JH wrote:
CL (dnoyeB) Gilbert wrote:

Sean M wrote:

Hi,

I am in Canada, perhaps Lowes has an exclusive deal with B&D in the
U.S.A. We do not have Lowes up hear (that I know of).

Miter stands seem to all be universal. Any Home Depot should have
several brands to choose from.

Good luck!

-Sean


No, not B&D, just the Firestorm labelled products. Perhaps that is
different in Canada. LOL, yea I just checked Rona.ca. They have
"Spitfire" which is exact same as "Firestorm" but with relabelling :P

I supposed they relabelled it since its $170usd at lowes but $120usd
at rona, hehe.

I was about to get a dewalt, but this 'spitfire' is going to be nice.
Of course im not sure how the warranty will work, and if they will
want to tack on a few $$$ at the border.

I live in Detroit, so I'll give it a shot and see what happens.
Thanks for the info.


Well I am probably going to give you more than expected but trim work is
what I do for a living. If you are going to use the saw frequently I
would stay away from B&D, Firestorm etc. I currently use and own two
DeWalt 12" Slider miter saws. A wonderful saw but comes with a price. I
have been considering the Bosch 12" Slider in the future. For you
information only here are some other tools I recommend good luck

Staple Gun I use a Senco and Hitachi. The Hitachi by far is the better
gun. It shoots up to a 1 1/2" 1/4 crown staple.

16 Gauge Brad Nailers I have a Hitachi and Paslode. Paslode has the edge.

18 Gauge Brad Nailers I use Senco, Bostich. Like the Bostich

Jigsaw Bosch and Craftsman. Would throw the Craftsman away. The Bosch
is bar far the better tool with its blades.

Good Luck


I've swung back to the Dewalt. I think its made in America somewhere. i
have staple gun now, and its an elchepo. it never occured to me why it
was so 8hitty. how hard can it be to make a staple gun? I consider
bosch since there is a repair shop about 3 blocks from my house.

The craftsmans all said imported in their catalog. Plus they got poor
reviews on some of their saws on consumer reports, as did B&D.


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Thank you,


CL Gilbert
"Then said I, Wisdom [is] better than strength: nevertheless the poor
man's wisdom [is] despised, and his words are not heard." Ecclesiastes 9:16