: I need (well, want) to buy a compound miter saw to use in replacing molding
: around our house, and possibly helping with a stripper I plan to build in
: the future.

: I'm looking at the Delta 36-085 that cuts both right and left bevels, or the
: Delta MS275 or MS250 that cut only right bevels. Difference in price is
: about $100 between the 36-085 and MS275. The 36-085 is also an
: 'Industrial" model compared to the "shopmaster" level for
: the MS series. Both levels use 15 amp motors.

I'm not certain exactly what you are asking because both of those saws will cut an angle from the left or right on a 90 degree plane. It looks like one will also cut compound angles from either side. When I was doing lots of trimwork we always used a good quality miter saw that cut an angle from either side. The sliding, compound miter saw looked like it would be a good thing to have so we bought some. They worked fine, but setting up to cut compound angles sometimes took a bit of time...and even then the cut might not be perfect. We ended up doing 99.9 percent of the cutting on the original miter saws using our old tried and true by the eye method. The 10" saws work fine for 90 percent of everything we cut. For the rest we used a 15" miter saw. I guess what I'm saying is that the average person doesn't need a compound miter saw. Delta, Rockwell, Makita, Hitachi, and others all make pretty good miter saws. Stay away from the handyman stuff if you can.