Ill preface this... I have an (ancient by todays standards) older B&D 10"
regular miter saw (no compound, no sliding, etc.) It is so old that the
"blade brake" has fallen off, not that I ever really used it. It's always
been plenty accurate and "tight". The only down side I've found, is it
won't make it through x by 6 material. To cut a 1x6 or 2x6, I have to raise
the board up. I have a good table saw but in the "right tool for the right
job" spirit, I'm thinking it may be time to upgrade to a better miter saw.
Suggestions... keeping in mind, I'm no longer doing this for a living, my
budget is not unlimited, and the meager tool I'm used to.
Thanks for any suggestions
Ed
"Ed Edelenbos" <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:
> Ill preface this... I have an (ancient by todays standards) older
> B&D 10" regular miter saw (no compound, no sliding, etc.) It is so
> old that the "blade brake" has fallen off, not that I ever really used
> it. It's always been plenty accurate and "tight". The only down side
> I've found, is it won't make it through x by 6 material. To cut a 1x6
> or 2x6, I have to raise the board up. I have a good table saw but in
> the "right tool for the right job" spirit, I'm thinking it may be time
> to upgrade to a better miter saw.
>
> Suggestions... keeping in mind, I'm no longer doing this for a living,
> my budget is not unlimited, and the meager tool I'm used to.
>
> Thanks for any suggestions
>
> Ed
>
>
Dust collection and adjustable fence would be the features I'd look for.
Dust collection is difficult to implement well after purchasing the saw,
and a SCMS produces a lot of dust. An adjustable fence is important to
make sure it's square to the blade, and parallel to the boards. My
Kobalt SCMS fence started cupping to no longer be parallel to the board
edge, and the only thing I could do was replace it.
FWIW, it seems the 10" blades are more common and will probably be a
little cheaper. If the saw comes with a 40T blade you'll probably want
to replace it with a cross cut (80T+) blade soon.
Puckdropper
--
Never teach your apprentice everything you know.
"Ed Edelenbos" wrote:
> Ill preface this... I have an (ancient by todays standards) older
> B&D 10" regular miter saw (no compound, no sliding, etc.) It is so
> old that the "blade brake" has fallen off, not that I ever really
> used it. It's always been plenty accurate and "tight". The only
> down side I've found, is it won't make it through x by 6 material.
> To cut a 1x6 or 2x6, I have to raise the board up. I have a good
> table saw but in the "right tool for the right job" spirit, I'm
> thinking it may be time to upgrade to a better miter saw.
>
> Suggestions... keeping in mind, I'm no longer doing this for a
> living, my budget is not unlimited, and the meager tool I'm used to.
>
> Thanks for any suggestions
--------------------------------------------
Did your existing device get the job done?
If so, then a 10" machine does the job.
If OTOH, you want to cross cut 2x6 stock, you need a 12" machine.
Want to be able to perform RAS functions, then you need a slider.
Don't need the "slider", you save some money and maintenance time
keeping saw "tuned".
In the past, Makita got good marks for their 12" machine.
Haven't stayed up to speed on these saws so can't give you a specific
reference.
Charlie Groh, you out there?
Lew
"Ed Edelenbos" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Ill preface this... I have an (ancient by todays standards) older B&D
> 10" regular miter saw (no compound, no sliding, etc.) It is so old that
> the "blade brake" has fallen off, not that I ever really used it. It's
> always been plenty accurate and "tight". The only down side I've found,
> is it won't make it through x by 6 material. To cut a 1x6 or 2x6, I have
> to raise the board up. I have a good table saw but in the "right tool for
> the right job" spirit, I'm thinking it may be time to upgrade to a better
> miter saw.
>
> Suggestions... keeping in mind, I'm no longer doing this for a living, my
> budget is not unlimited, and the meager tool I'm used to.
In that case I won't mention my 12" Milwaukee that I really like.
> Thanks for any suggestions
>
> Ed
Max
Swingman wrote:
> On 4/7/2010 10:41 PM, Robatoy wrote:
>
>> (I should have never sold that LS
>> 1013 Makita, but I just wasn't using it at the time.)
>
>
> Mine is holding up fine despite wearing out two Forrest Chopmasters down
> through the years.
>
My LS1013 is about 6 years old and gets used often. I'm not a pro but
I'm constantly doing work for friends and relatives. It's still dead
nuts accurate.
I looked at Mikita's web site and the saw is now the LS1016L. 10" with
a laser. Google shows it to be about $450. In my opinion it's well
worth the money.
--
Jack Novak
Buffalo, NY - USA
[email protected]
"Robatoy" <[email protected]> wrote
>If it's the one I'm looking at, it is one nice machine. From where I'm
>sitting, it is another 600 smackeroonies MORE to go to the Kapex...
>And just like their drills, there is a point where Festool becomes
>ridiculous. I have played with the Kapex, it is fantastic. And if I
>were a trim carpenter, and 30+ years younger, I'd be all over that
>puppy.
>That big old Milwaukee seems nice. (I should have never sold that LS
>1013 Makita, but I just wasn't using it at the time.)
>Now things have changed again, now I need to reinvest in another big
>ol' chopsaw.
The only thing I'm not pleased with is dust collection. It doesn't suck. It
doesn't even collect very well and the outlet is an odd oblong shape that is
going to be difficult to adopt to my dust collector.
But rest assured; it will be done.
Max
Swingman wrote:
> On 4/8/2010 10:12 AM, Nova wrote:
>
>> Swingman wrote:
>>
>>> On 4/7/2010 10:41 PM, Robatoy wrote:
>>>
>>>> (I should have never sold that LS
>>>> 1013 Makita, but I just wasn't using it at the time.)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Mine is holding up fine despite wearing out two Forrest Chopmasters
>>> down through the years.
>>>
>>
>> My LS1013 is about 6 years old and gets used often. I'm not a pro but
>> I'm constantly doing work for friends and relatives. It's still dead
>> nuts accurate.
>>
>> I looked at Mikita's web site and the saw is now the LS1016L. 10" with a
>> laser. Google shows it to be about $450. In my opinion it's well worth
>> the money.
>
>
> My tool inventory spreadsheet shows that I paid $489 for the LS1013 in
> 2001, so they are either getting less expensive, or the product has
> gotten "cheaper" in quality?
>
When I bought mine I think the normal "list" price was about $640. I
bought it one sale at Home Depot for about the same price you paid.
--
Jack Novak
Buffalo, NY - USA
[email protected]
Replying at the bottom of the list of replies... all suggestions are
appreciated. Now to make *my* mind up...
Ed
"SonomaProducts.com" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:a699dc6b-e084-4a88-b244-cb966b3166ae@r27g2000yqn.googlegroups.com...
>
>>
>> Thanks for any suggestions
>>
>> Ed
>
> OK, I rarely if ever admit this and I can just hear the laughter
> coming but...
>
> My name is Bill W and I have a 12" Craftsman slider that I bought a
> year ago on sale for $229. I was totally without when I had to return
> a borrowed unit and I was just going to buy a $99 10" non-slider to
> get me by until I could afford a 12" Milwaukee or Hitachi, etc. Then I
> saw the sale. It has served me very well and I haven't found the need
> to replace it.
>
> Honestly, I NEVER rely on my cutoff saw to do square cuts; I just use
> it for rough length. The only time I use it for finish cuts is
> compound miters and some less critical flat miters. I put on a better
> blade, tweak the adjustment and move slow and get perfect cuts when I
> need them.
>
> As a disclaimer I do have some real tools like a Powermatic TS and
> Shaper, etc.
>
> P.S. I did break a part of the saw (totally my fault) while under the
> one year warranty and Sears was great, calling me every few days with
> an update and apologizing for a few days delay in getting and
> installing the replacement part.
On 4/8/2010 10:12 AM, Nova wrote:
> Swingman wrote:
>> On 4/7/2010 10:41 PM, Robatoy wrote:
>>
>>> (I should have never sold that LS
>>> 1013 Makita, but I just wasn't using it at the time.)
>>
>>
>> Mine is holding up fine despite wearing out two Forrest Chopmasters
>> down through the years.
>>
>
> My LS1013 is about 6 years old and gets used often. I'm not a pro but
> I'm constantly doing work for friends and relatives. It's still dead
> nuts accurate.
>
> I looked at Mikita's web site and the saw is now the LS1016L. 10" with a
> laser. Google shows it to be about $450. In my opinion it's well worth
> the money.
My tool inventory spreadsheet shows that I paid $489 for the LS1013 in
2001, so they are either getting less expensive, or the product has
gotten "cheaper" in quality?
--
www.e-woodshop.net
Last update: 10/22/08
KarlC@ (the obvious)
>
> Thanks for any suggestions
>
> Ed
OK, I rarely if ever admit this and I can just hear the laughter
coming but...
My name is Bill W and I have a 12" Craftsman slider that I bought a
year ago on sale for $229. I was totally without when I had to return
a borrowed unit and I was just going to buy a $99 10" non-slider to
get me by until I could afford a 12" Milwaukee or Hitachi, etc. Then I
saw the sale. It has served me very well and I haven't found the need
to replace it.
Honestly, I NEVER rely on my cutoff saw to do square cuts; I just use
it for rough length. The only time I use it for finish cuts is
compound miters and some less critical flat miters. I put on a better
blade, tweak the adjustment and move slow and get perfect cuts when I
need them.
As a disclaimer I do have some real tools like a Powermatic TS and
Shaper, etc.
P.S. I did break a part of the saw (totally my fault) while under the
one year warranty and Sears was great, calling me every few days with
an update and apologizing for a few days delay in getting and
installing the replacement part.
On Apr 7, 11:19=A0pm, "Max" <[email protected]> wrote:
> "Ed Edelenbos" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>
> news:[email protected]...
>
> > I=92ll preface this... =A0I have an (ancient by todays standards) older=
B&D
> > 10" regular miter saw (no compound, no sliding, etc.) =A0It is so old t=
hat
> > the "blade brake" has fallen off, not that I ever really used it. =A0It=
's
> > always been plenty accurate and "tight". =A0The only down side I've fou=
nd,
> > is it won't make it through x by 6 material. =A0To cut a 1x6 or 2x6, I =
have
> > to raise the board up. =A0I have a good table saw but in the "right too=
l for
> > the right job" spirit, I'm thinking it may be time to upgrade to a bett=
er
> > miter saw.
>
> > Suggestions... keeping in mind, I'm no longer doing this for a living, =
my
> > budget is not unlimited, and the meager tool I'm used to.
>
> In that case I won't mention my 12" Milwaukee that I really like.
>
If it's the one I'm looking at, it is one nice machine. From where I'm
sitting, it is another 600 smackeroonies MORE to go to the Kapex...
And just like their drills, there is a point where Festool becomes
ridiculous. I have played with the Kapex, it is fantastic. And if I
were a trim carpenter, and 30+ years younger, I'd be all over that
puppy.
That big old Milwaukee seems nice. (I should have never sold that LS
1013 Makita, but I just wasn't using it at the time.)
Now things have changed again, now I need to reinvest in another big
ol' chopsaw.