Sometimes you get what you pay for (the saga of the pawn shop miter saw).

While the miter saw has been working okay, it was not performing when I needed some really straight cuts. On closer inspection, the (solid metal?) guide was snapped completely in two and askew. (Same saw came without a blade guard...I have to call and order one, hope it's not over $10...can't find one used.) Fortunately, I seem to have been able to epoxy the parts together. Meant not getting done what I needed to get done the day I wanted to do it. Sigh. (Was pretty proud of myself for getting that durn clamp on...the epoxy was supposed to set in 5 minutes...NOT!)

Back to the pawn shop for a compounding miter saw.

Not 100% sure exactly what this does or how it works, but if I am going to put in my own flooring, I know I will need one. Still looking for "not new" flooring. Found some, but I'm holding out for the perfect flooring. Might take awhile if it's going to be "not new." Planning on selling the saw when I'm done. I bought it for $55 and found it selling elsewhere for $70-$125 used elsewhere, so should be easy enough to sell. Feeling good about my purchase...used and a bargain to boot. The guy even put it in my trunk for me. (Now, if I could just get someone to take it out of the trunk...)