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If you've ever sawed molding or flooring by hand, you know how hard it can be to eyeball angles and keep a firm grip on the job. Portable miter and table saws are trimming away more of that guesswork and elbow grease as they move from contractors to homeowners.
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We focused our tests on compound miter saws and table saws with 10-inch blades, a common size large enough for most projects. Compound miter saws let you adjust the blade's crosscut angle as well as its downward angle, or bevel, before you lower it to the wood. Sliding versions can handle wider lumber by letting you also push the blade inward. More models now project a ...