Mitre saw recommendation

**tergal** · 25th April 2019, 11:39 PM

Hi all,

I have come for a bit of advice. I am in need of a new mitre saw. Now I assume I may have the wrong terminology

but I know it as a sliding miter saw.

I have had an aldi one for a few years now and the thing gave good service for all the abuse it had

.

My criteria at the moment is
-cost new bub just arrived and the less I spend the happy the wife will be.

- ready access to new blades, and blade types . Some times I need work with a different material .

- ease of use, having to set the blade alignment or angle up each time I use it can be pain.

Happy to buy second hand if anyone can point me In the direction of what models to look for .

I did some googling but often the reviews are old or models not available in Australia. Plus paid reviews are everywhere these days :/.

I know on the cheaper end you dont get the best ,if I had the cash I would be happy to spend it however some times one has to make do with what he has.

Regards
Daniel

**rob streeper** · 26th April 2019, 12:17 PM

No matter what you buy all power miter saws must be calibrated in both axes. I have never seen one out of the box that cuts to the indicated angles without adjustment. Depending on how you use it you must also check and adjust at least a couple of times per year particularly if you move it around much at all.

**Beardy** · 26th April 2019, 02:16 PM

Have a search on this forum and there is a thread on a no name brand ( can’t recall the name lol) that a number of members seem happy with.
Look for one that has nice solid slide rails, some of the cheaper ones are a bit light, a good quality blade has a lot to do with how accurate a saw cuts as well

**Chesand** · 26th April 2019, 02:55 PM

Originally Posted by Beardy

Have a search on this forum and there is a thread on a no name brand ( can’t recall the name lol) that a number of members seem happy with.
Look for one that has nice solid slide rails, some of the cheaper ones are a bit light, a good quality blade has a lot to do with how accurate a saw cuts as well

I think the one you are referring to is the Schwartz (not sure if spelling is correct) . It is available from Timbecon or direct.

**Midnight Man** · 26th April 2019, 06:56 PM

As Beardy has noted, and Chesand has corroborated, there's fairly extensive coverage of the Swarts Sliding Mitre Saw in the Product Reviews section on these forums here: Swarts tools 305mm 12" sliding compound mitre saw drop saw

In the interests of complete transparency, I do not own one, but I see this thread get bumped fairly regularly with happy purchasers.

**Pete57** · 26th April 2019, 09:33 PM

One of the forum members did a review of the Swarts on utube:
https://youtu.be/sJaobsjkg-M

**tergal** · 27th April 2019, 08:32 PM

Thanks guys,

It seems Swartz is currently out of stock , I have sent them an email to see when they will have stock.

**TinyTool** · 27th April 2019, 08:49 PM

I've not had any problems with my Makita.

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