Thread: Compound Miter sliding Saw

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Sliding Drop Saw - Ryobi double price of Ozito... why?

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My SCMS sits unused on the floor since I made a cross cut sled for my table saw. I use a mitre gauge for angled cuts. Handsaw or circular saw for rough cutting boards to length. I'm not sure what you have in the workshop but it's something to think about and one less tool to buy.

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Originally Posted by boxers

I need some advice. I am a bit of a home woodworker. Nothing too serious but over the years I do a bit of building things for me and friends and I get a lot of satisfaction.My Old Ryobi Compound sliding saw has seen better days. I want to replace it with a new one. I am looking for a 8.5 inch. Price is not too much of an issue but will have an impact. I have looked at a AEG and Makita and Ryobi.
The Makita is the most expensive followed by AEG and Ryobi. Does anyone have any advice. I am thinking the Makita is the best but the AEG would be okay.

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wow - didn't even realise they made 8.5" ones Ok up front i'm AEG biased these days.

The PS216SB2 looks to be fine and has the basics including what i would consider most important the ability to adjust the actual fence to be true square, from the pictures it looks solid but that will depend on how big the actual rails are.

Whichever one you decide on as long as you can adjust the fence square and you have decent sized sliding rails then you will end up with a reasonable SCMS.

Cheers

Is there a particular reason you are looking at the 8.5" rather than the normal 10" or 12"?

My current one is 10 inch I have never had to utilize the full 10 inch. So I thought 8.5 is good enough.
My table saw is 10 inch so if I need to cut deeper I can us it.

The DeWalt 8” is an elu in disguise, a good little saw and quite good value, one of my carpenters has one it goes well.

I have the small Dewalt "flex volt" cordless sliding compound saw and it's good. It's not perfect, picture frames come out with slight imperfections in the corners but for general work it is fine. It's way better than the Ryobi "one plus" saw that I bought in desperation 3 years ago but not as much fun as the Festool Kapex that I just bought. There was also a price difference in there as well. I did buy a Bosch "Glide" saw and took it back, it had problems that it should never have left the factory with.

most of my battery tools are AEG.

i'm not a huge of them, as tools i think their ok, nothing special. I just don't like that they're bunnings only, so the price is the price and the individual skins will rarely go on special. At least with makita and dewalt they will go on special or you can goto different shops and haggle a bit.

I have a 240v 10" AEG compound mitre saw, it doesn't take much to make it flex, and i don't remember the "Laser" being accurate at all. there also feels like a fair bit of slop in the mitre angle detents.

I am on to my scond Makita. Last one only lasted 30 years and it still works but a bit sloppy for accurate work, fine for framing.