Hi everybody ! Been off this list for months - bad story, not relevant anyway. My middle daughter is about to close on a house 150 miles from here and I will be needing to install some floors, basebo
I'm not sure this would be a good item to get from HF. I would be worried that it would be too sloppy to allow for accurate cuts. Rich White St. Joseph, IL USA '63 TR3B TCF587L That ain't a scrap pil
I agree with Rich. You don't want a sloppy saw for things like flooring, that's a shortcut to buying something twice. I have a Ridgid chop saw and it's too flexy for fine work. I would buy a used (or
Are you sure that a 10" blade will do the trick for you? If you ever need to cut a 4x4 at anything more than about a 90 degree angle you'll run out of cutting depth. _________________________________
I occasionally buy stuff from HF if it looks good in the store. Some of their products look good, some don't. I mostly buy little stuff from them but I have a drill press that is working OK for my li
I have the 10" sliding compound saw from HF. It's perfectly ok and reasonably accurate. No more flex in the rails than the others, and no more slop than them either. Bearings benefit from some lubri
Author: "Shop at \" Just Brits \"" <shop@justbrits.com>
Date: Tue, 03 Aug 2010 11:36:30 -0500
<< I would buy a used (or new) DeWalt/Porter Cable >> ONLY if it's OLD and Made in USA, chaps. "New" = CR*P. << and sell it when you're done. >> And *IF* I did find one, selling would only be if I ab
A quality compound on a non-sliding miter saw should have little or no effect on rigidity; it will make it heavier. Adding a sliding mechanism is where one usually starts having more issues with rigi
One thing about using the 10" blades you already have is that the geometry of the cutting edge is different between a table saw blade and a miter saw blade. I can't remember for sure, but I think th
I'm very happy with my Dewalt 10" compound miter saw. Lots of trim work and pretty accurate. I saw the comment about looking for old USA made ones. Mine is 7-8 years old, so quality may have changed.
I have the same saw, bought maybe 6 years ago, and I have always been very happy with it. I also got a Ridgid portable stand from HD, and that is also very handy. It is rather heavy though, and is re
OK - here's a little more of my ignorance exposed. Aside from cross-cutting wider boards, which isn't my main need, is there any other advantage to a sliding compound miter saw saw vs a chop-style co
A non-sliding saw is limited by the diameter of the blade and the angle of the cut. If you are cutting perpendicular to a board, you could cut a certain width of 1" board, or you could cut a certain
Author: "Shop at \" Just Brits \"" <shop@justbrits.com>
Date: Thu, 05 Aug 2010 16:12:04 -0500
<< Thanks for all the constructive and educational comments so far ! >> Maybe the following will be your "final answer", Karl <VBG> !! Since you say you do have a serious limited use/time of the tool
the cut. B If you are cutting perpendicular to a board, you could cut a certain width of 1" board, or you could cut a certain size of square board. B If you angle the cut it reduces your capacity. B
To my mind, the sliding miter saw is somewhat like a miniature radial arm saw. Flex in the sliding mechanism will kill the accuracy in either. Donald. -- "Plain Text" email -- it's an accessibility i
Not really. And yes, deflection of the ways or tubes on a slider can be significant. And yes, in the case of the chopsaw type (non-slider) it's blade size that dictates the width of the cut. I went