Milwaukee 6955-20 12-Inch Sliding Dual Bevel Miter Saw

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This review is from: Milwaukee 6955-20 12-Inch Sliding Dual Bevel Miter Saw with Digital Miter Angle Fine Adjust (Tools & Home Improvement)
This is my third miter saw and I'm pleased to report that the manufactures are finally getting it right. This saw has a lot going for it like a 5 1/4" tall fence so cutting wide crown moulding in position is no problem. It has a 13 1/4" cutting capacity for 3/4" material. It is solid and well balanced, which is a prerequisite for any kind of accurate work. I like the work lights. (there are two of them, one on each side of the blade) While they aren't much help in daylight they sure come in handy as the sun sinks slowly in the west. I was also pleasantly surprised at how useful the digital readout was. I have found numerous times when I needed to tweak my cut by just a degree or two and the readout allowed me to do just that with consistency. The readout is also lit from behind by a soft green glow so it's easy to see in dim light. In fact I found myself wishing this saw had a digital readout for the bevel angles too! Speaking of bevels, the single wide lever in back for adjusting bevel angles is a thing of beauty and works like a charm. My saw is now permanently positioned on a dedicated "miter saw" table where I use it for woodworking in my shop, as opposed to rough carpentry work. I'm so glad Milwaukee didn't put one of those stupid laser gimicks on this unit, they aren't accurate and nobody uses them after the first week. This saw has many fine points and only a couple things that I could find fault in. First is that I was expecting the dust collection to be better than what it is. Milwaukee says it collects around 75% but in reality it is closer to 50%. Still it's better than all the other saws out there. Second is that there's no supplied miter clamp or hold down. I don't always use one but when I do it's nice to have. It should have been included. And third isn't really a concern with this particular saw but with all 12" sliding miter saws. You need to use a very smooth/straight arm motion in order not to flex the guiding rods or blade when making sliding cuts in order not to have a rough edge. It seems to be more pronounced with the larger 12" blade. This is no concern when using smaller 10" blades or when making a chopping cut with this saw. All in all this is one fine machine and other than my minor gripes with dust pick up and the non existing hold down, I'd have to say that it is worthy of a home in your shop.