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Title: Solidly made-Poorly designed.
Review: Smooth running machine w/ tight fit and feel. Quality components. Dust collection needs improving. No option given for dust bag. Cast miter scale gets covered w/ sawdust as does magnified pointer (Keep an air nozzle handy!) I ended up using a "Sharpie" to make some of the angles more visible. Dust gets into bevel lock down causing saw head to slide down to 45' bevel, even during a cut. Customizable miter stop feature allows for one stop only...not very helpful when doing crown, base or other cuts where you need a corresponding angle. Fence extensions do not slide far enough out of the way and must be disassembled to reach certain compound angles. Miter lock handle quickly became loose and fell off. Trigger safety button would be nice. Quality laser would be nice. I've owned this saw for about a year and still can't get used to it. I find myself going back to my nine-year-old Makita LS 1211. I would not buy this saw again.
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