Just picked up the 10in. dewalt miter saw and it has the delayed start to it is this normal,I have the 12in. and it is running wide open when you pull the handle.
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Might be a Soft start feature, or maybe needs a break in period to seat the brushes on the commutater. The blade brake could also need breaking in. I'd run it a few times for shortt bursts and see if it gets better.
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on a related note i am looking at the dewalt 8 1/2 is any one using it on a regular basis?i have the old 12inch scms and truly love it but could do without the wight and use the extra room in the truck
noah
Not I, Delta 10", Kobalt 10" and Bosch 12"...gave away a Freud 8.5".Spheramid Enterprises Architectural Woodworks
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Are we talking 8" slider?
I've been tempted, what's so bad?
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I never used one, or know anyone with one.Spheramid Enterprises Architectural Woodworks
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Must be "cutting edge". I'd like the size for hauling around and the blades
would be cheap (with very little deflection). no, crown standing up thou.
IIRC, I was able to do most common 3.5" crown on the Freud, have to ask Hawkes, I gave it to him. You still have about 3" of blade before the washer, and normal crown cut upside down and backwards only stands about 2 3/4 or so.
Slick little saw it was, but the switch or brushes got funky, so I gave it to him when I was traveling through his neck o the woods.Spheramid Enterprises Architectural Woodworks
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i have used the Hitachi 8 1/2 a bunch and like the size in a pinch you can run a 7 1/4 blade in it the down side to the Hitachi it the miter scale is all green and tiny. i also already have the familiarity with the dewalt. my gripe w the smaller saws is them not beveling both ways which i think would be nice on taller base
Noah
The Dewalt 8 1/2 slider is a holdout from the older ELU lineup I think - it's made in Italy.Should be a very well-made saw.Only tricky part is getting good blades for it - you'll have to get em online probably as the box stores will only have craptastic blades in that size.Don't figure on the blades being much cheaper though, compared to the 10" versions.For portability, I carry a Bosch 10" cordless miter for those times I don't need the 12" slider.Seems like a non-slider of any size would be a better "portable" pick as a 2nd saw.Julian
Sure I buy a 10in. because the 12in, is to heavy to carry around and evry one starts to buy smaller yet,oh well the price could not be beat it was a return to Sears and had been used a little and so they marked it down from 220.00 to 140.00
Check the blade nut, make sure it's tight.
Soft start uh huh.
I have had the DW 8 1/2" for about 4 years... love the saw because it is light, easy to move around, stays set up once you align it... the only thing I hate about it is that I can't cut through a 4X4 with it.... if I had thought for a minute before I bought it, i would have gotten the 10" slider... it's just a little heavier and would have been better for fencing, crown moulding, etc. But, I have it now and have just adjusted... if I ever have the money to be able to talk myself into a 10", I will for sure.