Milwaukee 6955-20 Review - Is This Compound Miter Saw What You Need?

The Milwaukee 6955-20 is a 12-inch dual bevelhuge time-saver.
miter saw that promises power and precision. TheAll in all, there are 9 positive bevel stops that
15-Amp, 3.3-Max horsepower direct drive motor isallow the saw to bevel left and right up to 48
extremely innovative. It has a new constantdegrees, for a wide range of cutting capacity. The
power technology that ensures constant speedoversized single lever makes these bevel
under load. No matter whether you have no loadadjustments extremely easy.
or are in the middle of loaded cutting, the motorThe features on the Milwaukee 6955-20 are what
will run at 3,250 RPM. This feature is greatmakes it truly amazing. There are dual integral
because it ensures a fast and perfect cut,jobsite lights that completely light up the material
especially when working with hardwood materialsyou are working with and the cut line from either
such as lumber.side of the blade. This means that the carpenter
The Milwaukee 6955-20 has a soft start thatcan more easily see the blade entering the
gives the carpenter the power to sneak up onmaterial, which makes for even more accuracy. In
the material he is cutting so that no damage isaddition, you won't have to purchase and set up
done. However, the soft start doesn't mean theseparate lighting, which saves money.
blade takes forever to speed up. Within twoIn order to cut back on the amount of dust, the
seconds, the blade will be running at top speed.Milwaukee 6955-20 has an integral dust channel to
One of the best things about the Milwaukeecapture 75% of the dust and debris by capturing
6955-20 is the Digital Miter Angle with Fine Adjustdust near the cut on each side of the blade and
and Detent Override. This ends the questionablesending it to the back of the saw. It then goes
accuracy because you are able to dial in exactlythrough the back elbow into the waste container
what you want the miter angle to be. The digitalbecause of this increased airflow. This system is
readout promises accuracy up to 0.1 degree,currently known as the best dust collection in the
which is extremely respectable. With this greatentire industry.
feature, you can easily adjust when working in aAll things considered, the Milwaukee 6955-20 is a
non-square environment. The fine adjust, whichfabulous saw with something for everyone.
has a self-zeroing system that works on theWhether your main concern is power, ease of
whole miter range, means that you can operateuse, or accuracy, this saw has it all. I would
the saw with just one hand making the finedefinitely suggest checking it out.
adjust and the other on the material, which is a