Thread: Sliding Compound Mitre Saw

i have a bosch one in my workshop and it is fantastic.

extreamly accurate and easy to use.

hi arry, you are off to a great start, using the festool saw! its in a league of its own.

the next best thing for me is a makita LS1013.

i have recently used the new 10 inch bosch and hitachi models, and both are excellent models, there's not much difference between these 3.

it really comes down to what is the most comfortable for you. i am a makita man myself.

regards, justin.

I got a great Makita LS 1412 off ebay for $500, as above all those brands are good though.

Hi Arry,

That's very good advice from your instructor that a good quality sliding mitre saw is an absolutely key piece of equipment in a professional shop unless you are fortunate enough to have a sliding table panel saw or joinery saw with scribing blade which is my first choice every time.

I've had a 300 mm sliding mitre Makita for about 10 years. It's indestructible and I've used it plenty for major docking of rough sawn timber ( clean though) for turning purposes over all that period. ie that's thousands and thousands of cuts and threre's no sign of wear at all in the mechanism

Just be careful of the space you need to accomodate the sliding model because the slide tubes go back a long ways past the actual body of the saw. The other down side of a sliding mitre saw is that it's difficult to catch the sawdust unless you have some extra room behind and to the sides of it to build a catchment box to attach to your dust extractor. You need about an extra 300 mm all round with mitre set to full extent to do that. The tube on the saw designed for atttachment to a shop vac is virtually useless in terms of catching dust. Don't get a sliding mitre saw for indoor use unless you are going to buy a dust extractor.

The only Festool that I''ve got is a Domino and if that's a typical example of Festool excellence then their mitre saw would be a real beauty.

Good luck

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Thanks heaps for all of the replies guys.

I will have a look at those particular Makita models you mentioned.
Does anyone have the particular model for Bosch and how much will these saws cost, I am estimating around the $900 - $1200 would that be a fair bet?

Originally Posted by Arry

Thanks heaps for all of the replies guys.

I will have a look at those particular Makita models you mentioned.
Does anyone have the particular model for Bosch and how much will these saws cost, I am estimating around the $900 - $1200 would that be a fair bet?

Personally I would get Makita, I went through the process just recently and made up my mind that the Makita was the best but its all down to personal taste.
I'm told most tradies buy the Makitas and chuck them around in their work vans day in day out without loosing any accuracy.

They are set to click in at 90 degrees, 45 etc etc. Set straight out of the factory in Japan so they are pretty much ready to use straight out of the box. The different model numbers are for different sized machines.
I managed to get a good deal by finding the model I wanted (the biggest) on sale at Total Tools or similar, it was advertised in the cataloge, I then took the ad to Bunnings and they beat it by 10%

This means I paid $895 for a saw that is usually in Bunnings any day of the year for $1024. In other words I got the big brother Makita for the price of the smaller one.

I used to mess around with a cheapy and after having this new one I wondered why I bothered for so long. Its now used to cut aluminium and I save my new one for furniture grade timber only.

Its just so easy to switch between angles, I used to spend ages trying to set my old saw so that it would cut dead on 90 after mucking it all up to cut a 45, now I just click it in to the angle I want and cut away.

Buy Japanese or German and you can't really go wrong, you will have it forever so its worth every cent whatever price you pay.

Thanks gents, looks like the Makita it may well be

Originally Posted by Arry

Thanks gents, looks like the Makita it may well be

You won't be sorry. You are welcome to come have a play with mine before you buy if you want.

I got a LS1214 for $940 last friday

Awesome saw, perfect out the box!

Thoroughly recommend the big Makita. I have been using it for everything, from fine mitre cuts to crosscutting landscaping logs; maintains it accuracy. Sells locally for $1,000

Originally Posted by mac_man_luke

I got a LS1214 for $940 last friday

Awesome saw, perfect out the box!

Where from?

Bunnings price matching and beating trade tools direct ($1049)

Has anyone used any of the Sherwood range before like listed below from Tibecom

http://www.timbecon.com.au/products/...ies-455_0.aspx

They seemed to be reasonably priced compared to Makita etc or are they similar quality to a Ryobi etc?