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   Sphere | Mar 14, 2006 02:50am | #1

   The fence sucks is what I have heard.

   Spheramid Enterprises Architectural Woodworks

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   dieselpig | Mar 14, 2006 04:31am | #2

   I also read that there's a design glitch where you can't make a 45/45 compound miter without cutting through the fence.  Whoops.

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   DougU | Mar 14, 2006 05:13am | #3

   without cutting through the fence

   Yea but once you do wouldn't that make it more available to make that cut in the future!

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   rcobb | Mar 14, 2006 10:37am | #5

   And you'd get a splinter free cut!!!

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   davidmeiland | Mar 16, 2006 07:52am | #9

   My Hitachi 10" has the same issue, and I already knicked it. That part of the fence is hinged and flips out of the way if you think of it in advance.

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   Brewster201 | Mar 18, 2006 01:30am | #10

   Made in China!!

    

   Bruce

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   RedRobertson | Mar 14, 2006 05:46am | #4

   Mounted and stationary, it would be a wicked addition to any shop. I would be worried about the LCD's getting trashed if it were mobile.

   The detent release on the tillt and bevel are equipped with knobs that allow you to dial in measurements to a fraction of a degree.

   I've got a buddy with one in his cabinet shop, he was pretty happy with it.

    

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   timkline | Mar 14, 2006 02:29pm | #6

   what's that War of the Worlds thingy on top  ?

    

   carpenter in transition

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   Gene_Davis | Mar 14, 2006 03:13pm | #7

   They say it is the miter display.  Not where you set anything, just a readout.

   I wonder how durable it is.  I also wonder how it might help when multiple folks are using the same saw, and someone leaves it set to some small back-cut angle, rather that rezeroing the unit.  Would it help if, say, "2 degrees right" is staring you in the face, rather than "zero."

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   rasconc | Mar 16, 2006 03:39am | #8

   I was thinking " The Day of The Trefids" (sp?).

    

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   t12hoops | Mar 18, 2006 04:24am | #11

   I've used quite a few different mitre saws over the years being a trim carpenter. I think hitachi's older trim saws were great before they got all space age. I don't think you can find a better 12" slider on  the market that is more comfortable to use than DeWalt's.

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   builderhayes | Mar 19, 2006 01:39am | #12

   Wouldn't it be great if Hitachi made a saw just like their 8 1/2" that cut thru a 4x4!

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   basswood | Mar 19, 2006 04:46am | #13

   My 10" Hitachi will cut 4x4's and is about the same as the basic 8-1/2" SCMShttp://www.amazon.com/gp/product/tech-data/B00007J8CG/ref=dp_nav_0/102-2306775-3196964?%5Fencoding=UTF8&n=228013&s=hiI think I like it better than the new Hitachi 12". My old Hitachi is a simple, rugged, and accurate tool.