It's good that you returned it! They really, really under thought and under engineered the 1016! The location of the miter scale under the workpiece when cutting- well stupid is not a strong enough word!
Add to that an absolutely paltry fence design with no back support on the right, and a movable wing on the left susceptible to bending and damage that can't be repaired if a piece or chunk gets thrown into it, which WILL happen with enough use!
Oh, and let's not forget the minuscule bevel protractor, with markings so small you need a microscope to see them, and built in stops that can't seem to hold their accuracy.
Oh, yeah, I almost forgot, the miter table stops working smoothly after about a year or so, and gets sticky, so you have to dismantle and clean up!
Yup, yessir, Makita really got that one right!!!!
Nothing more than yard art if you ask me!
I bought the Bosch 12" slider thinking it would be good, but the fences weren't square to table. Miter settings were off, etc.... I brought it back!
We bought a bunch of years ago now, a Ridgid, that I laughed at till I used it. It still works good and is a decent machine for the money!
We used the Dewalts for years before that, but when it got wore, we tried several new Dewalts, which were terrible- vibration, inaccurate etc.. So we settled on the Ridgid at the time- while not the best saw on the market, definitely a good quality, user friendly unit with good legible scales and lasting accuracy that is well worth the asking price.
I currently have a Kapex as well, it is hands down the best, easiest to use, most accurate, cleanest, easiest to read and set the scales, AND most expensive!!! I would have bought it years ago, had I known, or been able to tolerate the insane price jump from the other machines at almost 1/2 the cost!
For comparison, I use the machines day in and out as part of my business doing high-end residential and commercial install work from our custom woodworking shop.