Don't bother with this saw for long rips especially if they can be done with a smaller saw.I owned one of these years ago and hated it. The next 10 1/4" saw I had was (I think) a Skil and I was very happy with it, cutting a lot of 2 1/2" rips in tropical hardwoods, but its not made anymore.I was thinking of biting the bullet and buying one of the 220 volt German versions when a job came up where I had to have a 10" saw immediately so my choice was Milwaukee again or Makita. The Makita is only 12 amps so I foolishly bought two Milwaukees. What I had to do was make 4 60' long 45degree rips in Douglas Fir.These did have to be done from both sides because it was about a 4 1/2" cut. One didn't last the job and the other I gave up on on the next job trying to cut 4 30' 45degree rips, again in Douglas Fir. I finished the second job with a 7 1/4" Skil cutting in one pass.