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Thread: best compound mitre saw?
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27th November 2005, 01:03 PM #1Member
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best compound mitre saw?
Hi all,
need to find the most accurate compound mitre saw available- presuming money was no object- what would you buy and why? I need to replace my old one which is suffering from inaccuracies(?) and I am tired of shimmimg the fence.
thanks in advance
rosethorn
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27th November 2005, 01:13 PM #2
Makita is the one to have.
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27th November 2005, 01:15 PM #3Originally Posted by craigb
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27th November 2005, 01:47 PM #4Member
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How accurate and quiet do they tend to be and why do you like them so much?
cheers rosethorn
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27th November 2005, 02:56 PM #5
If you want quiet then the cordless makita ms is the pick. Depends on what you are cutting though.
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27th November 2005, 02:57 PM #6Originally Posted by Rosethorn
Accuracy - take the trouble to set it up from the start = +++
Why Like - Reliable repeatable accuracy. Have seen some of the clones die a horrible death, gearboxes in particular.
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27th November 2005, 05:47 PM #7
Quite SCMS
Have a listen to a belt drive Hitachi before you spend your money.
Regards Mike
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27th November 2005, 07:35 PM #8Member
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thanks termite-tip taken on board
regards
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27th November 2005, 07:36 PM #9Member
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mike, how are they for accuracy as I guess that accuracy is more important than quietness,
cheers rosethorn
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27th November 2005, 08:55 PM #10
Do not buy an LS1013, I own one and would not buy one again.
http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com...ghlight=LS1214
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27th November 2005, 09:01 PM #11Originally Posted by boban
Had me going there for a minute.
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27th November 2005, 10:24 PM #12
I'm with Boban, I don't have a SCMS but all the other Makita gear, saws, routers, drills etc I would never buy again because to date I have yet to kill anything. Which is more than can be said for some other pieces of gear long departed to the powered tool shed in the sky.
John.
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28th November 2005, 07:56 AM #13
Accuracy
Rosethorn
My brother in law has a Hitachi SCMS and it would have done ten years work now, a very acurate machine with repeated setup being the same all the time,and it is as quite as a church mouse almost. I have another brand SCMS which is unusable without earmuffs and can be heard two blocks away, really a screaming piece of equipment.
As stated before try before you buy but a belt drive removes the gear noise common with most SCMS and if you buy quality you will not regret it. Find a friend who has one and try it out before you buy. I recon the one that I have would get banned for noise on a commercial work site.
Regards Mike.
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28th November 2005, 08:57 AM #14
Rosethorn
I have a Makita and it is very accurate and has a very smooth action compared to other SCMS. It is noisy though.
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