Thread: Sliding compound mitre saw

I have the 12" Makita which I use just for hobby purposes but it is an awesome machine. Very accurate straight out of the box. A nice fine cut with the supplied blade.

I understand that the Hitachi is a good unit also but I only have my own experience over a couple of years with the Makita.


I bought mine from Bunnings after getting them to exercise their 10% price guarantee (which they did very cheerfully) when I presented them with a competitor's sale catalogue. You need to be quick to act though when the sale catalogues arrive in your mail as Bunnings will mark their price tickets at just $5 under the competitor's price if they learn of the sale price before you act.


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Originally Posted by Charleville

I have the 12" Makita which I use just for hobby purposes but it is an awesome machine. Very accurate straight out of the box. A nice fine cut with the supplied blade.

I understand that the Hitachi is a good unit also but I only have my own experience over a couple of years with the Makita.


I bought mine from Bunnings after getting them to exercise their 10% price guarantee (which they did very cheerfully) when I presented them with a competitor's sale catalogue. You need to be quick to act though when the sale catalogues arrive in your mail as Bunnings will mark their price tickets at just $5 under the competitor's price if they learn of the sale price before you act.


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Great thanks for you help charleville.

Where is the best to got try all the saws in brisbane? other than bunnings?
i'd like to try the bosch, milwaukee and dewalt

I agree with Charleville. The Makita LS1214 is hard to go past for that money. Next and probably best is the Festool LS120 Kapex. But that's about $1,600. Very cool machine though!

Regards,

Rob

Originally Posted by campbellw

Great thanks for you help charleville.

Where is the best to got try all the saws in brisbane? other than bunnings?
i'd like to try the bosch, milwaukee and dewalt

You will probably see Bosch, DeWalt and Makita at Bunnings and Milwaukee and Hitachi at Trade Tools.

Not being a tool hound, I don't know who sells what but I should also imagine that the larger Mitre 10 stores will have some. I don't know what Masters sell. Glenfords was also a seller of such things but they closed down a few months ago.


Part of the fun is looking though.


Wherever you go, ask this vitally important question, "Is that the best price that you can do on that tool?" They will all expect that question and will usually scurry off to the computer and do some magical pressing of keys before saying that they can discount the tool a little further.



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I have the c12lsh Hitachi and can only give it the highest recommdation. It is a faultless performer and I have had several others to play with over the years. I do not intend to bag any brands on this forum.

Regard Mike

I cant comment on the accuracy as I only have a Makita CMS but I like the mechanism of the Bosch because it doesnt have the rails sticking out the back, they can take up a lot of workshop space if you want to put it near a wall

I have the Makita LS1214. I echo what Charleville said about.

Haven't used any others so can't compare, but if they are anywhere near as good as the Makita, then they will be a good saw.

Thankyou all for your comments i really think the the Makita is a good machine and I do like the hitcahi but i think that the bosch has really good features and newer tecnology for the money. the glide system with the sealed bearings it a big plus for me. I am going to have a play with them this weekend then buy the saw that feels the best. I will let you all know and if I do buy the bosch I will do a review for the site.

I have not tried the Bosch or the Hitachi but I'm sure that both are great saws. However, they are both heavy - 29kg and 32kg respectively. If mobility is an issue e.g. lugging the saw up and down stairs, you may wish to consider the weight factor.

Originally Posted by Ekim

I have not tried the Bosch or the Hitachi but I'm sure that both are great saws. However, they are both heavy - 29kg and 32kg respectively. If mobility is an issue e.g. lugging the saw up and down stairs, you may wish to consider the weight factor.

thanks ekim somthing that I didn;t consider at first.

Originally Posted by campbellw

thanks ekim somthing that I didn;t consider at first.

I like the new Bosch with its knee action. Very smooth actiion, quality seems good, positive locks.

If I was in the market for a new SCMS I would certainly consider favourably this saw; however the keeper of the privy purse may well have other ideas given the price!

Originally Posted by wun4us

I like the new Bosch with its knee action. Very smooth actiion, quality seems good, positive locks.

If I was in the market for a new SCMS I would certainly consider favourably this saw; however the keeper of the privy purse may well have other ideas given the price!

lucky i'm rich !!! I'll let you know how I get on with it!!

I figure the amount i use the machine if I can put a dollar in a can each time i use it and pay it off before it breaksand then get some good years out of it, its good value? Agree?

Cheers and beers
Will

I've found the Bosch good for the last 18 months, but now the motor is playing up: https://www.woodworkforums.com/f155/m...sional-157036/

Originally Posted by wun4us

I like the new Bosch with its knee action. Very smooth actiion, quality seems good, positive locks.

If I was in the market for a new SCMS I would certainly consider favourably this saw; however the keeper of the privy purse may well have other ideas given the price!

32KGS............

I do like the design though.

all the youtube videos, the Kapex looks to be the most "dust free" of all the saws.