On 2/29/2012 5:37 PM, Richard George wrote:
> Hi again,
>
> 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
>
> Which would you choose?
Normally I would recommend a table saw. You can cut miters with a table
saw, but can't rip with a miter saw. However, sounds like you want
something portable since it's a condo. Most of the inexpensive portable
saws are of marginal quality.
For the same money you would probably get a better quality miter saw
than a table saw. If you are just cutting trim and flooring a decent
miter saw and an inexpensive jig saw might be the way to go. You want
precise miters, but the rips for flooring are usually covered with shoe
moulding.
>
> A related question is about horrible freight tools. I see they have a
> sliding compound miter saw that they regularly put on sale cheap - had
> anybody had any
> experience with these - are they worth a darn?
Never bought anything harbor freight. I've been to one of their stores
and pretty much decide never to buy anything from them. Though not as
cheap as harbor freight, grizzly tools are less expensive than the big
tool names and consistently get decent reviews.
Peter Thomas
>
> Thanks,
>
> rkg
> (Richard George)
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