Hitachi C12LDH

I have only used a few times, and so far I am very pleased. I only wish the laser was brighter for working in bright light. However, I live in Texas and I try to find shade whenever possible. The factory… blade is not bad, but is not meant to be used for fine work so I picked up a Hitachi 726101 90 tooth blade for the better detail work. This saw works very well and the much of the saw dust actually goes into the dust bag. I am anxious to get to use it more to see how it does with other projects. I only wish I would have had this saw when I built my moms pergola and crown molding work...They turned out great but it would have been much easier and faster with this saw. P.S. I bought a Ryobi miter saw stand for $99 that works well with this saw and it's a great value compared to the others on the market. Hitachi 726101 12-Inch 90-tooth ATB Crosscutting Saw Blade with 1-Inch Arbor

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Much like everyone else I did my research before purchasing and even though the reviews were good I was a little skepical about a brand that I had never used before. Boy was I wrong. This saw is great!… Lots of power, easy to use, came almost set up out of the box. I did not have any troubles with broken pieces as others have reported (maybe they have got that fixed). The fence is a little short when flipped open to do bevel cuts but that should be ok since the double bevel will allow you to lay pieces flat while cutting instead of upright. The only other things about the saw is to make sure to get a nice 60 or more tooth blade and probably a stand when buying. The stands will save you space unless you have a huge work area and most have extendable supports which you will need with this saw unless you are cutting something shorter than 2'. This is a great saw and to think that with other brands you would have to spend hundreds more for the same features.

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After a lot of thinking and checking, I looked at every brand of saw, read reviews of every brand, tried every brand first hand. With a ton of searching I decided on this saw, and I am very happy. The… digital read out means that while searching for the right angle you can walk away have someone else on the job move it use it and be able to return it exactly to even the most difficult cut angles. The laser is by far the best in the industry don't care what anyone says about this brand or that, the best laser system by 100 times over anyone else. Mine was perfect out of the box, has worked great since I bought it. With my crews they now fight over who gets the Hitachi and who gets stuck with the Dewalt and Ridgid, helps everyone show up to the shop earlier which is a bonus. Other than that the basic functions are the same as any saw, I hate the Dewalt front cam lock system due to the fact that many times I have had my finger pinched in this thing, so I prefer the twist lock handle this saw has. That and lets face it these days you buy a Dewalt, porter cable or delta and you are just buying black&decker with a different color and a whole lot higher price.

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