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Thread: Mitre saw recommendation
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25th April 2019, 11:39 PM #1New Member
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Mitre saw recommendation
Hi all,
I have come for a bit of advice. I am in need of a new mitre saw. Now I assume I may have the wrong terminology but I know it as a sliding miter saw.
I have had an aldi one for a few years now and the thing gave good service for all the abuse it had .
My criteria at the moment is
-cost new bub just arrived and the less I spend the happy the wife will be.
- ready access to new blades, and blade types . Some times I need work with a different material .
- ease of use, having to set the blade alignment or angle up each time I use it can be pain.
Happy to buy second hand if anyone can point me In the direction of what models to look for .
I did some googling but often the reviews are old or models not available in Australia. Plus paid reviews are everywhere these days :/.
I know on the cheaper end you dont get the best ,if I had the cash I would be happy to spend it however some times one has to make do with what he has.
Regards
Daniel
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26th April 2019, 12:17 PM #2
No matter what you buy all power miter saws must be calibrated in both axes. I have never seen one out of the box that cuts to the indicated angles without adjustment. Depending on how you use it you must also check and adjust at least a couple of times per year particularly if you move it around much at all.
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26th April 2019, 02:16 PM #3GOLD MEMBER
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Have a search on this forum and there is a thread on a no name brand ( can’t recall the name lol) that a number of members seem happy with.
Look for one that has nice solid slide rails, some of the cheaper ones are a bit light, a good quality blade has a lot to do with how accurate a saw cuts as well
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26th April 2019, 02:55 PM #4GOLD MEMBER
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26th April 2019, 06:56 PM #5
As Beardy has noted, and Chesand has corroborated, there's fairly extensive coverage of the Swarts Sliding Mitre Saw in the Product Reviews section on these forums here: Swarts tools 305mm 12" sliding compound mitre saw drop saw
In the interests of complete transparency, I do not own one, but I see this thread get bumped fairly regularly with happy purchasers.
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26th April 2019, 09:33 PM #6SENIOR MEMBER
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One of the forum members did a review of the Swarts on utube:
https://youtu.be/sJaobsjkg-M
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27th April 2019, 08:32 PM #7New Member
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Thanks guys,
It seems Swartz is currently out of stock , I have sent them an email to see when they will have stock.
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27th April 2019, 08:49 PM #8Member
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I've not had any problems with my Makita.
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