On Tue, 13 Sep 2005 12:32:17 -0700, "Fred" wrote:

Got one on order, $354 out the door including delivery charge, so what's the
catch? Is dual bevels on other saws worth that much more?

I've been tracking the price on those things for years. When I lived
near Chicago I used to stop in at Berlands House of Tools (THE
greatest tool store on the planet) frequently and one of my acts
during each tour was to operate the carriage of each of the sliders on
display. And they had 'em all: Hitachi, Milwaukee, Makita, Bosch, etc.
By a noticable margin, the smoothest action was that of the 3915. I've
lusted for one since my first try at it.

When I first started looking at them, the 3915 was near $600. I
watched over the years as the price dipped below $500 and then
eventually (when they introduced the 4410--I think it is) below $400.
As far as I was concerned, it was a good value throughout that range
of prices. I haven't bought one as I have a workhorse Makita LS1030
chop saw and a radial arm saw and I just can't justify the
expense--just yet.

Of course, now that the 44xx (I'm even thinking 12" now) is out, I'm
back up to the $600 range and it's even more difficult to justify at
that price.

But $354 is enough to start me thinking that I can live without the
dual bevels to get that oh-so-smooth action at that price.

To answer your other question, if you do a lot of crown molding as a
pro, you might want to spend the bucks for something bigger and newer.
As a home hobbyist I can't imagine you'd find yourself limited with
the 3915.

Please report back and tell me what you think about that slide action.


--
LRod

Master Woodbutcher and seasoned termite

Shamelessly whoring my website since 1999

http://www.woodbutcher.net

Proud participant of rec.woodworking since February, 1997