good deal on a miter saw

[koop]

I know it's made in China but I needed a miter saw and found this at Harbor Frieght for $149.

Harbor Freight Tools - Quality Tools at the Lowest Prices

May not stand up for the contractor crowd but $149 for a sliding compound single bevel miter saw w/ laser cutting guide is just stupid cheap. The big names were starting over $400 for similar.

 

[-Spike-]

Let us know how that goes. I own hundreds of dollars worth of HF tools (that's a lot ) but I am pretty particular about my chop saws or any other tools that require accuracy. I like Harbor Freight for disposable hammers and one-time use tools, or to check out a tool to see if I really need one. Not so much for precision stuff.

-Spike

 

[reffug]

I would not go HF for something of this type.

Its accuracy is probably gonna be piss poor.

 

[Pin_Head]

That is a pretty good deal and it bevels on both sides.

I just got a 10 inch slider from Loewes for $109 to install some 6 inch crown moulding and it did a great job. It probably wouldn't stand up to being thrown in the back of a contractor truck every day, but I was looking at renting one for 2 days at $50 per day and buying a blade at $60. Be sure to check the angle set up on the fence and the angle stops as it might not leave the factory set up properly.

The saw can cut more accurately than I can measure how far out of square my walls are.

I was spoiled by using my cabinet maker friend's 10" Hitachi slider, but he had to pawn it to raise money. The Hitachi has a smooth start and it is much quieter.