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Originally Posted by rfuerst911sc

I have an old Delta 10" mitre box it must be 30 years old ! It has been and continues to be a great power tool . Nothing fancy just solid/reliable . If I had to do it all over again I would go 12" . A slide type might be more versatile but I question long term precision . Laser lines to me are a gimmick , worthless if outside just give me a pencil and straight edge/square .

I've never had a laser, and I'm unlikely to start now. As you said, pencil and square and I'm good.

I've also heard that sliding saws, unless higher end with more robust mechanisms are less precise than non-sliding.

It's making me wonder if the solution is 12" non-sliding saw AND table saw with a nice sliding miter table/jig/thingy for wider cuts than a 12" non-sliding saw can manage.

That's something I never did before, but it seems like jigs are the way to go for a lot of cuts so you get better, more precise and accurate cuts.