Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I bought the Crown-Pro the other day for an upcoming DIY home renovation. We're finishing my sons room and my wife really wanted crown molding in there. I have never attempted to install crown molding before this weekend. I bought the Crown-Pro because I have a Kreg Pocket Hole Jig and the Kreg multi-mark. I've been impressed with my kreg purchases so I thought the Crown-Pro would earn high marks as well. All in all it does. The bad reviews on here is what inspired me to write my own review. I had a great experience with this product. Just like any new tool there is a learning curve to it. It seems like some of the people who wrote poor reviews didn't take the time to get some test pieces or scrap and test out how this thing is supposed to work. One guy on here claimed to be a serious wood worker and went an bought a whole new 12" compound miter saw just to use with the Crown-Pro. That's like walking into a car dealership and saying you need an oil change and a new car to go with it. I completed my project with a 10" single bevel compound miter saw. My project only consisted of inside corner angles so I haven't had an application to cut outside corner angles. I had no mis-cuts and I had one wall where I nailed my trim up and didn't make sure that the two chamfers were flush against the wall so I had to pry off and try again. That was my fault alone, NOT THE CROWN-PRO tools fault. It seems like most of the negative reviews were written by people that wanted the Crown-Pro to cut, install and finish the trim as well. I mean lets take it for what it's worth. The Crown-Pro is a tool made to take some of the skill needed to cut crown molding, it is not intended to give you skills in an application where you most likely have none. Any way you cut it(pardon the pun) Crown-Pro or not crown molding is hard to master. Cautions: Things I learned cutting crown molding while using the Crown-Pro. 1.) The Crown-Pro does raise the crown molding off the deck of the saw so it does require a free hand to hold in place and make sure that the back of the jig is flush against the saw fence. 2.) If your using a 10" compound miter saw be careful of your cut on the side of the saw where the blade arbor is. The washer on the arbor bolt gouged the face of a test piece of molding I cut. 3.) Do use saw horses or tables or some kind of stand to support the tail end of your work. One guy on here said that a piece of stock that he cut got caught up in the blade, binding it and bending his blade in the process. (I feel that is an exaggeration) Never the less, Crown-Pro or not you have to be careful and mindful of your cuts and the scraps that discard while using your saw. 4.) With 3-5/8" or larger crown molding I encountered a problem where the blade guard would not clear the molding while in the Crown-Pro. (Try not to loose your marbles when you read this next part) I fixed my blade guard with a bungie cord so that it was engaged enough that the guard would clear the work piece. In no way am I endorsing this. It was dangerous to tamper with an engineered safety feature like a blade guard. The fault was mine and I will be in the market to upgrade my 10" miter saw to a 12" model. 5.) Finally I would recommend using the included angle finder on both ends of every wall that your installing the molding on. I encountered one wall in the room that was a little off kilter and had to cut one end of the piece at a 46'degree angle and the other at a 44'degree. Hope this review helps.