Sliding
Compound
Miter Saws
Years ago, you hardly ever came
across a site that wasn't
equipped with a radial arm
saw. These versatile tools have
all but disappeared,
but
back then
they were used for both ripping and
cross-cutting, and stayed on the job
from start to finish. (Good thing, too,
because they were too heavy to move
more than twice per job.) Radial arms
were replaced by table saws and chop
saws, but the ability to use a bench tool
to cut a compound angle across wide
stock was all but lost.
Well, it's back, and in spades. The sliding
compound miter saws reviewed here
are among the most accurate, well-engineered,
and just plain beautiful tools
you'll ever own. And because