The thing about used sliding miter saws is they can get damaged and they will never be accurate enough for cabinetmaking accuracy. Some new saws aren't even made to such tolerances and it's luck of the draw if you get one tha is. It seems the Bosch glide saws, which seem like a real slick concept, suffer from such issues and the manufacturer will just say they are for carpentry about it. These days the relentless price competition in miter saws has caused every maker without an active patent that protects their special feature(s) from being knocked off by major and off brands alike. Thus makers seek to cut costs any way they can. Perhaps Festool is above the fray at their price point and with their patents and brand cache but brands like DeWalt, Makita and Bosch are at each other's throats. I'm generalizing but you get the idea I hope. An argument can be made that some of the older saws are built better.

So check it out. Even if it's not going to replace a table saw with a sled for some cuts it still may be accurate enough for most work.

 

Thanks for the thoughts Loren.

I forgot to say I really only plan to use it for "carpentry" rather than fine work. Mostly 2x8's 1x8's etc.

I've used my old Makita boat anchor miter saw for some of it, but have grown tired of turning the work over to finish the cuts.

 

Makita doesn't make a saw with a model number LS1013.

 

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I have the saw and its not perfect..

 

I have an LS1013 and still use it regularly. It was considered a great saw in its day, and it’s now considered by some to be a classic. The design is a bit dated, or at least mine is, partly because it lacks decent dust collection, which is really the only thing that ever tempts me to update to something newer. Some later LS1013’s had a dust boot, but mine doesn’t.

I recently gave mine a full tuneup, and it still cuts very accurately.

 

I always thought that the fence was way too low on that saw & others of that era.

 

Fair.