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The ugly truth about the Hitachi 12" miter saw

Posted by Eric Smith on May 4, 2006 and filed under Consumer alert , Hitachi , Miter Saws

I had a chance to extensively test this saw recently on some big pieces of oak. My advice - avoid it for a few years until they get the bugs worked out. It has some new technology and an interestingly weird look, but it just doesn't do the cutting job it's supposed to do.

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Buyer Beware

Posted by Eric Smith on March 23, 2006 and filed under Consumer alert
In a recent test I did of sliding compound miter saws, 8 out of 16 brand new saws arrived with minor manufacturing defects - in addition to various cutting problems. Continue for more of "Buyer Beware"