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Milwaukee 6494-6 Magnum 10-Inch 15 Amp Compound Miter Saw | List Price: $444.00
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Brand: Milwaukee
Binding: Tools & Hardware
Features: - Ideal for precision cutting
- Powerful 15 Amp motor for fast easy cutting
- Wide miter angles from 51-degrees left to 59-degrees right
- Positive stops at 0, 15, 22.5, 30 and 45-degrees left and right
- Bevels angles from 50-degrees left and 3-degrees right with non-slip locking system
Tough friends last longer. [Posted on 2005-06-02]
The Milwaukee Magnum is a serious, heavy-duty tool, that does what it should--makes very accurate cuts, one after the other, all day. I'm very demanding of my tools and I looked at a LOT of miter saws and the Magnum was the only saw that consistantly was top of the class for accurate cuts and durability.
And it delivers. I've used the Mag now for 6 months and this baby is going to be with me for a long, long time. Plenty of power and the cuts are dead on, every time. No deflection, no curved cuts. The flip fence feature is brilliant and I say this because I have a friend who almost lost a finger with another brand of saw that didn't have this feature.
The price, size, and weight probably mean this is not a saw for the occasional-project homeowner. The whole design of this saw is geared toward the professional. If you're just building one deck, this is more tool than you need.
I was also disappointed that the saw is made in Taiwan. It doesn't mean it's not a good tool, though. I also agree with a previous reviewer who mentioned the front adjustment knob sticks out too far and could be bent when moving the saw around.
It's getting harder to find serious tools these days. It's nice to find something that works AND is built to last.
good for carpentry, bad for woodworking [Posted on 2006-04-02]
I bought this saw as a job site saw, its good for cutting baseboard, 2x4, and casing. It has the best range of degrees of any saw. 59 to the right with 51 to the left. And you can push the bevel cut three degrees to right. All that helps in the field. BUT the bevel doesn't have a positive stop at 0 an 45. What it does have is strong spring that holds and stops it at these places. so if you lean a little on the motor as your tightening the lever, you could easly be off a degree or two from 0 or 45. Not good. The micro adjustment on the miter cuts isn't anything to write home about also. Milwakee makes a big deal of this in their ads, but other saw micro adjust just as well.
The saws motor is load, but doesn't have the high pitch whine the some makita's, hitachi saws have, that's good. It also came with a 60 tooth blade, better than advertised.
I gave it three stars because it only has the wide range on the miter cuts going for it. Other than that its just a chop saw with a good 5 year warrenty. My ideal cabinet shop saw is the 8 1/4 slide hitachi saw.
Great saw [Posted on 2007-01-11]
Purchased at great price. Cuts beautiful miters. Much better than the Craftsman I replaced. I would recomend this saw to anyone in need of a miter saw for home shop. I use it to trim picture frames. Does a professional Job.
Milwaukee miter saw [Posted on 2007-08-04]
My husband was thrilled with this saw. It's high quality item and works like a charm. There was a problem getting the shield off so as to install the blade, but a quick call to the Milwaukee customer service departnent quickly solved the problem. The saw makes a super smooth cut and the dust bag collects the dust and keeps everything clean. My husband had his chores done in no time.
Fabulous saw compared to others in it's catagory. [Posted on 2007-09-01]
I have been using power miter saws since Rockwell introduced the first one. I have used saws owned by others, and owned very many in the last 35 years. The Milwaukee 6494 has outlasted and outperformed all of those I have used. It cuts 51 degrees left and 59 degrees right! The only other saw that is close to that is a Hitachi, which lacks extensions, and has a laser that shows BEHIND what you are cutting - a lightweight saw but terribly pathetic for a Hitachi tool. All the others wear out fast, are too inacurate or too heavy. The Milwaukee 6494 Magnum is very durable like all the Milwaukee tools. A very good investment and a pleasure to use.
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