The big (12 inch) sliding compound miter saws are very versatile,
especially if you put them on the rolling stands. We have a Ridgid 12 that
we bought about 5 years ago when we started our new place. Within a month
we added the Ridgid MSUV (older version) because any of the 12 inch saws
are very heavy. The newer model MSUV is much lighter, and should work with
any brand saw.
We even added 16 ft. 1 x 4s as auxiliary fences to allow
for repetitive cuts on long studs, etc. The fences on the Ridgid had holes
drilled making it easy to countersink carriage bolts in the 1 x 4s then
using flat washers and wing nuts on the backside on the fence to hold them
in place. We did need stand alone work supports for the longer pieces, but
the ones built-in to the MSUV work great for most work.
I highly recommend any of the big sliding saws when used with a rolling
cart like the MSUV.
FWIW,
Ron
On Thu, Mar 1, 2012 at 10:01 AM, <bjshov8 at tx.rr.com> wrote:
> A small miter saw will be very much better for molding and flooring. A
> table saw was one of the first power tools that I ever bought and I have
> used it a lot, but for cutting long pieces it is not very good. Plus it is
> not very portable.
>
> When we had wood flooring installed in our kitchen the installers brought
> a small miter saw and used it right where they were installing the
> flooring. They could measure a piece, reach over to the saw and cut it,
> and install it without having to move very far or even having to get up off
> of the floor. When I put new base moldings in our den I took the
> opportunity to buy my own miter saw. I put it outside but it was much
> better for cutting long pieces than a table saw, and I have tried this many
> times on my table saw.
>
> There are things that you can do with a table saw that you can't do with a
> miter saw, such as ripping boards and cutting wide pieces, but for cutting
> long pieces it will be difficult just to make the cuts but very difficult
> to get precise cuts.
>
> My contractor has the big DeWalt sliding miter saw and it will do a lot
> such as cutting fairly wide pieces, but it is also heavy and expensive. I
> compromised and bought a lesser brand that doesn't slide. Another thing is
> that a 10" saw would be fine for flooring and molding, but a 12" saw will
> cut slightly larger boards without much more expense. I bought a 12"
> Hitachi at Lowes for about $200. You can get cheap saws as low as $100, or
> the big DeWalt I mentioned that will cost about $600.
>
> > > Back on the subject of the condo, I'm sorely lacking in power tools
> > > and for what needs to get done (rip up and replace some laminate
> > > flooring, redo a lot of the
> > > base moulding, some other misc. work), and was trying to figure out
> > > what kind saw I should get - I've got all the usual suspects (hand
> > > saws, circular saw, several jigsaws, etc. but there seemed like there
> > > was enough work involved to justify getting something to do the
> > > mitering, cut laminate flooring, etc. I was thinking either a small
> > > table saw or
> > > one of those whizzy sliding compound miter saws
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