You might think this is a little crazy, but I've been idly thinking of replacing my Hitachi slider with a veteran De Walt RAS. I keep reading glowing reports of how accurate, versatile and smooth these older RASs are. They are also plentiful and cheap around here. So here are my questions (and please understand that I have zero experience with a RASs and already have a good slider):
1) In the final analysis, all nostalgia aside, IS a really good, really well tuned De Walt RAS as accurate as my slider? For both miters and crosscutting? Does it replace a miter saw?
2) Can I count on doing an accurate miter cut and having the saw return to a perfect 90 degrees for crosscutting without a cumbersome jig? Reports seem a little vague about this. Many state that they keep their saws only for crosscuts.
I like old iron as well as the next guy, but am not willing to sacrifice performance. I also don't want to spend a bunch of time setting everything up, only to discover that I wish I'd kept the slider. Thanks in advance for your comments. Please keep in mind that I'm specifically asking advice about older, cast iron De Walt RASs.