*I was able to use the stop to cut my pieces all the same **MyBest.Tools** Only let the blade come to a complete stop before lifting it back up otherwise it might 'catch' the work and inadvertently move the stop. Used a second clamp for holding.*
I really like your style of objective nature, you didn’t take a side on any feature or function of the saw, I mean you didn’t sugar coat anything, you expressed your opinion and were very clear on the things you’d change for your workflow. I just wanted to say thanks for an honest and thorough review…best of luck to you and yours 🤙🏻✌🏻
You will find it easier when using the depth stop to cut dados if you put a sacrificial board against the fence to bring the piece you're cutting forward. That way you cut the required depth all the way across.
Great review! About the handle, I believe it is meant to be ambidextrous. I have the 10" version with a horizontal handle and it is difficult to manipulate left-handed.
Interesting take on that! My dad has a ridged with the horizontal and he is left-handed as well, and it felt weird to him as well. After doing 3 2000sqft homes worth of casing and baseboards I have really become comfortable with grip.
I like your video on this product. I bought one today at Lowe's in Alabama. I went to buy a Delta table saw and seen the Metabo on clearance for $165.00. 1st time in my life I found a great deal on something like this. I usually need something and buy it for full price and then it goes on sale. I have not used it yet and was very skeptical of the saw and your review helped me out. Thanks
Awesome I am so glad that I can help! I think you will be really happy with this saw. I seem to pull it out for the smallest of things now rather than using some other saw. You are the 2nd person that said it was on clearance, I thought I was cutting a fat hog for what I paid for mine. I hope you enjoy it, come back and let us know what you think later!
I just bought this saw. I’m excited to use it and I’ve used miter saws a lot in the past but never had one like this. I M a little intimidated after reading the book and all the minor tweaks it says to do before you use it. I’m a 67 year old grandma and this saw had all the features I was looking for. And for me the handle being the position it is is much easier on my arthritic wrist to use.
This is a great saw. I have had mine now for over 5 months. Right out of the box, I did not have to make any type of adjustments.. It was dead on. I was certainly shocked. (but, in all fairness, my first miter saw was a Craftsman which I needed to adjust all the time..)
Funny....this will be my third year with mine. Just doing my first adjustment for my fences and Lazer. I was worried about keeping my muscle memory from the old c-10's. This saw is a beast. The guard gets caught on larger boards when cutting a miter.... It's great for production cutting because it's a bit overkill for simple base and case. It chews through 100 year old heartwood oak like a chainsaw. You can cut 8 inch mantles NO problem. It will cut a 12 inch board. It's fkn heavy man.... It's not a service saw... Set it up and leave it on a trim job if you can. I bought another cart to roll it around in the shop. The plate is so tall compared to a ten inch. It really needs a custom table for it. I run the Dewalt legs because the Metabo was out of stock during covid. I love this saw.... I hate carrying it. It needs good blades to really shine.
Love it! I have been chewing up the trim boards and have not had to make any adjustments yet. I am about to buy a Diablo blade for mine. Thanks for the comment!
What I have learned is that for me how adjustable the saw is, ends up being much more important than the features that manufacturers like to focus on. I don't care if it has a light or a laser or some other gimmicky feature , what I care about are adjustable detents and stops, so that the saw can be more easily set to cut nice and straight and square after it gets moved around. For framing and construction work it doesn't matter nearly as much, but for woodworking you need that adjustability and precision.
After using this more and more, I know what I am using, and what I don't care about at this point with it, so I am in agreement with you on a lot of what you said. I think I need to do a review 2.0 and really focus in on some of those areas that I think are more important than the others. Thank you for the comment!
The Metabo HPT/Hitachi mitre saws have been great saws for me I now have 3 of the 10" cordless 36V mitre saw Runs all day on battery but I do use it with the AC adapter when I am near power to save battery life
I just bought one for $349 And I was happy until I heard your "$299". Ok., I'm still happy. I need a zero-clearance 12" Miter saw and $349 is still a great late 2022 price. I am building mine into a permanent miter bench and carry my DeWalt 10" with me for remote operation with a generator. 80% of my work is done in the shop so a 12" zero-clearance saw is paramount. The remaining 20% of my work is done remotely, on a 10kw generator. Welders, saws (My 10" DeWalt), lighting, etc... is all done remotely, so I never need to carry this saw anywhere. It will be permanently bolted to the miter station's desktop. All that said, I'm a computer hacker. I don't even do woodworking for a living. It's more a hobby for me. Though I did grow up on a farm and always build my houses by hand, from scratch. I'm an engineer at heart.
I've had two, and five DeWalt 760-780s. DeWalt is better in bevel and I like the DeWalt trigger and 780 shadow light working indoors. This saw has better cut clearance and depth stop, and soft start. DeWalt seems to be a step up in casting quality, but the price difference makes me happy with the metabo. One more thing- crown stops are stupid expensive ($60) for this saw, and only $15 for DeWalt.
I am completely spoiled with it! I spent 8 years with a box and saw a miter kit cutting all my molding and building window screens for people, this is going to save me so much more time.
Thanks for the information! I suppose I am just too used to a Rigid miter saw that has a horizontal handle. I am getting used to this one the more I use it.
Yes, Sir I am! In Sept/Oct I finished 3-2000 sgft houses of trim and baseboard it was a knock-out worker. I still have not knocked out of the square with all the wood I have done.
Long story short, I found this one at Lowe's by chance,,,VERY happy to far,,,I like it better than the Dewalt. Very tight and precision with a laser for half the cost
I agree 100% to that, the more I use it the more I wonder what in the world was I waiting for before buying it other than being cheap. I am considering buying the cordless one now.
@@rustythomaston9392 Awesome I think you really like this saw. I'm actually trying to decide what I am buying myself for Christmas as well. When you start using it please comeback and leave something in the message board here to let us know what you think. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
@@thinkitthendoit3224 I did! And I got a couple blades. I just saw your comment about the stand. They have a $110 stand I'll pick up for it tomorrow 😁 Thanks for the video and your advice .
@@jimewelsh Great! I'm glad I was able to help! That factory blade is pretty darn good I have used it on aluminum as well as wood. Have fun with it and thanks for watching and Subscribing.
@@jimewelsh Hi James. Have you put this saw to the test yet? If so, what are your thoughts? I have the Dewalt that's around 2 years old and I'm already looking to replace it because of those rails in the back. I'm more of a hobby woodworker, not doing any heavy construction or anything like that. But obviously, I still need something that cuts extremely accurate without out any problems. I'm happy with the Dewalt but I can't stand those rails anymore, so I wouldn't mind replacing it. Thanks!!
Hey, thank you everyone to stop and watch this tool review and coming to my channel. It means a lot that you are taking the time out to watch. If you have questions please leave a comment... and don't forget to give me a BIG thumbs up like for the video!
@@thinkitthendoit3224 I would really appreciate that. I would even trade you an unopened 36 volt Metabo hammer drill or a 18v Metabo hammer drill with a 36/18 battery and a 3.0ah battery and charger... The batteries alone are worth 120$. All unopened.
@@thinkitthendoit3224 I can send you the new drill kit first. Upon checking it over, then I trust you could send the side holders. If your interested, either leave me your email, or request mine. We can chat over the details.
I need help. I just started setting up my saw for the first time. My blade comes down but it strikes the insert and doesn't fit in the hole. I can see that the blade is canted rather than straight down. Now, after playing with it for a while with the locking pin out of it's hole the blade won't even come down. Thanks
@@thinkitthendoit3224 I've got the problem solved on the blade descending. To line the blade up I found I will have to loosen the set screws on the rails and line up blade and retighten.
@@jimbuford4147 one thing I wish YT would do is allow pictures so if someone had an issue you could see what's going on. Sorry it's really difficult to help without seeing it. But I am glad you got working and thank you for posting on here!
It is yes... Still LOVE IT. Not yet, stay tuned I am finishing a new review on this and will be posting and I am going to give you more thoughts on this.
You will love it! This has been the best buy so far for my tool set. I would also order a Miter saw protractor from amazon to do with it. www.amazon.com/dp/B003CJSQ4S/ref=redir_mobile_desktop?_encoding=UTF8&aaxitk=d9fc7d048b8bcebc57ddceb51b3b60a7&hsa_cr_id=5445473340801&pd_rd_plhdr=t&pd_rd_r=03ef3493-9745-4503-8f94-aaf88beb55a6&pd_rd_w=bI4Fi&pd_rd_wg=7ueQV&ref_=sbx_be_s_sparkle_mcd_asin_0_img
Awesome! I love it when you can get it cheaper. They had another one last week and I missed it by a few hours.. I was going to buy it and do a give away I was bummed!
Those handles fail. I took 3 of those miter saws back. Everyone failed over that trigger handle. I have a 779 dewalt that I picked up. That handle is just not good on that saw. If they changed that I would buy another one. The Hercules I bought to just see how it works. Is a clone of the 779 dewalt. Both r accurate out of the box. I take my Hercules to do finish work on my Jobsites now. Best saw I've owned. My 779 stays at my shop at my house. Go look up the Hercules face off with the Dewalt. Posted on Tool of den page
*I was able to use the stop to cut my pieces all the same **MyBest.Tools** Only let the blade come to a complete stop before lifting it back up otherwise it might 'catch' the work and inadvertently move the stop. Used a second clamp for holding.*
I really like your style of objective nature, you didn’t take a side on any feature or function of the saw, I mean you didn’t sugar coat anything, you expressed your opinion and were very clear on the things you’d change for your workflow. I just wanted to say thanks for an honest and thorough review…best of luck to you and yours 🤙🏻✌🏻
Thank you!
You will find it easier when using the depth stop to cut dados if you put a sacrificial board against the fence to bring the piece you're cutting forward. That way you cut the required depth all the way across.
Foresure! The more I have been able to play with this the more it has come in so handy. I am really glad I picked it up when I did.
Great review! About the handle, I believe it is meant to be ambidextrous. I have the 10" version with a horizontal handle and it is difficult to manipulate left-handed.
Interesting take on that! My dad has a ridged with the horizontal and he is left-handed as well, and it felt weird to him as well. After doing 3 2000sqft homes worth of casing and baseboards I have really become comfortable with grip.
I like your video on this product. I bought one today at Lowe's in Alabama. I went to buy a Delta table saw and seen the Metabo on clearance for $165.00. 1st time in my life I found a great deal on something like this. I usually need something and buy it for full price and then it goes on sale. I have not used it yet and was very skeptical of the saw and your review helped me out. Thanks
Awesome I am so glad that I can help! I think you will be really happy with this saw. I seem to pull it out for the smallest of things now rather than using some other saw. You are the 2nd person that said it was on clearance, I thought I was cutting a fat hog for what I paid for mine. I hope you enjoy it, come back and let us know what you think later!
I just bought this saw. I’m excited to use it and I’ve used miter saws a lot in the past but never had one like this. I M a little intimidated after reading the book and all the minor tweaks it says to do before you use it. I’m a 67 year old grandma and this saw had all the features I was looking for. And for me the handle being the position it is is much easier on my arthritic wrist to use.
Do not feel overwhelmed you got this.. You will be really happy with this miter saw.
This is a great saw. I have had mine now for over 5 months. Right out of the box, I did not have to make any type of adjustments.. It was dead on. I was certainly shocked. (but, in all fairness, my first miter saw was a Craftsman which I needed to adjust all the time..)
Oh yes, my friend had bought a craftsman he about through it out of his truck going down the freeway...lol.
@@thinkitthendoit3224 lol
Funny....this will be my third year with mine.
Just doing my first adjustment for my fences and Lazer.
I was worried about keeping my muscle memory from the old c-10's.
This saw is a beast.
The guard gets caught on larger boards when cutting a miter....
It's great for production cutting because it's a bit overkill for simple base and case.
It chews through 100 year old heartwood oak like a chainsaw.
You can cut 8 inch mantles NO problem.
It will cut a 12 inch board.
It's fkn heavy man....
It's not a service saw...
Set it up and leave it on a trim job if you can.
I bought another cart to roll it around in the shop.
The plate is so tall compared to a ten inch.
It really needs a custom table for it.
I run the Dewalt legs because the Metabo was out of stock during covid.
I love this saw....
I hate carrying it.
It needs good blades to really shine.
Love it! I have been chewing up the trim boards and have not had to make any adjustments yet. I am about to buy a Diablo blade for mine.
Thanks for the comment!
What I have learned is that for me how adjustable the saw is, ends up being much more important than the features that manufacturers like to focus on.
I don't care if it has a light or a laser or some other gimmicky feature , what I care about are adjustable detents and stops, so that the saw can be more easily set to cut nice and straight and square after it gets moved around. For framing and construction work it doesn't matter nearly as much, but for woodworking you need that adjustability and precision.
After using this more and more, I know what I am using, and what I don't care about at this point with it, so I am in agreement with you on a lot of what you said. I think I need to do a review 2.0 and really focus in on some of those areas that I think are more important than the others. Thank you for the comment!
The Metabo HPT/Hitachi mitre saws have been great saws for me
I now have 3 of the 10" cordless 36V mitre saw
Runs all day on battery but I do use it with the AC adapter when I am near power to save battery life
Have had the corded 12" for many yes -its been a beast
Oh man, I am seriously jealous! Lowe's finally got the 36v about 4 months ago. How well does the adapter work for you?
I just bought one for $349 And I was happy until I heard your "$299".
Ok., I'm still happy. I need a zero-clearance 12" Miter saw and $349 is still a great late 2022 price. I am building mine into a permanent miter bench and carry my DeWalt 10" with me for remote operation with a generator. 80% of my work is done in the shop so a 12" zero-clearance saw is paramount.
The remaining 20% of my work is done remotely, on a 10kw generator. Welders, saws (My 10" DeWalt), lighting, etc... is all done remotely, so I never need to carry this saw anywhere. It will be permanently bolted to the miter station's desktop.
All that said, I'm a computer hacker. I don't even do woodworking for a living. It's more a hobby for me. Though I did grow up on a farm and always build my houses by hand, from scratch. I'm an engineer at heart.
Right! I knew I couldn't pass it up for $299. But someone just commented that they had it at their Costco for $189 or something like that.
I've had two, and five DeWalt 760-780s. DeWalt is better in bevel and I like the DeWalt trigger and 780 shadow light working indoors. This saw has better cut clearance and depth stop, and soft start. DeWalt seems to be a step up in casting quality, but the price difference makes me happy with the metabo. One more thing- crown stops are stupid expensive ($60) for this saw, and only $15 for DeWalt.
That’s a nice saw, kinda jealous! I bet you get some work done faster with it :) keep the videos coming
I am completely spoiled with it! I spent 8 years with a box and saw a miter kit cutting all my molding and building window screens for people, this is going to save me so much more time.
Spring can’t come fast enough here in Wisconsin
I hear you loud and clear on that! I am so ready for Spring here in Idaho.
Actually those type of handle keep the machine straight and more accurate cuts
Thanks for the information! I suppose I am just too used to a Rigid miter saw that has a horizontal handle. I am getting used to this one the more I use it.
You still using this saw? I just ordered one tonight and was curious how it’s doing now.
Yes, Sir I am! In Sept/Oct I finished 3-2000 sgft houses of trim and baseboard it was a knock-out worker. I still have not knocked out of the square with all the wood I have done.
Long story short, I found this one at Lowe's by chance,,,VERY happy to far,,,I like it better than the Dewalt. Very tight and precision with a laser for half the cost
I agree 100% to that, the more I use it the more I wonder what in the world was I waiting for before buying it other than being cheap. I am considering buying the cordless one now.
Great name for the channel
Thank you! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Being left-handed, I'm hoping that the vertical handle is better for me. Having the handle horizontal (and on the right side) is an issue for me.
My dad is left-handed and he likes it more than, his Ridged horizontal handle.
@@thinkitthendoit3224 this is going to be my Christmas present. I’m excited about adding this to my small but growing arsenal!
@@rustythomaston9392 Awesome I think you really like this saw. I'm actually trying to decide what I am buying myself for Christmas as well. When you start using it please comeback and leave something in the message board here to let us know what you think. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
@@thinkitthendoit3224 I will! (Lowe’s has the best price I can find right now.)
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you!! 🎄🎁🎉
I'm literally in the store right now trying to decide if this is the one I want to get lol
Nice.. if you don't have a bench to put in on full-time make sure you buy the fold-up bench this thing is heavy!
Did you get it?
@@thinkitthendoit3224 I did! And I got a couple blades.
I just saw your comment about the stand.
They have a $110 stand I'll pick up for it tomorrow 😁
Thanks for the video and your advice .
@@jimewelsh Great! I'm glad I was able to help! That factory blade is pretty darn good I have used it on aluminum as well as wood. Have fun with it and thanks for watching and Subscribing.
@@jimewelsh Hi James. Have you put this saw to the test yet?
If so, what are your thoughts?
I have the Dewalt that's around 2 years old and I'm already looking to replace it because of those rails in the back.
I'm more of a hobby woodworker, not doing any heavy construction or anything like that. But obviously, I still need something that cuts extremely accurate without out any problems.
I'm happy with the Dewalt but I can't stand those rails anymore, so I wouldn't mind replacing it.
Thanks!!
Hey, thank you everyone to stop and watch this tool review and coming to my channel. It means a lot that you are taking the time out to watch. If you have questions please leave a comment... and don't forget to give me a BIG thumbs up like for the video!
I bought this saw as well but it didn’t come with the side wing tables. You said you don’t use them much. Can I purchase them from you? PayPal...
@@paedahe4975 Let me think about that. I don't normally part ways with the pieces to tools parts.
@@thinkitthendoit3224 I would really appreciate that. I would even trade you an unopened 36 volt Metabo hammer drill or a 18v Metabo hammer drill with a 36/18 battery and a 3.0ah battery and charger... The batteries alone are worth 120$. All unopened.
@@thinkitthendoit3224 I can send you the new drill kit first. Upon checking it over, then I trust you could send the side holders. If your interested, either leave me your email, or request mine. We can chat over the details.
@@thinkitthendoit3224 🤔💭? TY...
I need help. I just started setting up my saw for the first time. My blade comes down but it strikes the insert and doesn't fit in the hole. I can see that the blade is canted rather than straight down. Now, after playing with it for a while with the locking pin out of it's hole the blade won't even come down. Thanks
Well from what I am getting the blade isn't going down? Have you adjusted the cutting depth screw on the left side?
@@thinkitthendoit3224 I've got the problem solved on the blade descending. To line the blade up I found I will have to loosen the set screws on the rails and line up blade and retighten.
@@jimbuford4147 one thing I wish YT would do is allow pictures so if someone had an issue you could see what's going on. Sorry it's really difficult to help without seeing it. But I am glad you got working and thank you for posting on here!
Is this the C12RSH2S model? Still like it? Any regrets? thanks.
It is yes... Still LOVE IT. Not yet, stay tuned I am finishing a new review on this and will be posting and I am going to give you more thoughts on this.
$179 at Costco this week
I might have to check it out... It could be a good xmas gift for someone on my family.
Just ordered one for 360
You will love it! This has been the best buy so far for my tool set. I would also order a Miter saw protractor from amazon to do with it. www.amazon.com/dp/B003CJSQ4S/ref=redir_mobile_desktop?_encoding=UTF8&aaxitk=d9fc7d048b8bcebc57ddceb51b3b60a7&hsa_cr_id=5445473340801&pd_rd_plhdr=t&pd_rd_r=03ef3493-9745-4503-8f94-aaf88beb55a6&pd_rd_w=bI4Fi&pd_rd_wg=7ueQV&ref_=sbx_be_s_sparkle_mcd_asin_0_img
I bought mine for 150 bucks after tax 😁
Awesome! I love it when you can get it cheaper. They had another one last week and I missed it by a few hours.. I was going to buy it and do a give away I was bummed!
To bad you bought it so soon. They were on sale for 164 this week.
I wish I could have, but I was in the middle of doing finish work and just couldn't cut another piece of trim by hand.
Those handles fail. I took 3 of those miter saws back. Everyone failed over that trigger handle. I have a 779 dewalt that I picked up. That handle is just not good on that saw. If they changed that I would buy another one. The Hercules I bought to just see how it works. Is a clone of the 779 dewalt. Both r accurate out of the box. I take my Hercules to do finish work on my Jobsites now. Best saw I've owned. My 779 stays at my shop at my house. Go look up the Hercules face off with the Dewalt. Posted on Tool of den page
I was originally going to buy the Hercules but I had a bad experience at Harbor freight when I tried to buy it I went to Lowe's.
Your going to get hurt doing shit like that...
Are you talking about when I used it to miter out a board?
Our shops gone through 5 in just over a year.
These things are genuine garbage
Thank you for your comment tell us more about what went wrong with them? I have had the opposite comments from contractors.
These are total junk !
Don't hold back explain why you think it they suck?
These are the best saws on the market.
@@thinkitthendoit3224 Yes, I'd like him to elaborate more about it also. 🤔
Maybe it didn't hold up too well after he dropped it. 🤷♂️🤦♂️😁