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Makita LS1214L 12-Inch Dual Slide Compound Miter Saw with Laser Guide
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Our Rating:
Features:
- Powerful
15 amp motor handles all materials
- Electronic
speed control maintains blade speed regardless of load
- Miters up
to 60 degrees right with positive stops at common angles
- Bevels at
45 degrees to both sides--right and left
- Package includes
a carbide-tipped blade
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Reviews:
Riding on a horizontal double-rail system, Makita's 12-inch dual
sliding compound miter saw delivers all the cutting capacity a miter
saw can give. The saw crosscuts up to 12-1/4 inches, handling two-by-twelves
with ease. With a 3-7/8-inch maximum depth miter cut, the saw also
cuts four-by-four material in one pass--a feature deck builders,
in particular, will appreciate. Both rails are self-cleaning and
ride on linear ball bearings. The horizontal rail design also seems
to give this saw some extra stability, a feature that's particularly
important in a 12-inch saw that bevels to 45 degrees both ways.
Makita's saw has a vertical grip design with a thumb-activated safety
switch and a paddle trigger, and while the vertical design might
be slightly less ergonomic than the horizontal D-handle, it does
allow you to use the saw comfortably with either hand. Plus, the
paddle grip makes squeezing the trigger easy no matter how you're
holding the handle.
The saw's nine positive stops make it easy to lock in common miters,
too, and they're deep-cast into the body of the saw, so it's hard
to imagine they'd ever develop slop. The miter lock on this saw
has an older screw-handle design, which is a little more time-consuming
than a new (more expensive) cam-lock design. We really like the
electric brake, though, a user-friendly feature that makes a big
difference, especially when a job requires a lot of constant, repetitive
cuts. The pivot fence adjusts for supporting large stock and flips
back for bevel cuts. The saw also comes with a well-designed work
clamp that lets you make precision cuts on small pieces without
having to get your fingers too close to the blade. Like most sliders,
this saw features a depth-stop mechanism in case you have to make
a few quick dado cuts on a job site. And, for home shop users, this
saw has the added option of a release safety button that pulls out
and locks the saw off.
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