Thread: My short lived romance with Leda

Some time ago I was in a process of moving from Triton 2000 center to something more serious. The task was not trivial as my workshop is small and have to frequently wheel my saw outside through a door jamb. It pretty much ruled out all nice machinery available in Carbatec .

Hitachi 10’ saw was the closest contender but believe me or not, I could not find it on display anywhere in Melbourne. Everyone will get it but no one would have it in stock. So, I ended up with Leda TS8, 8’ saw which is small enough to meet my requirements.

Unfortunately, Leda’s idea about smaller saw is that the prospective buyer just doesn’t have money for anything bigger. Even though the motor is quiet and iron cast top is good, the rest is made as cheaply as possible. Fence was neither square by itself (pic 1), nor parallel to the miter slot (pic 2).
Leda acknowledged the problem and offered a refund which I took. Hopefully their bigger models are made better …
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