Any tool company CEOs or reps out there. How about giving older carpenters, (you know, the ones with money!), a break from the increasingly heavier tools. Is there any good reason why we don’t see a quality 7 1/2 in. sliding, DUAL tilt compound miter saw. I need to replace my aging 10 in. Hitachi but I don’t want to be lugging around another 10 in., not to mention 12 in., chop saw. Ok, maybe I would like to be able to, but I just can’t. Please don’t tell me “There’s no market”. I’ve been a carpenter for 32 years and a finisher for 23 and I KNOW there is a market. Why can’t we apply all those advances like dual tilt, compact rail systems, lasers, and strong lightweight materials to smaller tools instead of focusing on getting bigger. The higher initial tool cost, extra costs around big dia. blades, big blade flutter, bulk, and most of all weight are all reasons that should encourage us to build smaller, and in case you haven’t noticed, there are a lot less big homes going up and a lot more renovations. Jobs that often call for working in a more confined space, multiple tool set-ups and just more flexability all ’round.  The small, dual tilt sliding compound would round out my “going lighter” kit; Cadex 23 guage and Paslode T250A 16 guage, 16′ Big Max tape, folding aluminum sheetrockers sawhorse, smaller synthetic bags, 10 oz. hammer, lightweight air hose, Hilt 40 laser tape measure, etc. These all add up to a nimble worker through the day and a happier body at the end of it. I have all the heavy gear but why work harder if we can work smarter? You aren’t trying to make higher profits through making bigger tools are you? No, I didn’t think so.    Any takers out there?