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I am in the market for a new miter saw, have a lot of quarter round and baseboard to do in the near future, I had a 25 year old craftsman that bit the dust. Looking for recommendations of saw that is not to heavy, because it has to be mobil, and is accurate. If anyone has one you are happy with, I would appreciate the brand and model, thx for your help, RJ 

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Just bought a DeWalt slider not too long ago. It's probably not what you want as it's big and heavy.. though I bought the DeWalt miter saw stand too so it is compact when folded and has wheels to move it around which is very easy.. Before the DeWalt I had a 10" hitachi.. I really liked it but I needed a saw that would cross cut 14" for ease of making signs etc. on my CNC. My old hitachi had a laser line light. My new DeWalt doesn't have it. I bought a upgraded handle for the "shadow light" but I have yet had time to install this new light so cannot say how well it works personally but read good reviews of it on their higher priced saws. When I bought it I thought it came with the light, thought I was getting a deal because it was cheaper but it's a different saw that the one with the light.. even though really the same saw but different model number and the only difference is the light.  

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I've got a Dewalt 12" compound miter saw, not a slider and it is quite accurate if you take the time to set it up correctly. I have never bought anything that was correctly adjusted from the factory so that is the first thing I do. I'm going to sell what I have as it is just to big and heavy to be "fun to use". I'm leaning toward the Ridgid 10" sliding miter saw from Home Depot. Just waiting for the price to come down a bit before I jump. If you are anywhere near me, I'd be willing to let you borrow my Dewalt to either test out, buy or just use. It's a beast though. Too heavy for my old back anymore. I used it to cut wide crown moldings and it worked great for that.

 

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I have a 305mm (12") Dewalt sliding mitre saw and it has proven to be a fantastic piece of equipment, however I think it would be a bit heavy to cart around. My Mate has Makita 260mm (10") sliding compound mitre saw and it is a little ripper. I don't think you could go far wrong with one.
https://www.mitre10.com.au/makita-1400wsliding-compound-mitre-saw-260mm

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Someone here a year or so ago was looking at buying a small one that was light weight, I think they ended up with either a ryobi or Kobalt and they got the little 7-1/4 inch blade one. Not sure who it was now. It was small for tight spaces and I assume light weight. The 7-1/4 blades are cheap but not sure how plentiful the specialty blades would be. anyway that might be something to look into. When I bought my saw not long ago Home Depot had one of those.. don't see those real small ones much. I never know they made then in the 7-1/4 blade sizes. 

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For me, the weight isn't a problem. The miter saw's shape makes it very awkward to lift and carry. My primary cross-cutting watch is a 12-inch sliding compound miter saw by Hitachi. It is a bear to move and lives in the middle of my workbench. I do all of my cross-cutting and even ripping smaller pieces. I can cut small (less than 1-inch) pieces using proper clamping and a zero clearance insert. I originally bought this saw because I had a large project where I had to cut a lot of 4x4s. I have never regretted buying such a large saw. 

 

Ted Baldwin: Cutting Small Things Safely (00h:50m)

https://youtu.be/knotpj60bsk

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I looked at the10 Million Dollar Stick when they first came out with it. It makes me use my hand instead of properly clamping the piece. If you typically hold the wood on your miter saw with your hand, the 10 Million Dollar Stick probably looks like a good idea.

My miter saw has a clamp for holding the wood in place. Using a couple of blocks and a hardwood stick, I can clamp anything I need to the saw, from a board to a 1/2-inch piece of wood. Smaller if I don't mind cutting into my hold down. At $27, I think it is a waste of money.

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4 minutes ago, rjweb said:

Ray, I was looking at that but too heavy for carting around 53 lbs, with Ridgid you get a life time warranty, RJ 

I have a Dewalt 12" compound and it's heavy. If I buy the Ridgid, I'm going to get the matching stand and it will be in one spot but easily moved.

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I wonder if the cordless miter saws are lighter than motorized ones?  I've never looked at them. 

I have a DeWalt 12" CMS and it's fairly heavy, but it doesn't go mobile very often.  I didn't want a slider, as I already have a radial arm saw, so the 12" gave me that little extra capacity for things like crown molding.  For 1/4 round and most common baseboard profiles, you could easily do with a smaller blade, even a 7 1/4".

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