing or off tracking as it does when pulled.
Having worked with some junk tools in the past, I am not positive that the Ryobi slider is as bad as many claim.... but shipping as a gift, I would never know and not yet convinced to spend a $100 delivered to self (for something I don't need) to just prove it to myself.
Everyone should care about blade quality and more important, the correct blade for the tool and what you are cutting. The correct blade can make a junk saw cut better than a quality saw with the wrong blade.
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But that one doesn't have xps
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