Al, I would say that yes and no. First there's a ruler across the
front edge and I attempted to slap a strip of dyno tape on there, but
realize there's a pointer that is quite wide and in the end would get
in the way. It's held on with two screws so you could easily make your
own pointer and replace the existing one. I found that taking a ruler
and measuring from the fence to the center of the blade was my best
option, but I think at some point I might try to figure something out
and make a new pointer. The pointer that indicates the degree of tilt
for making beveled cuts is an actual pointer that moves as you move
the handle. This could also be marked and I did so, it is fairly
accurate based on my wife helping me mark it. I don't know how you'd
determine the angle otherwise so if someone has any thoughts, that
would be appreciated. Otherwise not much else to be marked on the
thing I guess. The miter gauge for cross cutting does not appear to be
easily marked so I'd sure like to figure out how I could use this
feature. It seems to have some tactile markings, but I haven't checked
into exactly what they are yet. Going to check with my wife, but it
seems there is a pointer that you could set to a mark on there as
well. Kind of cheap feeling plastic, but will likely be sufficient for
the job.
I'd say overall it was a good investment and one I hope I'll actually
get some use out of. Got money tied up in some of these tools I don't
get to use as often as I'd like. Maybe this will be the investment
that gets me doing something fun. My wife really would love to replace
the coffee table in the living room, but seems some of these are
pretty expensive. So, we doctored up the one we had so it doesn't look
so used, but I'd love to make one.
I would love to take the metal cart from my kid's play room that he
has a tv and other junk on and build an entire wall unit with
bookshelf and so forth so we could really clean that room up and it
would just mean less plastic tubs and the like sitting on the floor.
Hmmmm, gee maybe that saw was worth the $300. Btw, the other good
thing is that if you have a Home Depot credit card which I have had
for several years, you can get 6-months same as cash which is great.
Just pay off the $300 in six months and you pay no interest. So, for
$50 a month, I don't feel as though I had to dig into my savings all
at once and I have the 30 days to return the saw with no money out of
my pocket if I discover I just don't like it. I'd keep the blade I
purchased since I have a 10-inch miter saw already. Well so far I
think I like the Dewalt saw.
