My first MAJOR purchase...so far

What is the exact model number?

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

C 12 FCH

From looking at prices on the web it looks like you got a good deal.

I wouldn’t worry about it. If your brother says you should have gotten a Craftsman, I wouldn’t pay too
much attention to his recommendations.

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

Most of the tool manufacturers go through cycles of better and lesser quality. Hitachi is making some pretty good miter saws right now. Craftsman and Ryobi … not so much. I’d say you got a good deal. But if you’re not convinced, I’ll buy a Ryobi saw and trade you straight across.

-- Coffee is best with a fine layer of sawdust on top. -- http://www.north40custom.com

My son-in-law and I use a 10 inch Hitachi for finish work. Works great, perfect miters every time.. I think you got a great deal. forget Ryobi and Craftsman. If you want an up grade, get a DeWalt 12 inch.

-- Thos. Angle, Owyhee Design, Oregon

I agree with Peter. I’ll buy you a new Ryobi and trade you straight across. That’s our way of telling you, “You did good, son!” Gary’s right about your brother, he may know a heck of a lot about some things, but not about miter saws.

Cheers!

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

i cant comment on the Hitachi…I can say—-welcome to Lj’s…now lets see some CUTs!!!

-- Matt, Napa, CA...119 days to sanity...

My Hitachi was great for cutting, but the plastic guard was kinda thin and didn’t take well to being moved around every day…in and out of a truck…I’m kinda hard on tools. Dewalt will stand up better on a job site, but in a shop I think I prefer the Hitachi.

-- http://www.woodsongsfurniture.com

Keep the Hitachi and let your brother by a Craftsman.

-- Bruce from Central New York

You have a keeper. Enjoy your bargin.

-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com

it was a good deal

Now.. you can take it back if you aren’t happy with it… get busy using it and if you aren’t happy with it, you know what to do!

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Craftsman used to be good stuff. K-mart bought out Sears. You do the math…

-- Maplewood, MN

I just purchased a ryobi 10” compound miter saw from HD with 10 blades for $87. Turned around and purchased Ryobi 10” tablesaw for $250 and Ryobi planer for $70. I, too, keep reading reviews and am going blind/crazy! i keep saving & savoring, but the truth is I am condemned to the “poor man’s” grade of tools unless I change my priorities. I started out saving for a Corvette and wound up with an El Camino. The thing of it is I like the smell of sawdust and stain and am truly inspired by the members of Lumberjocks and their projects, opinions, sharing. I bet you cut a lot of wood & achieve immense pleasure out of your saw.

-- "Do what you can, where you're at, with what you've got." Theodore Roosevelt