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• 1 Moreland

  The saw is amazing…buy it, you will not be disappointed. As for Amazon’s return policy, not so good. Granted, they will replace an item damaged during shipping, but consider this scenerio. The mitre adjust knob broke off during shipping when the saw shifted in the box. No big deal…right? Wrong, Amazon’s return policy required that I return the entire saw and they would ship me another saw. Far too much trouble for an easily installed, small part. I bought a new knob ($28) from an online parts house and installed it myself. Amazon could move to the next level of customer satisfaction by expanding/enhancing their return policy options.

• 2 Beesley

  This saw is a monster. It is literally huge. I mounted it to the MSUV from Home Depot which makes it very portable. The saw has plenty of power. Stock blade is ok. Slides are ultra smooth. The laser is handy. I find that the LCD has little value. I just don’t ever look at it. Dust extraction is minimal as stated by many others. For $429 at Amazon I could not go wrong.

• 3 Quincy

  Fit a finish, by far the best saw on the market for the price and above.

• 4 Jaime

  I was lucky in the extreme and found this saw in it’s box, unopened and unmolested at a local Lowe’s. It was marked down from $699 to $399 and then to $269. No, it was NOT a re-built/re-furb. I knew the $269 could not be right but they sold it to me anyway. I kept waiting for someone from the store to come running out to the parking lot and start wrestling me for it! I am an enthusiastic woodworker, not a contractor so my primary use of this monster will be for furniture building. My hope was that it could stand in for a radial arm saw with the exception of dadoing. Initially I tried to mount it to a universal saw stand from DeWalt but it turns out the mounting bolt/foot print is not square. This rules out most universal style stands. I returned that and went with the Hitachi recommended stand ordered from Amazon. Not a bad piece and it came with wheels! Solid mounting and as stable as I could hope for. Handles 10′ boards without flexing. The saw itself is just superb! The left fence had to be aligned but that was it. I am surprised to find that the adjustable laser is both easy to use and dead accurate! I’d thought it to be an amusing toy but now I’m hooked. Being able to align it left to right means you can have it define the edge of the blade for either side. I immediately replaced the factory blade with a thin kerf carbide 96 tooth Freud Avanti. Polished, finish ready cuts are the result. This is a furniture making dream come true. Ultra clean, repeatable cuts from any angle/compound. The supplied dust bag isn’t too awful but a few plumber’s rubber pipe fittings allowed me to hook up my shop-vac. Exceptional dust control is now the rule. Mahogany, red oak, pine and some rock hard maple have all gone under the blade. Thickness up to 4″. No control problems or bogging. The 15 amp motor is gutsy and solid. Rips and cross cuts are equally smooth and clean. The key is to keep the blade moving. The motion must be plunge and move forward at the same time. This prevents burns and saw marks. A gentle hand ensures zero blade wander/deflection. Where this beats a radial arm is in repeatability. Make cuts at any angle, return the table to zero and the cuts remain perfect. Try that with even the best radial arm and you will be right back to the table saw to clean up those cross cuts. I can’t speak to how this would do for a contractor but it is no doubt a lifetime tool for a woodworker. This brings a level of precision that would require my table saw as well as a circular and or jig saw to match. Add to that the speed and ease of use and this thing is pushing my table saw as the most important tool in my arsenal!

• 5 Campo

  The reason I bought this saw was because I am extremely satisfied with with the C10FSH, Hitachi’s 10″ saw with slide and laser. I would have purchased another one but I was able to purchase this C12LSH for about the same price. I figured I’d take a chance on a brand new larger model with a nifty digital readout. Likes: The digital readout is pretty cool and works great. The laser is very accurate. The saw looks beefy and is. Making adjustments are quick, easy, and precise, especially with the fine tuning knobs. I absolutely love the one trigger operation. The more I use the saw, the more I like it. Dislikes: The blade; Hitachi, shame on you! Splinter guard; With it set 2 inches back, I’m not sure what good it does but throw dust in your face. I removed it. Reaction to other reviewer comments; Packaging was good, although I made sure the box was not damaged and unopened before I purchased it. I wouldn’t say the saw is bulky. It’s big, it’s portable, but I wouldn’t want to take it to a job site. This saw has a tad more play at full draw than my 10″ but no more than any other 12″ saw I tested. I think you’ll be very happy with this saw as long as you make sure it’s brand new in an unopened, undamaged box.

• 6 Peel

  Arrived with some deep scratches on the base near the miter adjustments. Amazon shipped me a replacement overnight.

  The saw seems great. Stock blade is almost good enough for finish work.

  The dual bevel adjustment seems a little haphazard. The dust bag is junk but does a decent job collecting roughly 2/3 the dust.

  Everything else seems fine to me. Nice miter controls. I agree that a “D” handle would have been much more comfortable.

  I bought it at $439, but got a refund for the difference when it dropped to $349. I would not again pay $439 for it, and definitely would not pay $500+ for it.

  I do think it’s a great saw, though. Amazon service has been outstanding for me.

• 7 Jin

  and for what it costs, I should love it, but I don’t. It came with a bowed left fence. After two weeks, I still haven’t rec’d the replacement, so I can only make cuts from the right side. The right fence is about an inch tall, i.e. TINY. It slides smooth, and cuts wide stock. The blade it came with is good. The table is also pretty small. The saw I’m replacing is a five-year old 12″ Dewalt (dual bevel but no slider), which I still prefer, sad to say(bigger table and fences). A couple of colleagues have the 12″ Bosch slider, and love it, which at this point I wish I’d bought. Anybody want my Hitachi 10″ slider?

• 8 Harrington

  great saw love everything about it
  wish the 12 slider was just like it

• 9 Elkins

  After giving up an accurate 1980’s vintage “Skilsaw” 10″ Miter Saw for increased capacity only to experience many years of frustration from time and material wasted working,tuning and retuning a 12″ Dewalt Dual Bevel Compound Saw and a Delta 10″ Radial Arm Saw(returned to merchant),I decided to try the Hitachi C10FSB 10-Inch Dual Bevel Sliding Compound Saw.
  I settled on the Hitachi C10FSB because of the reviews I have read and my personal experience with Hitachi Customer Service Call Center for a Hitachi Compressor I have owned for nine years.
  I am 100% satisfied. Specificly the out of the box quality, uncomplicated manual and most of all the accuracy. The sliding tubes are smooth and have NO sloppy play. The adjustments are accessable and ledgable from the front of the saw which makes it practical for mounting to a permanent location. The dust bag and additional special attention designed into the saw guard surprisingly captures most of the dust generated. However I was able to insert 1 1/2″ PVC pipe in place of the supplied bag and a couple of 15 degree elbows and connect the Vacuume hose to it. No need to build a custom dust boot or a new configuration to the dust collector. Blade access is designed well without the need of a third hand to hold the guard out of the way while you are changing the blade. One wrench included fits most of the adjustment hardware including the blade. Minor detail but should mention the safety switch position takes some getting used to but it does keep you aware that you are about to start the saw.
  Last comment, it is not a heavy brute to pickup and carry. Well balanced and configured. I plan on bragging about and keeping this saw for a LONG time.

• 10 Everitt

  As a full time carpenter, I’ve used this saw day in and day out for 2 years. My second Hitachi saw. Originally I had the old 8″ compound miter saw and used it daily until I finally wore it out after 10+ years. Bought this one as a replacement. Light, accurate, great laser, but this thing just screams. You’ll really need hearing protection when using it all day.
  It’s not an issue with the blade. I use several different blades, it’s the electric brake. The soft start is nice and smooth, and not too bad noise wise, but let the trigger go and it really shrieks.
  Other than that I would certainaly recommend it if you need a good dependable tool.
  Just expect to say “What???” a lot at the end of the day.
  Might seem to be a silly complaint, but I’ve had a significant hearing loss after working around power tools for the last 30+ years, so noise levels have become a criteria as important as accuracy and dependability in my book.

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