About Dewalt and Black and Decker: a few years ago B&D ran into a lot of =
bad press (justly deserved) and, needing a good name, went out and =
bought DW. Beyond that, B&D is D-I-Y level and DW is professional. =20

When looking at Craftsman, one can never really tell who made it for all =
the best names have taken turns - Bosch, P-C, DW, Ryobi. They just made =
the stuff to Sears' specs. =20

I have a whole slew of Craftsman tools (all pro level) and haven't been =
happier. I even added in DW and P-C when I deemed their tool to be =
better. I even have a 40 year old heavier than lead B&D belt sander =
which I wouldn't trade for anything.

For compound miter saws - if you do not want a slider, 10 inch is =
probably better.
The big deal with these saws is length of bed and height of back. =
Higher and wider is better. Of prime importance is positive stops with =
no slop when engaged.

If ever a slider is considered, a little less saw can be tolerated as =
the slide makes up for the difference in blade size. Of prime =
importance is the slide mechanism as a single slide bar allows for too =
much play resulting in sloppy cuts. 2 bar sliders are best. =20

No matter what is chosen, a motor mounted on top of the blade is better =
as the blade can tip further than one mounted on the side, and the back =
does not need to be cut to allow the motor to dip.=20
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PDQ
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"Bob G." wrote in message =
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| If those 3 saws were in the local paper for sale I would not even
| bother to pick up the phone to call on the Ridgid or Roybi..
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| I would on the DeWalt...
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| I have been doing serious woodworking for 40+ years and over time have
| developed a bad attitude about some brands.. Sorry to say this but
| Roybi is one ...Ridgid on the other hand has Not yet reached that
| point but I have not been impressed by any of their machines except
| maybe for their planer... Even saying that I still use a few
| Craftsman machines I bought in the late 60"s =20
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| Just my biased opinion...offered without any data to back it up..
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| Bob Griffiths
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| On 24 Nov 2004 12:04:43 -0800, (John) wrote:
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| Hi,All:
| I am debating the following 3 model's,=20
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| Ryobi 12 In. Compound laser miter saw Model TS1551DXL ($199)
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| DeWalt 12 In. Compound Miter Saw Model DW705S ($299)
|
| RIDGID 12 In. Compound Miter Saw Model MS1250LZ ($299)
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| would anyone please give me some suggestions? looks like the Ryobi =
got
| the laser, it that very important?
| Thanks in advance.
| John
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