Miter Saw Station Upgrade: Milwaukee 6955-20 Miter Saw - 355

Time for a miter saw an upgrade in my miter saw station! It was 5 years ago that I first built my miter saw station and in that time I’ve put a LOT of miles on my miter saw. So much that the rails developed a concerning amount of slop. Enough that I couldn’t trust it anymore for accurate cuts. So when I was asked to be part of the Home Depot Pro Spective program and test out and give some Milwaukee tools promotion, of course, I said yes. So with that said, this article is part of the #THDProSpective and #HomeDepotPartner program. The views and opinions are mine and my only requirement is to have an honest discussion and simply link to the product.

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[ArtCoates]

I had this saw for about 10 years and loved it. Had the best dust collection of any miter saw I've ever seen. Dropped it on a concrete floor and broke it in pieces one day. My fault, not the saw's. Miss it dearly to this day.

[CorwinBos]

Ive own the non slider version of this saw for 7 years now. Its a rock, completely accurate, and just keeps going.

[Kingspeed]

Had mine for 2 years now and love it every time I cut!

[AdamWisner]

Thanks for the review. I ended up making the dust collection "wings" out of marker board material so I can quickly scrawl cut lists in plain view.

[PoignantPirate]

Fyi, that workpiece clamp has a somewhat quick release at the elbow. The smaller knob should allow the top part of the clamp to flip up out of the way, so you dial in the vertical clamp once and then only have to loosen it by 2 or 3 threads to release the pressure before flipping the arm up.

[thyroid]

I'm just getting into wood working and was looking up this saw. Appreciate your detailed breakdown for a novice like me.

[steveposey]

Mine was dead nuts accurate out of the box !!! Dust collection is about 92 % with optional vac attachment ...

[pteddie]

Nice looking saw. Congrats on the Home Depot partnership.
BTW: I liked the cat stairs.

[charlie]

I've had this exact saw for just over a year now, mostly used for home renos and so far, I've been VERY pleased with it. The bag seems to catch a very good amount of dust. I framed in my entire 26x40 basement and ended up emptying th bad 2-3 times while only having a relatively small amount of sawdust on the ground.

[mjfsinc]

I know this is several months old but I am still laughing my A off at you spinning and spinning the clamp!! It so reminds me of me trying to use mine!

[robertknowles]

Would have been nice to see how the collection worked with the bag attached. Even though you won't be using it Jay. For others, maybe that bag would help with most of the dust that give get spread around.

[NearbyCactus]

Nice looking saw. One thing that drives me bonkers though is when they end the dust port in a non-standard fitting. All they need to do is include a fitting that converts from rectangular to circular. Fully appreciate it's not needed for your setup 😁

[luhrstour]

I’m interested in replacing my current saw with this one. Do you plan to do a follow up in a few months? It would be nice to see your take on the accuracy, especially the digital read out, and how it’s holding up after some use?

[Douggydrealer]

Solid review and a beautiful shop dude wow! 🤩

[bs]

So no laser or cutline for lining up your mark to the blade? Not sure if you've tried a Dewalt 716xps or the 780 but once you have a saw with the LED cutline thing, it's hard to go back to anything else. I had a 780 but never used the slider and it took up too much room, so I "downgraded" to a 716xps and it's been fantastic

[ozar]

Informative video. Love the RED WING drawer pulls.

[Noahshow]

How was the accuracy of the miter and the digital read out? Did it require and work to get it calibrated?

[xshzgzz]

For a review it sure would be nice if you would talk about if there is blade deflection, is the travel smooth, does the dust affect the slide and things like that.

[LauraKelsh]

Hey Jay,
I have one of those saws and find where the dust extraction splits in two around the silver post gets clogged up a LOT.
Keep an eye on it, YMMV.

Cheers,
James

[linkinprk]

At least on my older makita miter saw, the hold downs, if you angle them correctly they are quick move up and down as they are not cull nuts they pair up to, then spin a few times to actually clamp. might be the same on the milwaukee, but as you said, if it's not convenient (and easy to figure out) who's gonna use it?