Taunton's 2010 Tool Guide: The Milwaukee 6955-20 earns top ranking among 12-inch compound sliding miter saws tested at Fine Homebuilding.
Popular Woodworking: The Milwaukee 6955-20 earns the Editor's Choice award based on tests comparing it with five other dual-bevel 12-inch, sliding compound miter saws as well as the pricey 10-inch Festool Kapex.
Tools of the Trade: Based on job-site use by 20 boat builders, the Milwaukee 6955-20 earns praise for its scales and controls as well as its large vertical capacity, but it loses points for lacking a laser guide.
Wood Magazine: Editors of Wood Magazine name the two 12-inch Milwaukee miter saws top tools for 2009, praising them as "loaded with user-friendly features." The table rotates extremely smoothly, and the fine angle adjustments and dust control are outstanding.
Journal of Light Construction: A professional finish carpenter reviews the Milwaukee 6955-20 in detail, based on several months of job-site use, with nice close-up photos.
Fine Homebuilding: This detailed single-product review praises the Milwaukee 6955-20 as the best in its class, with top-notch machining, scales and controls.
Fine Homebuilding: This video review highlights the advantages of the Milwaukee 6955-20, predicting that when a shop vac is attached, duct collection will rival that of the Festool Kapex.
About.com: The About.com guide to woodworking gives the Milwaukee 6955-20 a perfect 5-star rating, praising its large capacity and extremely fine accuracy.
New Woodworker.com: This enthusiastic review includes many close-up photos to illustrate the saw's advantages, plus a video.
Journal of Light Construction: Some veteran reviewers such as Gary Katz and Kent Brobeck discuss the Milwaukee 6955-20 with other contributors to this forum for professional builders and remodelers.
BuilderOnline.org: Milwaukee ranks first among companies that make miter saws, in this survey of 3,428 builders and contractors.
YouTube.com: This eight-minute video review by CabinetMaker magazine is a bit dull, but it explains the saw's features reasonably well.
Amazon.com: Nearly 20 owners review the Milwaukee 6955-20 here, with mostly high praise and no reports of quality-control issues.