"Ed Edelenbos" wrote in
:

I’ll preface this... I have an (ancient by todays standards) older
B&D 10" regular miter saw (no compound, no sliding, etc.) It is so
old that the "blade brake" has fallen off, not that I ever really used
it. It's always been plenty accurate and "tight". The only down side
I've found, is it won't make it through x by 6 material. To cut a 1x6
or 2x6, I have to raise the board up. I have a good table saw but in
the "right tool for the right job" spirit, I'm thinking it may be time
to upgrade to a better miter saw.

Suggestions... keeping in mind, I'm no longer doing this for a living,
my budget is not unlimited, and the meager tool I'm used to.

Thanks for any suggestions

Ed



Dust collection and adjustable fence would be the features I'd look for.
Dust collection is difficult to implement well after purchasing the saw,
and a SCMS produces a lot of dust. An adjustable fence is important to
make sure it's square to the blade, and parallel to the boards. My
Kobalt SCMS fence started cupping to no longer be parallel to the board
edge, and the only thing I could do was replace it.

FWIW, it seems the 10" blades are more common and will probably be a
little cheaper. If the saw comes with a 40T blade you'll probably want
to replace it with a cross cut (80T+) blade soon.

Puckdropper
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