Makita LS1040 10-Inch, Lightweight and well built
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Lightweight and well built
I own a hardwood flooring business and we have 4 of these saws in use and 3 Dewalt 10″ and 1 Hitachi. I had the Milwaukee Magnum 10″ but sold it because it was too heavy and hard to use. These Makita 10″ saws have a great feel to them and are prefered by our crews. We have never had a repair problem with them except for truing the fence which gets knocked out of square after extended use as is typical with all miter saws I’ve used. Overall the best 10″ saw out there.
Note the DEWALT DW703 10″ Miter saw is my second choice and is a good saw, however I did have a defective motor on a 1 week old saw.
Update (2/7/2012): I also found some auctions for this item here.
The featured review for this product, Makita LS1040 10-Inch Compound Miter saw Tools & Hardware, was written by Quebe Flooring Inc.
The average rating for this item is out of 5 stars, according to 3 reviews.
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Posted on: July 14, 2010
Filed under: Reviews
Reviews (3)
C. Bryce Agnew
June 8th, 2010 at 9:40 pm
Great Saw
For the money this is a great Miter Saw. It is very powerful. It may not have an infinate range of angle settings, but it has the most common settings.
D. Scott
June 23rd, 2010 at 6:42 pm
Makita’s Quality is Unmatched
The tolerances of the Makita LS1040 are so tight that wafer thin pieces of wood can be shaved off and you can see through them. I am not lying. I shaved off pieces of 2x material and could see light through them. Also miter cuts in moldings are crisp and clean. I especially like tools with blade brakes because they are safer and blade changing is faster. Because of its light weight I have no problem transporting this saw from job to job. Sure a heavier slide saw will cut 2×10 and larger stock but honestly how often do I cut that on the job site with a miter saw… never.
Quebe Flooring Inc
July 11th, 2010 at 7:19 pm
Lightweight and well built
Rated 5 stars.
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