I had this saw for about 10 years and loved it. Had the best dust collection of any miter saw I've ever seen. Dropped it on a concrete floor and broke it in pieces one day. My fault, not the saw's. Miss it dearly to this day.
I've had this exact saw for just over a year now, mostly used for home renos and so far, I've been VERY pleased with it. The bag seems to catch a very good amount of dust. I framed in my entire 26x40 basement and ended up emptying th bad 2-3 times while only having a relatively small amount of sawdust on the ground.
Fyi, that workpiece clamp has a somewhat quick release at the elbow. The smaller knob should allow the top part of the clamp to flip up out of the way, so you dial in the vertical clamp once and then only have to loosen it by 2 or 3 threads to release the pressure before flipping the arm up.
"Somewhat"...exactly the point. I've got one on my Dewalt and totally get Jay's point. 2 or 3 threads? I don't think so. I have to do much more than that for a solid hold.
Nice looking saw. One thing that drives me bonkers though is when they end the dust port in a non-standard fitting. All they need to do is include a fitting that converts from rectangular to circular. Fully appreciate it's not needed for your setup 😁
I didn't like that I had to use bosch's little lock ring setup on my glide saw, so I designed this: www.thingiverse.com/thing:4423499 If these are available at home depot or somewhere locally to me, I will bring a set of calipers out and design an adapter for the Milwaulkee, I just haven't seen these in stores yet.
@@electricbuffalo4137I have exact saw and I didn’t get that adapter. Mine is around 8 years old. I bought it and a few months later diagnosed with tongue cancer . That kept me from using it for about 2 years. Complications on top of Complications. Even had to fight sepsis and almost lost my leg. Anyways I guess what I’m trying to say is it has had little use in the 8 years. I’m now moved and in a new shop and I want to build a miter saw station for it but darn thing is 38” from the furthest back slide to the front most of the knob . And I am trying to find a video on here that shows a miter saw station build that deep. Any suggestions would be great. Ty
So no laser or cutline for lining up your mark to the blade? Not sure if you've tried a Dewalt 716xps or the 780 but once you have a saw with the LED cutline thing, it's hard to go back to anything else. I had a 780 but never used the slider and it took up too much room, so I "downgraded" to a 716xps and it's been fantastic
For a review it sure would be nice if you would talk about if there is blade deflection, is the travel smooth, does the dust affect the slide and things like that.
Would have been nice to see how the collection worked with the bag attached. Even though you won't be using it Jay. For others, maybe that bag would help with most of the dust that give get spread around.
I have had this saw in Australia Ms305db for at least 7 years now and it has a great quick release clamp that is so quick and easy and it also looks like it's a better build quality too. The only time it gets used in to hold down a spacer section of timber against the fence for rebating stock. I have loved this saw and it has had a shit load of use and hardly ever has to be tuned in. The digital display is the reason I bought it, I am constantly cutting all sorts of different angles and this speeds things up a lot. The dust collection I found to have a design flaw and was a nuisance cutting 100mm stock, can't remember if it was the cutting or rebating but the lower dust flaps kept hitting the larger stock so I had to do a lot of trimming of the plastic. The dust collection has suffered heaps though but I had no choice.
I’m interested in replacing my current saw with this one. Do you plan to do a follow up in a few months? It would be nice to see your take on the accuracy, especially the digital read out, and how it’s holding up after some use?
have had the same saw for just over a year. mostly home renos and finish carpentry with some framing work. So far everything seems to be work as well as the day I bought it.
Hey Jay, I have one of those saws and find where the dust extraction splits in two around the silver post gets clogged up a LOT. Keep an eye on it, YMMV. Cheers, James
This saw is one the most accurate miter saws I've ever used. My brother let me borrow his to cut 4.75" high x 3/4" thick baseboards that I am installing. My own B&D mitersaw is over 30 years old and can't cut more than 3.5" high x 3/4" thick baseboards. Dan
At least on my older makita miter saw, the hold downs, if you angle them correctly they are quick move up and down as they are not cull nuts they pair up to, then spin a few times to actually clamp. might be the same on the milwaukee, but as you said, if it's not convenient (and easy to figure out) who's gonna use it?
I am thinking of buying this saw but it is extremely hard finding (youtube) information on it would you consider it accurate and dependable? Is there a lot of Blade deflection?
I'd consider it accurate with little blade deflection. However, dust control is non existant. I gave this one to my dad and switched back to my old saw.
I don’t know Jay, to me the Dual Compound Miter Saws are way smaller now compared to What we had years ago which was the Makita 15 “ that was super heavy and a bear to get in and out of a Gang Box for one man the Hitachi was lightened up a great deal by using a lot of Aluminum parts i do think your new Milwaukee is higher quality and will remain way more Accurate then those Old saws i spoke about a nice feature of the newer models is they can be readjusted and dialed in by their owners it’s good to see a recent Video on your Channel
I bought that same miter saw 3.5 years ago. the angle adjustment is awesome and easy, but I never cut compound angle with it. Dust extraction is simply aweful. Using the bag coming with it was a real pain. Cross cut is ok for lumber, mine has too much vibration for a cleam cut.
Is there an adjustment to dial in the "parallel-ness" of the blade to the sliding rails? My current sliding miter saw doesn't have such adjustment which makes it out of square with wide stock, no matter what you do with the fence.
Jay, your are a very trustworthy person to me. I am looking to buy miter saw. Is the Milwaukee miter saw that you feature is a decent one. Now, that many month passed you Shelly have methodological experience. Kindly advise me. I am considering Bosch, Milwaukee, DeWalt 12". I know there are many reviews, I would like to hear from you since I find you a very trustworthy individual for me
The fact that the bars slide through the body of the saw, vs the saw not sliding on the rails is a deal breaker. Only Bosch, Makita, Hitachi and Festool got this right. It takes up so much less room this way
^ This. Milwaukee's target demographic isn't fine woodworking, and the vast majority of their buyers will be contractors so the rail design isn't an issue for them. However, people who have limited space, it's a deal breaker. The best two saws on the market with fixed rails are Festool and Makita.
@@fotopfanatic I would take the Makita or Bosch over the Kapex. Not a fan of non standard blades and under powered motors that are prone to burning out
@@paulhopkins1905 Buy the Makita over the Bosch. All of the Bosch's pivot points means each of them need some clearance in order to function properly and those clearances add up. There's far too much play in that saw. Makita doesn't have all those pivots. They have a fixed rail system and linear bearings. It's a far simpler design, and far more accurate. The biggest negative of the Makita is its weight.
@@fotopfanatic I have the Hitachi, I'm pretty happy with it's accuracy and power. I've spent plenty of time with a well used Bosch saw that was very accurate with very little play. They got that saw right. I'm sure the Makita is a great saw as well. If my Hitachi ever gets sloppy or breaks, I'll probably buy that saw
Looks like it's a smooth saw on the motion! I've used a Festool miter saw before and that was smooth too, but at nearly $1,500 I might consider the Milwaukee instead.
Very informative video. Are you planning on keeping the metal fences that came with the saw? Or will you be adding a zero clearance insert of some kind? And do you ever make bevel cuts on the miter saw? The metal fences will probably be in the way then. (The affiliate link gives an Access Denied error. Maybe because I'm in Europe? No idea.)
16:30 - "It's diffused light, which is nice [CAMERA CHANGES FOCUS], you can really see the marking line..." Not your fault Jay! Just made me laugh. Pretty sweet saw. Not one I wanna lug around a job site, but great for stationary use. Best of luck with the HD partnership! Excited for you.
Nice saw station. I can see there was a lot of time and effort into it. Two additions. For those who want to use a shop vac for dust collection Milwaukee makes a dust port adapter (Milwaukee 48-03-0200 Vacuum HOSE Adapter). I have one and my vac picks up about 80% of the sawdust. I'm ok with that. And second, right next to the base mounting bolts are unused holes. I tapped these and installed long set screws in each hole with a steel shim under each. I use the set screws to level the base and lock it all down with the mounting screws. My only problem is now the digital angle readout jumps around or locks at a particular setting. I've blown out the underside where the encoder is located but no help. Anyone who ran into this issue and how to fix it please comment.
Lol had mine for 5 years or more and noticed that the first day. It’s sooooooo sensitive. Just gotta be lucky haha. Usually if I’m struggling for an ultra specific angle I’ll go out a couple points left or right and then locking it will magically rotate it into where you want it. Small potatoes for the accuracy and durability that is this beast
I know it's a long shot but would you be willing to sell the bag and the elbow it attaches to. I lost mine and I'm trying to get another one. If it's possible message me and we'll figure this out
RE: Material clamps... We run two kapex (shop bound), two Flexvolt (jobsite), the hold-down clamps on both are really nice and have quick releases. DeWALT makes a few versions of clamps, I don’t think the one I’m referring to (DeWalt DW7082) came with the Flexvolt, but it is fast, firm and reliable when needed, easy to ignore when not. We’ve had those on DeWALT miter saws since the DW708.
Jay you have the Hammer A3-41 and the Hammer HS 950 so I know cost is not a factor why would you not have the best miter saw the Festool Kapex? Every thing else is sub par in dust collection. I love your channel and the newish shop.
Lol. In the video you said you never used the depth stop on your old saw. In the very next video of yours I watched “decorative sign post” you were using the depth stop on your old saw.
Want the best 12" slide saw money can physically buy? Then buy the Milwaukee 6955 this 12" slide saw. Festool isn't built as well, Milwaukee had the smoothest rails. Most power, and the harder it works the more power she produces for a smoother cut. Most accurate (down to 1/4 of a degree! Built exactly like you and I would dream of, tho she is Heavy but be a fckn Man! Best dust collection, I can keep going but my point has been Made. I've used/abused/had them All. I genuinely love Makita, the DeWalts will always get the job done but they're not even trying to fake a high end quality saw anymore lol and Festool is a nice saw in its own right, but for 1200 plus dollars is garbage. The Milwaukee is big and heavy but worth it
I had this exact saw, great accuracy , loved the digital degree readout, and overall great saw, but electric brake failed just past one year, Milwaukee would not warranty the saw! I'm done with Milwaukee tools, horrible customer service, they don't back their product. Dewalt would have sent me a new one in it's place.
I was disappointed that I saw the label on mine that said Made in China. It's still been overall a good saw, but I prefer not to support China. And now the digital readout is acting up. I suspect I will have to just live with it.
I've had this saw for a while - so interesting to see you get the same one! I don't think mine came with the workpiece clamp - any chance I could buy it off you? I have a Bosch one that doesn't fit the saw very well.
Jay Bates sorry, never mind. I didn’t see how slow it was to clamp. I thought it was a quick release. Also, I have a 6955-20 but it seems that they’ve done a revision on it. Mine does not have the extended workpiece support nor does it have holes for one. Also there’s no threaded hole for the clamp, and the hole for the clamp is beefier on mine. So I assume the clamp would be incompatible in any case. I bet they may have improved the lights as well because mine are mostly useless. But even the older rev is still a great saw!
It's expensive, but I reckon it's the only miter saw that will consistently make cuts accurate enough that you can replace table saw sleds with. It's the only compound miter saw that's designed for fine woodwork I'd say. And like all Festool products, there's something to be said for the fact they're made in Germany, not China, and consistently last people a dozen years before you need to do anything so much as replace some motor brushes.
I bought my first and last Milwaukee tool ,It was a 12 inch miter saw . It is a piece of junk to put it nicely . Light for blade kerf lasted 6 mo The bulbs have no replacements bc they are an hard wired LED ..Dust collection poor at best ..Table was uneven ,I'll stop there . Hope your MS is better quality and design than the anchor I have sitting in the shed . Lessons learned . Never again will "Red anything " ever sleep in my shop
Regarding the material clamp, it's not just Festool that has a better system, so does DeWalt (who I presume is the leader in terms of sales in this category). I have their original 12 in sliding bevel saw and the material clamps have a push-button quick release so you just position your clamp pad above the place you want to clamp, push the button allowing the pad to fall to the surface, then tighten a turn or two to complete the clamping operation. It's basically shoddy engineering to have a clamp like this Milwaukee does, quite an insult to potential buyers.
People who say this is horribke abviously rock another brand and just hate milwaukee. They have this right now at Homedepot canada for $394 canadian. Cant even get half another brand for that especially without the digital fine adjustement
Do you have personal expericence with this model? I found another Youute review that identified couple of serious issues. Please let me know if you experience these issues: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-IPWO4uAkXMs.htmlsi=l9901V_Mxpqe5hLu&t=405
I've owned dozens of tools in the almost twenty years I've been making sawdust. Not once have I had to replace brushes. Every time I had to deal with dust.
The bag attachment that comes w/ the saw is just about useless. A shop vac with the adapter (Milwaukee 48-03-0200 Vacuum HOSE Adapter) works really well for me.
I don't have a table saw I would totally use the depth stop on this. I should have got a slider for my miter saw when I got one. Maybe I'll upgrade probably should just get a table saw lol. Want a saw stop for safety(I'm a chicken) reasons lol
We seem to be going full circle with these saws. In the past, we all used radial arm saws. Then we all switched over to the miter saw. Now the miter saw is evolving into a huge radial saw again.
