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They're junk in my experience. I had the 10" Cobalt miter saw and it wouldn't never cut a perfect straight line. Fence was wonky, the degree angle selector was sloppy and wouldn't stay locked in place and the laser sight was good 1/4" or more off out of the box. It sat on the shelf till the Warranty expired and I eventually took it back to Lowes and pitched a fit given the amount of money I spend there on a yearly basis. They called their corporate office and agreed to let me buy whatever miter saw I wanted so long as I paid the difference.

I bought the Dewalt DWS779 @ $399, so I only paid about $170 more out of pocket. Zero complaints on the Dewalt other than the included blade was a 32? tooth. I picked up a Diablo 60 tooth replacement. I love it along with all my other Dewalt stuff.

Some things are worth paying a little more for.

 

Blades are the single most important thing to pay more for. Ditch that thin kerf Diablo and get a Forest or full kerf Freud. Expensive? Yes. Worth it? I'd pay twice as much if needed for cross cuts that don't walk.

 

i like cheaper but when i need accurate i dont want to waste my time on cheap. Hopefully a blackfriday deal will pop up on dewalt

 

I had the double bevel sliding Kobalt at my last house. I used it for 1 year very successfully to finish all the trim in the house after all the window trim and flooring were replaced, then I moved and didn’t pack it with me. For the amount I used it it was very worth $180-$230 (I can’t recall the actual price I paid). Would I buy it again? Yes, for limited use. It took me about two hours to set the fence the first time and I bought a higher end blade.

I don’t have to do any crown, window or baseboard at my current home so I just have a Ryobi 7 1/4” 18v One+ which takes up a lot less room and works well for cutting fence boards or whatever else I might need cut square.

 

The DeWalt dws779 is currently $399 but usually drops to $320-350 on bigger sales. Read current reviews though as they have slowly removed features from it over the years.

 

Saw that today...been thinking about it

 

Raise has decent Lowe's gift cards right now, usually a toss up though if you have the Lowe's credit card.

 

looks clean! I need to do this.

what brand of lights did you purchase?

 

I've installed 48 of these throughout my condo & nothing but good things to say. The only flicker I get is due to how 2 of the circuits are wired (sharing a neutral).

$60 Amico 6 Pack 6" 5CCT Ultra-Thin LED Recessed Ceiling Light with Junction Box, 2700K/3000K/3500K/4000K/5000K Selectable, 12W Eqv 110W 1050LM Brightness Dimmable Canless Wafer Downlight, ETL & FCC

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B087JDFH4K?_encoding=UTF8

 

Anybody try PPG Floetrol to reduce brush marks in semigloss whitish door jambs? Thinking to experiment with it.

 

I have a friend that paints for a living and he swears by it since the paint has changed over the years for all the environmental goodness BS...

 

I still can't wrap my head around a cordless chopsaw unless you are moving rooms constantly or do lots of tiny jobs

 

Worth just the hassle of not dealing with extension cords.

 

My corded is heavy and bulky - many times building outdoors if I haul the thing, it's the only tool I have to run a cord for.

 

I guess in my case we set up a cutting station that may stay in the same spot for months

 

https://www.lowes.com/pd/DEWALT-12-in-15-Amp-Dual-Bevel-Sliding-Compound-Miter-Saw/1000145735 good deal with stand

 

Sounds very reasonable.

 

Question for you! Can these be used where you have existing cans in place? In other words -what do you do with the control box thing?

 

Negative, the spring loaded tabs won't grab onto the inner wall of the can, these only mount onto a flat/bare ceiling with a 6.x" hole in it. In my kitchen there were some old janky LEDs in some old construction cans that were like no cans I've seen before (pause for the 'cans' joke). I couldn't find any replacement lights to fit them so I used my Dremel as a router & cut them out to start fresh for these lights. If you want or need to keep the cans you have up there then what you want to search for are called retrofit can lights. First example I could find, I'm not vouching for these

hykolity 12 Pack 5/6" LED Recessed Lighting, Baffle Trim, CRI90, 15W=100W, 1100lm, 5000K Daylight White, Dimmable Recessed Lighting, Damp Rated LED Recessed Downlight, ETL Listed

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07W82P84C?_encoding=UTF8

You'll notice how they have different "arms" that latch onto the inside of the cans. And they also have an adapter to screw into a light socket base.

As for the control box (ballast), since these don't mount in a can you just screw the ballast into a nearby joist or set it on the ceiling (code varies by municipality). These are rated for constant insulation contact, so fire is not a concern.

 

They're good for industrial construction and I also sell them to a company that makes modular homes.