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Photo by Al Parrish

10" SLIDING

Compound Miter Saws

The modern answer to the radial-arm saw.

Miter saws have come a long way from being used primar- Testing Parameters

ily as a machine for chopping 2x4s on job sites. In fact, For our test, we selected seven machines readily available on the mar-they've become so sophisticated and accurate that many ket. Interestingly, DeWalt and Ridgid offer only 12" sliding compound woodworkers don't even consider using their table saw to cut a miter. models; therefore, they're not represented in this test. And when it comes to straight crosscuts, 10" sliding compound miter Six of the seven machines cost between $420 and $550. That may saws have all but replaced the radial-arm saw. seem like a wide spread, but the pricing actually is tighter than it ap-

But, like most toys in your shop, pears. As for the seventh saw, well,

these advanced precision machines by David Thiel & Kara Gebhart it's an odd duck. You can buy it for

are pricey. So we decided to look at ^ „ . >p . .n ■.! .tutu imn „ n« less than $200 (only at Lowe's). It

^{r ;} Comments or questions? Contact David at jL3'D3L'2690 ext. 1255 or ^{x ;} '

the available options to make sure david.thiel@fwpubs.com. Contact Kara at 5L3-53L-2690 ext. L348 went in our shopping cart simply

your money is well-spent. or kara.gebhart@fwpubs.com. because we were so darn curious.

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