Mastercraft Maximum Dual-Bevel Sliding Compound Mitre Saw
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Great for all house projects
Bought one for my husband and he wouldn't trade it....great product.
May 3, 2013
I love it !
I am definitely not a pro carpenter, but just a handyman husband.
I bought this saw on special for $300 plus the stand for about $80.
I have absolutely nothing bad to say about it. It does what I purchased it to do. And the suction dirt bag works well. I love the cutting wheel brake that slows the wheel and stops it after cutting.
Thankyou to CT for a good saw for a good price!
April 21, 2013
Best choice for the price
Dual bevel sliders have lots of moving parts and lots of adjusters. Mine was not true out of the box; the fence was slightly off - really easy to set. The worst part of the saw is the crummy little bevel set bolts used for setting the fixed 45 and 30 degree stops. The manual say they are 3/8" but mine were slightly larger and you need a really skinny wrench to tighten the lock-nuts. All my presets were out so I set all 4 #2 left, 2 right# but found that despite the angles were set true, the red marker showing the bevel setpoint did not make sense; it would be slightly out on the right side if the left side looked OK; it's a crummy red bent piece of metal held on by a screw #the manual shows a hex head bolt#. I can only surmise that the protractor scale on the machine is wrong as the saw cuts are fine. The 48 degree stops don't work properly as the heads of the lock nuts on each side interfere with the casting of the bevelling frame.
April 13, 2013
OK on special
Decent saw, If you get it on special. At full price I would go for the Makita or Bosch, they are a bit more expensive, but if you want to dish out 500$ might as well go with a brand like makita that you know will last a lifetime.
March 1, 2013
Great saw
Very pleased with this saw, especially on sale for $399.00 Runs on my Honda 2000w generator at the cottage. Well worth the money, like most Maximum products.
February 7, 2013
Get what you pay for
This is a decent saw for most DIYers but likely not a good choice for the pro. The sliders are my main concern as they tend to stick. I've tried cleaning them but no changes.
January 9, 2013
great buy
great saw, worth every penny, I went through all the calibrating in the owners manual, it was bang on right out of the box.love the dual laser, very accurate. I really appreciate the info in the owners manual on cutting crown moulding. works great on multi clamp stand also from canadian tire.
October 14, 2012
as good as anything else
the only thing negative to say is that i have not had it long enough to say it'll out last your grand children. lol . but in all seriousness, you can't buy a better saw. it cuts so smooth. its motor makes a decent but powerful hum and the hardware is durable and sound. really really i've used others. and with your eyes closed (hopefully not) you'd never know it is not a much more expensive competitor
August 30, 2012
Purchased as a gift for my husband
I purchased this as a gift for my husband when it was on sale this summer (as an incentive to get our deck built) It worked wonderfully! (Both the saw and my plan)
He had no complaints about it at all and it did a wonderful job building our whole deck! Would definitely recommend!
August 29, 2012
Good value
I just purchased this saw on sale for $279.99
It seems like a good product except for a problem mentioned by some other users.
The bevel lock lever is not very well designed.
I had to adjust mine right out of the box! It would not lock in place until I adjusted the locking arm under the saw. The manual does not address this at all. There was a one page insert in the Manual, but even that is hard to understand, and does not include a diagram.
Otherwise, seems like a decent machine.
March 3, 2012
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