Not if you're used to it, but yes, you have to control it. Decades of use with a RAS makes it second nature to me, so I don't even have to think about it.
I opened the handle. The switch assembly has three wires. This is the assembly
The hot attaches to the top, opposite the switch, of the electronic controller (beige rectangle) and the other two wires connect to the other side. I'm thinking that electronic controller is the culprit. Unfortunately, the switch assembly is obsolete.
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Research says - it's not worth the gamble. Thanks for the heads up, Jim.
Now, what saw will make me happy? I have (2) 10" Chopmaster blades and I rarely have found the need for a 12" so I'm going to stick with a 10". From everything I've read so far, the Makita LS1019L seems to have the best ratings. There is no 10" Dewalt SCMS. The Bosch CM10DG gets high ratings but I've read dust collection is horrible. If it's anything like the Bosch I have, I believe it.
The loss of the brake worries me. I'm programmed to take the piece out right after cutting. One forgetful moment is all it takes.
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hartville tool has the kapex with the new motor for 1106.00 ...for how long I do not know..
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Julie,
FWIW - I have had the DEWalt 12" SCMS for about 6-7 years (I also have 3 other 10" chop saws dedicated to various specific tasks). I spent a great deal of time setting up the Dewalt to pretty exacting personal specs and could not be more pleased with it. I have been using it for last month trimming out a house I designed and it is still dead nuts on. The additional cutting depth and width have come in quite handy, much more that I had anticipated.
I believe I have heard that the Bosch has less initial play (a good thing) and requires less space behind the unit.
It's the switch.
Might be worth flushing out the switch guts with contact cleaner. I fixed a non-functioning, obsolete switch on a 1/2" right-angle drill like that, and it's worked for a couple of years since then with not a single stutter.
Julie, I'm always good for a Makita LS plug when the opportunity comes up so...
I currently have two, a 1013 and a 1018. The 1013 is nearing 20 years old, the 1018 is a couple. The 1013 (discontinued) is a better saw. It has more power and stays adjusted better if it gets dropped or slapped by a board or something. The 1018 is no slouch though, both work well. I pick Makita over the others for several reasons you mentioned. 10" blades are easily sourced, cheaper and I have no reason to need a 12" slider. Portability is relatively (for a SCMS) nice on both, meaning you can set the miter all the way to a lock, lock the slide, and carry one through a door without beating up the jambs. I haven't owned the 1019, but I have used one a little. They have the same Makita accuracy that I really like, I just dislike the current fad of moving sliding mechanisms higher. In my opinion it serves no practical benefit, but raises the center of gravity, and you lose some stability. Bosch, Dewalt and that one Makita are all guilty of it. One more thing, the Makita guard is far better than the others I've used, especially on the 1013. In my opinion, Dewalt guards are pretty bad.
Oh, more to the point of the thread, I had was doing the same thing, it was a Dewalt, a switch fixed it.