On Thu, 11 Mar 2004 08:35:09 +0000, FDawg wrote:

great read, doug...i am in the market for either a 10" sliding miter saw or
a RAS -haven;t been sold one way or the other as yet,


For portability and through miter/bevel cuts, it's the SCMS.

For wider miter/bevel crosscuts and and non through crosscuts, controlled
height of cut, cuts with blade in horizontal plane, rip cuts, accessories
such as dado blade, rotary surface planer, horizontal boring & other 1/2"
chuck operations, molding head use, 1/4" shank router and in general many
more operations, it's the RAS.

IMO, it comes down to portability vs. versatility.

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-Doug