Thread: Which Ryobi???

My finely tuned shopping instinct tells me that one of those saws is the 'runout' model and the other is the 'new improved' version.

Now that the thread has been fixed and loads properly maybe a Ryobi SCMS owner might like to comment.
I've got Ryobi stuff (drill, circ' saw, table saw) and I've not had any problems but I'm nice to them and don't use them too much. My SCMS is a Bosch and gets a bit of rough handling (wet treated twistiata pine) and the most use of all my power tools and that I can recommend.

I think SEANZ has hit the nail on the head. They look almost identical, except for the body and guard. They have all the same features, just worded diffferntly, except for the "Livetool Indicator™" which is handy, but at $100, and the left fence slides out.

Have you seen them in the flesh? Test them by trying to wobble sideways and twist etc to see how much freeplay there is.

G'day seanz and bpj1968, Thanks for your Input

Sadly I think the first 100 odd people who looked when I broke my Thread might not look again

I agree with you, it's probably a runout sale, the hard part is that these days price isn't indictive of quality, performance or an improvement in the next model.

I'm leaning towards the latter, mainly because it mentions 3 bearings, I figure they will give better support and wear less as a result.

The guy in the Bunnings Tool Shop said that as far as he was concerned the only difference was the Motor, better or worse he didn't know and he recommended the former as the one I should pick, he has never led me astray before so I'm a bit torn between his pick and what my heart tells me I should pick.

I know the cheaper brands such as Ryobi aren't as accurate and nicely built as the Top End Brands, but I can't justify $800-$1,000 for something I'm not using everyday (Translation = The wife would kill me).

I've read that the Ryobi scales and accuracy leave a lot to be desired, I'm willing to live with that, making sure I measure twice, lightly score, cut and stuff it up, then get it right on the second attempt

Well I'm off to Bunnings in 30 minutes and will have one last check of the Thread before I go, I will play with them both, twist and turn them as suggested to see how much freeplay each has and read the Motor labels if I can, then make my decision. I will post back and let you know what I decided.

I want to buy an extra blade so I get nice clean cuts, any suggestions on the number of Teeth I should be looking at???


Thanks again to you both
John

G'day All

Well I went down to Bunnings and had a play with both Models of the Ryobi SCMS.

I twisted and turned both of them, they both seemed fairly tight and there was no discernable freeplay or difference between the two. The table rotation and saw angle movements were pretty much the same, smooth and free.

The Motor label information is identical, but you can see that physically the casing is slightly different between the two of them. The D grip handles are slightly different too, but nothing to write home about. The table lock mechanism on both is different, the former has a seperate knob while the latter uses the handle you turn the table with as the locking mechanism, only time will tell which is the better system, the obvious difference being the latter is a one handed operation, you move the table using the knob and lock it using the same knob.

As for the sliding mechanisms, the former has a flat plate on each side of the housing, which without taking it apart seems to indicate bushes to me. The latter has cupped end plates which indicates linear bearings to me.

The final decision came down to how the slides operated, the former felt rough, like it was sliding over a surface that wasn't smooth, the latter had a really nice smooth movement.

With all that done and the guy at Bunnings rolling his eyes at me in a similar way the wife does I decided to buy the Ryobi EMS2026SCL for $385

I also bought a Irwin 80T blade for the neater cuts I want, a 60T might have done the job and a 100T was in my opinion an overkill, again only time and experience will tell, not cheap suckers I can tell you.

Thanks again for the responses.


Regards
John

Originally Posted by johnomg

G'day All


With all that done and the guy at Bunnings rolling his eyes at me in a similar way the wife does I decided to buy the Ryobi EMS2026SCL for $385


Regards
John

I would not worry about any sales person(s). After all it’s your hard earned money that is being spent...not his.
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I have purchased a number of tools at different times from Total Tools and each time I make at least two visits (asking lots of questions and extracting as much info as possible) before making the purchase.<O<O></O>
It’s got to the stage where today I went into TT to look/purchase an Impact Driver, the sales guy (we are on first name basis now) was quite happy spend time with me and give as much info as he could and at the end cheerfully said "well now you have a decision to make...I will see you in a couple of days.

Originally Posted by johnomg

only time and experience will tell, not cheap suckers I can tell you.Regards
John

You are learning quickly John.