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Milwaukee 6460 15 Amp 10-1/4-Inch Circular Saw | List Price: $592.00
Discount Price: $330.73
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Brand: Milwaukee
Binding: Tools & Hardware
Features: - 15 amp heavy duty motor
- High capacity - cuts four-by-fours
- Quick height and angle adjustments
- Serviceable external brushes for fast and easy replacement
- Limited warranty, 30-day no-risk trial
Taiwan Junk! [Posted on 2005-11-08]
No offense to Taiwainese folks, I'm just big on domestic tools. Hey Amazon! Your Technical Data link says USA for Coutry of Manufacture. (I've noted in several instances of tools I know to be imported that the listing says they were made here.) The box, maybe but the saw was made in Taiwan. Maybe that was just the couple of these I've seen and used and the rest are made here (doubt it). Gave it two stars because even though it's junk, it's a Milwaukee and it's powerful. Not accurate like everyone else has said. Buy a Big Foot!
Serviceable and workable -- Requires fettling [Posted on 2006-06-28]
Complaints are overblown. I've used this for framing, fencing and decking without significant problems -- just a bit of fettling prior to each use.
Depth adjustment is by a WEIRD post-mount system -- never saw such a BIZARRE thing before. It's imperfect, but I can't suggest a better way to rigidly fix the position of blade-to-saw and get every bit of blade exposed for the deepest cuts.
Gauge of the base plate is a trade-off on weight (& balance) vs. durability. If I felt I couldn't rely on it, I'd have a steel plate base fabricated and fitted, but so far it works great.
Careful setup and periodic realignment are VITAL for accuracy on this beast (esp. as to pitch of cut -- that post-mount can shift), but take no real time once you learn the saw. [Hint: Take five minutes and fabricate a calibration slot block to keep the blade perpendicular to the base while tightening that crazy post-mount. Make extra calibration blocks for all angles you routinely use. Add a wide stand slot beside the blade calibration slot to provide a base to set the saw on between cuts, rather than dropping it on the ground to warp the plate, gall the plate and knock the saw out of alignment. Stop being a lazy, whinny dummy.]
I also use the Makita 5402NA 16-15/16" saw and the Skil HD5860 wormdrive 8-1/5" (as well as other great Bosch, Makita and Porter-Cable saws). Each one, like this, is a 5-star NICHE tool but only a 4-star GENERAL tool. Savvy?
Waste of time [Posted on 2006-09-24]
I am a general contractor with several framers. I bought this saw because of the 15 amp motor which is more than the big foot. The base plate on this saw is useless. It is mounted to the saw at the front with no mounting at the rear like most saws. It is so unstable it will never stay true. You can move the rear of the base plate with your hand up and down 1/2" with ease. My framers would destroy this saw in days. I made one cut and put it back in the box for return.
I give this saw a 1 star, but I give the storage box 5 stars, very nice and sturdy. Some of the box design should have gone into the saw. Can I keep the box?
construction [Posted on 2007-05-12]
Bought the saw to be able to cut through 3.75 inch panels. Saw works great.
Don't Bother For Ripping [Posted on 2007-08-20]
Don't bother with this saw for long rips especially if they can be done with a smaller saw.I owned one of these years ago and hated it. The next 10 1/4" saw I had was (I think) a Skil and I was very happy with it, cutting a lot of 2 1/2" rips in tropical hardwoods, but its not made anymore.I was thinking of biting the bullet and buying one of the 220 volt German versions when a job came up where I had to have a 10" saw immediately so my choice was Milwaukee again or Makita. The Makita is only 12 amps so I foolishly bought two Milwaukees. What I had to do was make 4 60' long 45degree rips in Douglas Fir.These did have to be done from both sides because it was about a 4 1/2" cut. One didn't last the job and the other I gave up on on the next job trying to cut 4 30' 45degree rips, again in Douglas Fir. I finished the second job with a 7 1/4" Skil cutting in one pass.
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