kobalt 10" Sliding Miter Saw

a compound miter saw is a great tool. If I were to get a new one it would be a 10” double compound. I don’t think that a sliding miter is going to get through a 12” wide board, however I may be wrong. Good luck.

-- Jeremy, Saratoga, NY

Oh and you get what you pay for in the world of power tools so I’d stay away from the cheap stuff. I learned this when I bought my ryobi which was the cheapest at HD and the fence will not stay true for more than a week.

-- Jeremy, Saratoga, NY

a 8 1/2” sliding will get through a 12” max width and 2.5” max crown moulding -8” 45 degree miter

a 10” sliding sill get through a 12” max width and 4” max crown moulding -9” 45 degree miter

a 12” sliding will get through a 16” max width and 6” max crown moulding -12” 45 degree miter

Note: both 10” and 12” can gut a $4×4

The 10” Hitachi could do the job. I can cut 11 3/4” on my saw but I have a 3/4” plywood fence extensions attached to my saw. The normal fence that comes with the saw is 1/2” plastic. To be honest if you are going to invest this much money in a saw I would seriously look at the 10” version.

As a suggestion you might want to check the prices at Tool Crib. They are cheaper than Lowe’s for both the 8 1/2” and 10” sliders. But Lowe’s does have a price match guarantee. I ran into this problem with some other tools and my Lowe’s, at first, refused to honor internet prices. I sent an e-mail to corporate headquarters detailing my problem and in about a week the issue was resolved in my favor.

I agree with Jeremy about tools and prices. Matt Vanderlist’s philosophy of “buy you second tool first” is a good adage to follow.

Good luck.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.