Hitachi C12LSH 15 Amp 12-Inch Dual Bevel Sliding Compound Miter saw with Laser Guide and Digital Bevel Display

Fit a finish, by far the best saw on the market for the price and above.

The saw has plenty of power. I just don't ever look at it. This saw is a monster. Dust extraction is minimal as stated by many others. I mounted it to the MSUV from Home Depot which makes it very portable. I find that the LCD has little value. Slides are ultra smooth.

It is literally huge. Stock blade is ok. For $429 at Amazon I could not go wrong. The laser is handy.

Granted, they will replace an item damaged during shipping, but consider this scenerio. Far too much trouble for an easily installed, small part. Amazon could move to the next level of customer satisfaction by expanding/enhancing their return policy options. The saw is amazing.buy it, you will not be disappointed. I bought a new knob ($28) from an online parts house and installed it myself.

As for Amazon's return policy, not so good. The mitre adjust knob broke off during shipping when the saw shifted in the box. No big deal.right. Wrong, Amazon's return policy required that I return the entire saw and they would ship me another saw.

I am surprised to find that the adjustable laser is both easy to use and dead accurate. Add to that the speed and ease of use and this thing is pushing my table saw as the most important tool in my arsenal. I kept waiting for someone from the store to come running out to the parking lot and start wrestling me for it. A gentle hand ensures zero blade wander/deflection. This rules out most universal style stands.

This is a furniture making dream come true. This brings a level of precision that would require my table saw as well as a circular and or jig saw to match. Initially I tried to mount it to a universal saw stand from DeWalt but it turns out the mounting bolt/foot print is not square. The key is to keep the blade moving. I am an enthusiastic woodworker, not a contractor so my primary use of this monster will be for furniture building.

This prevents burns and saw marks. Not a bad piece and it came with wheels. The motion must be plunge and move forward at the same time. The left fence had to be aligned but that was it. I knew the $269 could not be right but they sold it to me anyway. Mahogany, red oak, pine and some rock hard maple have all gone under the blade. I'd thought it to be an amusing toy but now I'm hooked. Being able to align it left to right means you can have it define the edge of the blade for either side.

Handles 10' boards without flexing. Solid mounting and as stable as I could hope for. I can't speak to how this would do for a contractor but it is no doubt a lifetime tool for a woodworker. The 15 amp motor is gutsy and solid. Where this beats a radial arm is in repeatability. Make cuts at any angle, return the table to zero and the cuts remain perfect.

Ultra clean, repeatable cuts from any angle/compound. Thickness up to 4". No control problems or bogging. No, it was NOT a re-built/re-furb. It was marked down from $699 to $399 and then to $269.

I returned that and went with the Hitachi recommended stand ordered from Amazon. I was lucky in the extreme and found this saw in it's box, unopened and unmolested at a local Lowe's.

The saw itself is just superb. Polished, finish ready cuts are the result.

Try that with even the best radial arm and you will be right back to the table saw to clean up those cross cuts. Rips and cross cuts are equally smooth and clean.

My hope was that it could stand in for a radial arm saw with the exception of dadoing. I immediately replaced the factory blade with a thin kerf carbide 96 tooth Freud Avanti.

Exceptional dust control is now the rule. The supplied dust bag isn't too awful but a few plumber's rubber pipe fittings allowed me to hook up my shop-vac.

I would have purchased another one but I was able to purchase this C12LSH for about the same price. The saw looks beefy and is. It's big, it's portable, but I wouldn't want to take it to a job site. Likes: The digital readout is pretty cool and works great. This saw has a tad more play at full draw than my 10" but no more than any other 12" saw I tested.

Reaction to other reviewer comments; Packaging was good, although I made sure the box was not damaged and unopened before I purchased it. The more I use the saw, the more I like it. I removed it. The reason I bought this saw was because I am extremely satisfied with with the C10FSH, Hitachi's 10" saw with slide and laser. The laser is very accurate. Making adjustments are quick, easy, and precise, especially with the fine tuning knobs. I wouldn't say the saw is bulky. Splinter guard; With it set 2 inches back, I'm not sure what good it does but throw dust in your face.

I figured I'd take a chance on a brand new larger model with a nifty digital readout. I absolutely love the one trigger operation. I think you'll be very happy with this saw as long as you make sure it's brand new in an unopened, undamaged box. Dislikes: The blade; Hitachi, shame on you.