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Pros & Cons
Pros
The base has positive detentes to allow you to exactly select common angles when mitering. I’d say this compares well to its “yellow” counterpart for $200 less.
Small enough to handle easily, portable and plenty of power. It makes nice clean cuts with the included blade.
Cons
Central saw plate is flimsy, not flush with surrounding surface and not adjustable. The head is to wobbly (on all 4 saws i looked at). The other 95% is flung out in all directions.
The instructions are ludicrously hard to figure out. First off, the saw comes out the box locked in a beveled and mitered position. Secondly, the instructions fail to mention whether you use one of the wrenches that come with it to attach/loosen. Hita... Read More
Don't be deceived by 10 inches of blade. Don't expect to cut wide peices of wood or tall crown molding. This saw is dangerous!
The cut is square, since i calibrated the saw to be exactly 90 degrees to the fence, but it isn't uniform along the entire line of the cut. The geometry of the defective cuts is identical for three different blades - fine toward the top, then wide-ish... Read More
Highlights
Quality
Quality saw for a very good price
This strikes me as a fine product
Price
This is a great saw at a great price
Packaging/appearance
Good piece of machinery accurate right out of the box
Competitiveness
Mine had an issue the release to change the blade angle was so tight that we almost broke the saw to get it to work we had to w... Read More
Overview
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great, good, quality, easy and nice. - Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
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- Our engine has discovered that over 80% high quality reviews are present.
- This product had a total of 1,454 reviews as of our last analysis date on May 26 2022.
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The dust bag is useless but that seems to be an issue with every other brand
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Being apprehensive about power saw potential to ruin ones life in a second of ignorance or inattention i carefully read underlined and highlighted the instruction manual before ever turning it on
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Cosmetic issues safety cover guard was broken
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Hitachi has yet to let me down
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Base doorwindow casings it still hits square
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I’d say this compares well to its “yellow” counterpart for 200 less
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Mine had an issue the release to change the blade angle was so tight that we almost broke the saw to get it to work we had to watch multiple unboxing videos to realize that ours indeed had an issue
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