I've seen lots of pictures of woodworkers' workshops and even ones with
big, large capacity table saws also have a miter saw. Why do you need
a miter saw once you have a table saw? I can't picture anything you
could do on a miter saw that you couldn't do on a table saw with
extension wings.
Just curious.
Mike
"dnoyeB" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> Why do you need
>> a miter saw once you have a table saw? I can't picture anything you
>> could do on a miter saw that you couldn't do on a table saw with
>> extension wings.
Need? You don't.
Want? Use? Yes
Trimming the end of an 8' board on a table saw can be unwieldy and unsafe at
times. So simple on the miter saw.
I bought mine to do some flooring, but I still use it for every project. if
nothing else, it excels at making long boards into short boards.
--
Ed
http://pages.cthome.net/edhome/
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> I've seen lots of pictures of woodworkers' workshops and even ones with
> big, large capacity table saws also have a miter saw. Why do you need
> a miter saw once you have a table saw? I can't picture anything you
> could do on a miter saw that you couldn't do on a table saw with
> extension wings.
>
> Just curious.
>
> Mike
>
>
I find it really difficult to cut a miter or straight cut on stock longer
than about 4 feet on a table saw so the miter saw comes in very handy when
cutting something longer than that.
Gary
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> I've seen lots of pictures of woodworkers' workshops and even ones with
> big, large capacity table saws also have a miter saw. Why do you need
> a miter saw once you have a table saw? I can't picture anything you
> could do on a miter saw that you couldn't do on a table saw with
> extension wings.
>
> Just curious.
>
> Mike
For those with challenging TS's it makes life easier. My Delta 12" CMS
went to the storage shed a couple of weeks after I bought a Cabinet saw with
50" rip capacity almost 6 years ago. Now the TS works better and I only use
the miter saw for on site jobs.
A twelve foot piece of molding comes to mind.
<[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I've seen lots of pictures of woodworkers' workshops and even ones with
> big, large capacity table saws also have a miter saw. Why do you need
> a miter saw once you have a table saw? I can't picture anything you
> could do on a miter saw that you couldn't do on a table saw with
> extension wings.
>
> Just curious.
>
> Mike
>
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news:[email protected]:
> I've seen lots of pictures of woodworkers' workshops and even ones
> with big, large capacity table saws also have a miter saw. Why do you
> need a miter saw once you have a table saw? I can't picture anything
> you could do on a miter saw that you couldn't do on a table saw with
> extension wings.
>
> Just curious.
>
> Mike
>
Take it outside, to where the "job" is. In my case the CMS was bought to
build replacemenst for some "deck like" walkways around the house. No
way am I slogging boards back and forth from outside down the shop
(that's in a basement).
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Regards,
JT
Speaking only for myself....
Joe Barta <[email protected]> wrote in news:Xns975AA8229CBF8jbartaapknet@
207.115.17.102:
> Robert Allison wrote:
>
>> Yesterday I cut 112 pieces of 1x2 to a length of 14' 3", long
>> point to long point, with a compound miter on both ends.
>
> I have to ask... what were they for?
>
He was obviously making long pointy sticks.
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Regards,
JT
Speaking only for myself....
wrote:
> I've seen lots of pictures of woodworkers' workshops and even ones
> with big, large capacity table saws also have a miter saw. Why do
> you need a miter saw once you have a table saw? I can't picture
> anything you could do on a miter saw that you couldn't do on a
> table saw with extension wings.
You're probably right. I suppose it's a matter of preference. But
sooner or later I suppose you'd find yourself wrestling with a 12ft
piece of something on a table saw...
Joe Barta
On Sun 29 Jan 2006 03:23:06p, "stoutman" <.@.> wrote in
news:[email protected]:
>
> I'll second that. You don't 'really' need one (IMHO), but it is
> convenient sometimes.
>
> 'I' have yet to see David Marks use a miter saw, but there must be at
> least one episode where he has.?.
Yeah, a couple. I think one was the workshop tour. Other times from what he
said I got the distinct impression the pieces had been through a miter saw
off camera.
I got mine for an upcoming bathroom remodel because I knew it was going to
speed things up. I just didn't think it was going to speed things up THAT
much, or that it would be the most-used tool in the shop. Not the most
important to get that particular job done; it just usually ends up doing
something for every job.
> I've seen lots of pictures of woodworkers' workshops and even ones with
> big, large capacity table saws also have a miter saw. Why do you need
> a miter saw once you have a table saw? I can't picture anything you
> could do on a miter saw that you couldn't do on a table saw with
> extension wings.
>
> Just curious.
>
> Mike
>
heh heh... well no one really neeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeds one per say, unless you do
a whole lot of cross cutting very long boards, like in furniture production, maybe even
a tad less. Anyone can accuratley use a decent hand saw in a basic home shop. And
you can't load a heeyyoooj looooooong board on a TS, really. But an electric miter saw
provides a lot of conveniences in small work as well, without the hassle of clamping a
board down on a set of saw horses. You can use a manual miter box as well, many out
there. And that's the way I do it, I stick to: as "neander" as possible.
--
Alex - "newbie_neander" woodworker
cravdraa_at-yahoo_dot-com
not my site: http://www.e-sword.net/
"GeeDubb" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>>
>>
>
> I find it really difficult to cut a miter or straight cut on stock longer
> than about 4 feet on a table saw so the miter saw comes in very handy when
> cutting something longer than that.
Hint, If your TS has a long rip capacity,48"+, put a fence on that miter
gauge or build a cross cut sled. I pretty easily square the ends of 8' long
boards on my TS.
On 29 Jan 2006 12:58:07 -0800, [email protected] wrote:
>I've seen lots of pictures of woodworkers' workshops and even ones with
>big, large capacity table saws also have a miter saw. Why do you need
>a miter saw once you have a table saw? I can't picture anything you
>could do on a miter saw that you couldn't do on a table saw with
>extension wings.
#1. When cutting rough lumber to length, it's far easier to not have
to move the large piece of wood across a saw table.
#2. The MS crosscuts warped, twisted, etc... stock easier and safer.
#3. The MS is available when a complicated or precise rip is set up on
the TS.
#4. The MS is available when the dado is installed on the TS.
#5. The MS is much more portable.
#6. One saw is available for 90 degree cuts when the other is set up
and fine tuned for a precise angle.
Lots of folks do varied projects, so one is often far superior than
the other for a particular task. Once you've got both it's convenient
to have ready access to either.
Barry
[email protected] wrote:
> I've seen lots of pictures of woodworkers' workshops and even ones with
> big, large capacity table saws also have a miter saw. Why do you need
> a miter saw once you have a table saw? I can't picture anything you
> could do on a miter saw that you couldn't do on a table saw with
> extension wings.
>
> Just curious.
>
> Mike
>
Yesterday I cut 112 pieces of 1x2 to a length of 14' 3", long
point to long point, with a compound miter on both ends. It
took about an hour on my miter saw. Can you cut a 14' piece
with a compound miter on both ends with your table saw? How
long does it take you to set it up (if you can do it at all)?
They are different animals entirely and I must have both.
Many jobs I do not need a table saw at all, but I almost
always use my miter saws. I couldn't live without them.
--
Robert Allison
Rimshot, Inc.
Georgetown, TX
[email protected] wrote:
> I've seen lots of pictures of woodworkers' workshops and even ones with
> big, large capacity table saws also have a miter saw. Why do you need
> a miter saw once you have a table saw? I can't picture anything you
> could do on a miter saw that you couldn't do on a table saw with
> extension wings.
>
> Just curious.
>
> Mike
>
for cutting very long stock. plus the convenience. you might have your
TS set up with a dado blade or molding head.
Dave
<[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I've seen lots of pictures of woodworkers' workshops and even ones with
> big, large capacity table saws also have a miter saw. Why do you need
> a miter saw once you have a table saw? I can't picture anything you
> could do on a miter saw that you couldn't do on a table saw with
> extension wings.
>
> Just curious.
>
> Mike
>
I can cut miter more accurately on my miter saw than I can on my table saw.
That is the reason that I own a miter saw.
Jim
On 29 Jan 2006 12:58:07 -0800, [email protected] wrote:
>I've seen lots of pictures of woodworkers' workshops and even ones with
>big, large capacity table saws also have a miter saw. Why do you need
>a miter saw once you have a table saw? I can't picture anything you
>could do on a miter saw that you couldn't do on a table saw with
>extension wings.
>
>Just curious.
>
>Mike
Well, you don't really NEED any tool, even a table saw...
you DO have a hand saw, right??
For me, it's partly convenience, partly that I'm not really into crosscuts on a
table saw.. especially if they're short...
maybe i'm just lazy, but if I want to cut an inch off the end of a tuba four or
six, it's quicker and easier to use the CMS...
I can be done with the cut in less time than it takes to clear the shit off the
saw table.. *lol*
also, one things like long pieces of molding of furring strips, I feel like it's
safer to use the CMS... (or the Radial)
Mac
https://home.comcast.net/~mac.davis/wood_stuff.htm
[email protected] wrote:
> I've seen lots of pictures of woodworkers' workshops and even ones with
> big, large capacity table saws also have a miter saw. Why do you need
> a miter saw once you have a table saw? I can't picture anything you
> could do on a miter saw that you couldn't do on a table saw with
> extension wings.
>
> Just curious.
>
> Mike
>
I built a jungle Gym in my back yard last year. Some of the pieces were
12-18 ft. 4x4s. I bought a table saw and used it because I didnt know
any better. Since I'm still alive I know there is God :P
I have a miter saw on the way now...
--
Thank you,
"Then said I, Wisdom [is] better than strength: nevertheless the poor
man's wisdom [is] despised, and his words are not heard." Ecclesiastes 9:16
On Sun, 29 Jan 2006 22:09:33 GMT, Ba r r y
<[email protected]> wrote:
>On 29 Jan 2006 12:58:07 -0800, [email protected] wrote:
>
>>I've seen lots of pictures of woodworkers' workshops and even ones with
>>big, large capacity table saws also have a miter saw. Why do you need
>>a miter saw once you have a table saw? I can't picture anything you
>>could do on a miter saw that you couldn't do on a table saw with
>>extension wings.
>
>
>#1. When cutting rough lumber to length, it's far easier to not have
>to move the large piece of wood across a saw table.
>
>#2. The MS crosscuts warped, twisted, etc... stock easier and safer.
>
>#3. The MS is available when a complicated or precise rip is set up on
>the TS.
>
>#4. The MS is available when the dado is installed on the TS.
>
>#5. The MS is much more portable.
>
>#6. One saw is available for 90 degree cuts when the other is set up
>and fine tuned for a precise angle.
>
>Lots of folks do varied projects, so one is often far superior than
>the other for a particular task. Once you've got both it's convenient
>to have ready access to either.
>
>Barry
>
Barry.. your list made me think of another reason:
When cutting rough lumber and you don't want to take the $100 blade off the TS
to do it..
Mac
https://home.comcast.net/~mac.davis/wood_stuff.htm
On 29 Jan 2006 12:58:07 -0800, [email protected] wrote:
>I've seen lots of pictures of woodworkers' workshops and even ones with
>big, large capacity table saws also have a miter saw. Why do you need
>a miter saw once you have a table saw? I can't picture anything you
>could do on a miter saw that you couldn't do on a table saw with
>extension wings.
>
>Just curious.
>
>Mike
Cross-cutting on a table saw can be a PITA.
setup time
Steve
<[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I've seen lots of pictures of woodworkers' workshops and even ones with
> big, large capacity table saws also have a miter saw. Why do you need
> a miter saw once you have a table saw? I can't picture anything you
> could do on a miter saw that you couldn't do on a table saw with
> extension wings.
>
> Just curious.
>
> Mike
>