Craftsman CMXEMAR120 10-Inch Folding Compound Miter SawWeekend Warrior

This Craftsman folds its head and integrates a compact base, so owners like it for storing and moving between jobs. It's a single-bevel 10-inch compound with an adjustable laser, aimed at framing and molding. Reliability is the knock, so it's a light-duty pick rather than a saw for daily work.

• The folding head and integrated base make it easy to store and carry, and owners like it for going job to job at under 28 pounds
• The tool-less adjustable laser helps line up cuts
• The 15-amp motor with electric brake handles framing and molding stock
• The wide 55-degree right miter is handy for framing angles

• It has a detent override for between-stop angles, but owners are mixed on how well it holds a set angle and it usually needs squaring on setup
• Durability is the main complaint, with one owner reporting the motor spindle broke inside a year and the replacement arriving broken
• The folding compound design limits crosscut width next to the sliders here
• Dust collection through the bag is minimal, and the laser needs periodic re-alignment

It takes standard 10-inch, 5/8-inch arbor blades, and the folding base means no separate stand, though that also means it won't clamp onto a universal miter stand the way a flat-base saw does. A shop vac improves capture over the bag, and a finer blade helps cut quality.