WEN MM1011 10-Inch Compact Sliding Compound Miter SawWeekend Warrior

The MM1011 gets you a real 12-inch crosscut in a small, cheap package, which owners like for tight garages and shops. It's a single-bevel compact slider with a laser and a couple of table extensions in the box. You'll want to square the fence on setup, and crown folks should note the detents land on 30 degrees rather than the 31.6 spring angle.

• Owners report accurate cuts once it's set up, and the onboard laser helps line up the blade
• The compact slider gets a 12-inch crosscut in a small footprint, which suits tight shops
• The 15-amp motor cuts hardwood and dense lumber without bogging for the price
• It comes with two table extensions, a clamp, a laser, and a dust bag, so owners feel it's a lot of kit for around 120 dollars

• The fence isn't dead-on from the factory, and the manual itself walks you through loosening the bolts to square it, and the laser needs aligning too
• The detents are the 30-degree type rather than 31.6, so crown spring-angle cuts don't land on a true stop
• Dust collection is weak and the bag catches little
• It only bevels left, so you flip the workpiece for opposing bevels, and some owners see slider play on wider cuts

It takes standard 10-inch, 5/8-inch arbor blades, and a better blade is the common upgrade. WEN sells a matching folding stand and a replacement fence, and a shop vac improves capture over the bag. The laser is built in.