Just got one today, used for an hr or so installing some 1.25" high shoe molding.
While it cuts great, adjusts angles smoothly & accurately, it is a terribly flawed machine.
Whoever designed it is quite clueless as to real world scenarios.
While I've seen it mentioned elsewhere that the shadow line is accurate, it's not. Depending on whether the cutoff is left or right it's consistently 1/32 to 1/16 off.
But that's minor to the biggest flaw that makes this machine virtually unusable.
The tiny little lock-start button is a complete joke.
It's only on the left side of the trigger itself meaning that only when using your right hand's thumb is it even remotely usable. Noting that because it's on the trigger it has to be pushed in far enough to go inside housing.
When cutting a piece where cutoff is to the left then you need to operate this mess with your left hand, pulling trigger with middle finger while attempting to push in button with forefinger. What a joke.., one puts most of their concentration on this spastic maneuver rather than the task of cutting.
Any well designed saw would use a double sided lever to release the trigger internally using either the left or right thumbs as need be.
Honestly this button on trigger is a money saving garbage design on very expensive saw.
The only people this saw is good for is those cutting flat stock or moldings they can hold with their left hand or clamp, other than that save your money.
While it cuts great, adjusts angles smoothly & accurately, it is a terribly flawed machine.
Whoever designed it is quite clueless as to real world scenarios.
While I've seen it mentioned elsewhere that the shadow line is accurate, it's not. Depending on whether the cutoff is left or right it's consistently 1/32 to 1/16 off.
But that's minor to the biggest flaw that makes this machine virtually unusable.
The tiny little lock-start button is a complete joke.
It's only on the left side of the trigger itself meaning that only when using your right hand's thumb is it even remotely usable. Noting that because it's on the trigger it has to be pushed in far enough to go inside housing.
When cutting a piece where cutoff is to the left then you need to operate this mess with your left hand, pulling trigger with middle finger while attempting to push in button with forefinger. What a joke.., one puts most of their concentration on this spastic maneuver rather than the task of cutting.
Any well designed saw would use a double sided lever to release the trigger internally using either the left or right thumbs as need be.
Honestly this button on trigger is a money saving garbage design on very expensive saw.
The only people this saw is good for is those cutting flat stock or moldings they can hold with their left hand or clamp, other than that save your money.
