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Congratulations on that beauty Todd, you are going to love that saw! Plus the stand is awesome, I think @Bigmikez has one too for his Dewalt!

Jerry, fantastic work! That mantle looks awesome too!

Welcome to the forum Jamie!

Welcome to the forum John!

I think Regopit has or wants one of those. Good for you dude, love to hear your thoughts on it!

Holy smokes that was fast!

Just stay away from Festool. Don't even consider Mafell. You'll be doomed dude. It's like Crack. Once a hit....always a junkie.

Also note, the reason I purchased the Kapex over all of those other awesome saws? I lucked out a couple of years ago during the Festool Recon sale and got the last one at 40% off. It was too good of a deal for me to pass on. There is no comparison in my opinion at that point. Again DC is really important to me. I was really aiming for the Dewalt (1st), the Milwaukee and the Bosch Axial. The Dewalt has the XPS light which is by far the best work light in all of the saw categories (including Festools laser- which is awesome, just the XPS is better). The other ones listed were my runner ups. All great options.

Well the Kapex is capable of doing the cuts of a 12" saw so you are probably used to having that ability. I used to have a Ridgid miter saw but right from the store, the fence and base were out of square. I ended up selling it. Dewalt has a phenomenal 12" the DWS780. Milwaukee makes an awesome 12" slider. Hitachi also has the C12RSH slider. Bosch has the 12" Axial Glide and has just released a new slider, the CM12SD. Makita also has a great one, the LS1216. Each of these saws is available in a ten inch model which will be a little more cost effective. Personally I like 10" saws. The blades are cheaper and it is rare for me to need to go up in size but my Kapex functions as a 10 with ability to go 12 and the dust collection is vitally important to me in my small shop. I did a lot of research before my purchase but the ones I listed, I ended up doing a lot of research on. All of those saws feature a slider and dual bevel. To me, having those features is important. Especially when cutting trim. They are all fantastic saws. But like I said, if you really want to save some cash you can go with Ridgid (lifetime warranty) or Ryobi (save a lot of money and get a decent no thrills saw). Personally, I like the 10" dual bevel saw from Ridgid but the reviews were meh....and I already had a problem saw from them. So really, it's up to you. If you are building a new home, I can certainly see going to a 12" saw and being able to cut most anything on your work site and you are used to having that ability to go to 12 capacity.

Wow. Blasphemy!!!! Seriously though, if your going to sell it and buy another you really need to think of what you are going to use the saw for. I always say SCMS. It covers all uses. If you think you don't need a slider or a double bevel you could just got out, drop 75-100 on a basic non slider with a single bevel and pocket whatever monies you make. If your serious about getting a good saw and are intent on selling the Kapex, any of the big brands will suit your needs. They ALL make good saws. Add a new blade and you've got a machine to fit all of your jobs. I would add the my most used tool in the shop is my miter saw. Followed by my table saw.

Thanks WigWag!

I don't have any 2.0s for my Dewalt so I will probably follow suit. I think this Milwaukee is going to work out pretty well. You all know I have an opinion one way or the other but the reviewer that bashed this tool.....well.....he's a tool.

John, it is heavy but it's not unmanageable at all. My airstrike was pretty heft too. For some reason my Dewalt DCN660 seems to be a little bit lighter but this nailer isn't that bad. I will probably end up selling this one but it really does have some pretty neat features. I am just not vested in the line

Nice Todd! That Makita is friggin gorgeous!!! Awesome machine!

Hahahaha. It gets worse dude

Did you make a decision on a miter saw yet?

Agreed. With a post like this it is going to cause speculation. Curiosity kills many a cat! Also @Marcv76 speed up. That's one bad as$ crew!

I don't disagree with you one bit Dwain and seeing that's she is provided tools to operate her shop is a really nice perk for her. I am surprised though to see that some of her tools just disappeared! Sponsorship is a good thing but being non biased is more important. I am not saying she isn't non biased just making a casual observation! I stopped subscribe to her a while back but I still check in every once in a while as I do listen to their podcast.

Jerry you ain't no hack. Your a pro, that came out really quite beautifully!

Thanks @KnarlyCarl I appreciate that! I really think this thing might do pretty good. I miss my Airstrike but this is certainly a step up! The controls are pretty cool and after shooting the video, my neighbor Guy came over. Had a beer shot the crap and when he left I was packing up all my stuff before my wife came home and the Milwaukee was still powered up and ready to go. Pretty neat.

Let me add though! The machine is being prematurely judged by me! I have to run some brads, I think this might actually be a decent unit! It's just if team yellow came out with one in the 20v line it'd be better! God knows they have an 18v one! What the heck?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

Hahahaha me neither dude. Me neither. Four is not a good number in this particular warranty case!

Hahahaha....let me guess.......hmmmmmmm........somebody who's willing to throw caution to the wind and have a warranty return!!!! All kidding aside, it is pretty cool.

unboxing video guys. More to follow on my opinion. Really nice but I just like the feel of the yellow better. I have t tried her out yet though, so I'll pass on judgement!

Nice!!!