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I've always been more of an automotive DIY guy but I'm trying to step up my carpentry game and I'm looking to get a decent miter saw. I'm leaning toward the Bosch 12" dual bevel saw in link-related. Does anyone have any bad experiences with this saw or any general miter saw advice? It's a bit more expensive than I was hoping but with the way things are going I'm OK with that if the quality is there.

https://www.boschtools.com/us/en/boschtools-ocs/miter-saws-gcm12sd-33969-p/

I've always been more of an automotive DIY guy but I'm trying to step up my carpentry game and I'm looking to get a decent miter saw. I'm leaning toward the Bosch 12" dual bevel saw in link-related. Does anyone have any bad experiences with this saw or any general miter saw advice? It's a bit more expensive than I was hoping but with the way things are going I'm OK with that if the quality is there. https://www.boschtools.com/us/en/boschtools-ocs/miter-saws-gcm12sd-33969-p/

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Get a sliding compound miter saw. Have a look at the Mikita.

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Makita makes nice stuff, I own some, always impressed. I went cheap and got the metabo 12” non sliding.

Go to local store, grab blades of all saws and deflect them side to side. This happens in a cut, the sliders have more parts and deflect more. The metabo was the only rock solid one I found short of triple it’s price. Get a kick ass blade to replace the factory garbage one and off you go.

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Makita is the best, my dad bought a bunch in the 90's and it's great and he still has them. To be honest though almost all the power tools are fantastic these days and with the warantees (which you should get) you will be fine with almost any purchase.

I'm putting floors in my house right now and wish I had more tools! Borrowing my dads in the mean time. Never underestimate Boomer Tool holdings! He has $100,000 worth of tools and I have no idea how he managed to get all of it in his lifetime. One difference is the table saws, definitely do your reseach on those because those are different.

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True, but differences exist. CHeck this out. https://yewtu.be/watch?v=p2EpdRN2h6A

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For a chop saw like this I'd get Milwaukee, DeWalt, or Makita. All three are amazing brands with great customer services. Also remember measure twice and cut once.

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If you're going big, go for a sliding.

If you are doing small jobs only, consider a smaller one. I have a 15" sliding Hitachi. I love it. I do not love moving it, even with a great collapsible stand. Just finished trimming a house out and wished I had a smaller one for that. But I'm too cheap to buy another when I have one.

Have a good vacuum to get all the dust off of your tools and wipe them with a cloth with wd40 or some other oil every now and then. Something in the dust causes rust. If you have a shop, put mice traps. I got really upset about a mouse making a home in the bottom of one of my rolling tool chests when I got my first shop.

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They're all good. Like others have said, get a sliding compound

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Dual compound is not necessary unless you’re building weird geometric sculptures or trimming out a Gothic mansion.

All of the slide and glide features are nothing but an unnecessary point of failure. Some of them work OK though.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/DEWALT-15-Amp-Corded-12-in-Single-Bevel-Compound-Miter-Saw-DWS715/309749587?MERCH=REC-_-pipsem-_-308351915-_-309749587-_-N

This one is my favorite. I strongly recommend buying the cheaper saw and spending your extra money on the most expensive sawblades you can possibly put on it.

You also have to keep the motherfucker lubed. Most kickbacks from these are caused when one of the multiple pivot points or sliders seizes up a little. The blade guard thingies are particularly problematic.

I like the LPS brand lubricants. I forget which one you need. I think it is the non-silicone dry film one. Can’t have silicone because it will contaminate the wood you’re cutting, and it has to be a dry film lube so dust doesn’t stick to it.

edit; If you really need a sliding one so you can cut crown on the flat with the dinky little small diameter saw blade, I have a Makita 10 inch slider that has been a workhorse for about 18 years. Hopefully their new ones are just as good?