Thread: GMC 305 Slide Compound Mitre Saw

It depends on what you're doing. If your work requires dead accurate cuts - eg. 45° mitres for picture frames, or compound mitres - then a GMC isn't the best choice.

On the other hand, if the bulk of your work is framing, then the GMC is perfectly OK. I'm quite happy with mine; my SCMS burnt out halfway through framing a house, so I bought a GMC 305 to finish, expecting to bin it at the end of the job. It's still working fine a few years later...

Originally Posted by want2learn

i guess generally i wouldn't be cutting that size all the time but is it worth gettting the bigger 305 rather than a 254mm and having to do double cuts on the bigger stuff?

As to the size, well... don't forget the bigger blades cost more, so unless you're cutting larger pieces fairly regularly then you're paying a premium just to avoid an occasional double cut. Then again, the wallet only notices it when you replace the blade and it is nice to have a big saw.

There's also a school of thought that say's 305mm blades arn't as acurate as say 255 because of blade wobble and unless you change the blade to a decent one(very expensive) then the fact its a gmc could make it even worse.So if acuracy is a concern then this may be an issue.
I work day in day out with my 255 on the building site and i find it more than sufficiant. I realise this doesnt really answer your gmc question but hope it helps