This is my third miter saw and I ‘ m pleased to report that the manufactures are finally getting it right. This saw has a lot going for it like a 5 1 / 4 ” tall fence so cutting wide crown moulding in position is no problem. It has a 13 1 / 4 ” cutting capacity for 3 / 4 ” material. It is solid and well balanced, which is a prerequisite for any kind of accurate work. I like the work lights. ( there are two of them, one on each side of the blade ) While they aren ‘ t much help in daylight they sure come in handy as the sun sinks slowly in the west. I was also pleasantly surprised at how useful the digital readout was. I have found numerous times when I needed to tweak my cut by just a degree or two and the readout allowed me to do just that with consistency. The readout is also lit from behind by a soft green glow so it ‘ s easy to see in dim light. In fact I found myself wishing this saw had a digital readout for the bevel angles too! Speaking of bevels, the single wide lever in back for adjusting bevel angles is a thing of beauty and works like a charm. My saw is now permanently positioned on a dedicated ” miter saw ” table where I use it for woodworking in my shop, as opposed to rough carpentry work. I ‘ m so glad Milwaukee didn ‘ t put one of those stupid laser gimicks on this unit, they aren ‘ t accurate and nobody uses them after the first week. This saw has many fine points and only a couple things that I could find fault in. First is that I was expecting the dust collection to be better than what it is. Milwaukee says it collects around 75 % but in reality it is closer to 50 %. Still it ‘ s better than all the other saws out there. Second is that there ‘ s no supplied miter clamp or hold down. I don ‘ t always use one but when I do it ‘ s nice to have. It should have been included. And third isn ‘ t really a concern with this particular saw but with all 12 ” sliding miter saws. You need to use a very smooth / straight arm motion in order not to flex the guiding rods or blade when making sliding cuts in order not to have a rough edge. It seems to be more pronounced with the larger 12 ” blade. This is no concern when using smaller 10 ” blades or when making a chopping cut with this saw. All in all this is one fine machine and other than my minor gripes with dust pick up and the non existing hold down, I ‘ d have to say that it is worthy of a home in your shop. Milwaukee 6955 – 20 12 – Inch
Reviews of Milwaukee 6955-20 12-Inch Sliding Dual Bevel Miter Saw with Digital Miter Angle Fine Adjust

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