Compared to my 20 yr old Delta miter saw, this saw is a dream. Compared to other saws with the same features, you can't beat the price in any big box store especially with a respected brand such as Skil.

The box arrived quickly and the saw was well packaged and protected inside. Only a couple minor assembly steps needed to affix the clamp and dust bag. Out of the box accuracy was right on the money in most axes, though I have not yet checked the bevel angles. The manual has very detailed instructions on how to tune this unit in, but I found I did not need to do any.

Only a couple things to note which knocked off one star. 1) as other reviewers have noted, connection to a vacuum took some rigging since the dust bag attachment outlet is 1.5" OD, meaning my 1.5" OD "˜standard' hose would not fit. (In general I wish industry would standardize these things better and I hate using multiple adapters to get things to connect). Anyway, some jury rigging and gorilla tape got my vacuum hose connected. 2) even with my shop vac running, the dust collection is not that great and this guy can throw a lot of dust around. 3) the shadow line is cool and even marks where the kerf of the blade will cut instead of a center line, BUT it shows the kerf on the right side of the saw blade, not the left. Being right handed, I'm usually feeding and cutting from the left side of the blade and would like to be able to line up the shadow line to my cut line from that side. Maybe just me, but I see this as enough of a flaw as to make the shadow line useless in most applications, 4) the unit has a very short power cord (3'?), meaning I have to use an extension cord just to plug it into the power strip mounted on the side of my workbench.

These issues aside, this is a very nice saw and well worth the money. I've already put it to use cutting several hundred mitered blocks for a project I'm working on. If you can get past the issues above like I did, then I highly recommend this product.

Familiar with Skil products, saw this on offer here on Amazon. Looked like the competition was all over this niche of the miter saw market, and so $200 and a bit for this lovely machine. My old saw, Ryobi, seen better days and did not have the slider on it. No brainer on the Skil, have a 7 1/2 inch corded construction saw from way back, and before it a yard sale Skilsaw almost as old as I! They say the world was built with Skilsaws, I know it to be true. My first encounter with one was in the 1960s, what a roarer they were. This model lives up to the reputation. Everything is just perfect, no complaints at all, very, very happy. One gotcha on these, there is the bevel setting, if you need it; it is locked on 0 degrees by a big red thumb screw on back of the saw. You'll need to make sure that is tight because unlike other brands, Ryobi is one, the Skil does not have a dead click stop on zero. It sort of 'falls in' at zero. Be sure to set there and lock tight before moving on. Love this brand, only wish right now is a 40 tooth fine finish replacement blade as I worked the edge a little on the one supplied. But I had sharpened and hung by an Irwin 40 T a while back, so for now, no worries as I do a great job on sharpening. Yet I would love to have a spare of this size blade as back up, not at this time needing to sharpen the supplied blade, kerosened and hung up while the Irwin wears off its edge. No brainer this is the best miter saw out there.

Great tool. Already made my money back.

I got into woodworking and DIY stuff this year. After lots of research I went with this miter saw because it offers a lot for not much money. I do a project usually once a weekend or every other weekend, and typically involves the use of this miter saw.

I had to calibrate it myself a little bit after delivery but it was pretty close from the factory. The LED cut line is amazing. You can effortlessly get super accurate cuts using it.

Also the 40T blade it comes with is pretty decent. Highly recommend this saw for a weekend DIYer.

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