"lindquist" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Does anyone know if it is possible to add a laser line to a mitre saw that
> was not originally equipped with one. If there are any kits available or
> are they non existent? Thanks for the input.
I had one on my Craftsman compound miter saw... Worthless IMHO. I find
that I'd rather move and align the wood when the blade isn't spinning. You
see, in order to give the line, they usually have to be spinning (the whole
blade). The width of the beam is still a few mm, and the edges are fuzzy to
.5mm or so. It's not accurate enough for me.
Putting a piece of 1/4 against the back vetically allows me to make cuts
accurate to .002 inch. Measure with oak & calipers. Even a friend of mine
(who never used tools) was able to cut just as accurate in 5 minutes of
training. I just wrote down the dimensions I needed, and she cut 'em,
accurate as anything I've ever seen. Tools needed:
Decent blade $50+, sharp pencil, 3"x12" piece of 1/4 plywood, and a
measuring tape.
Laserkerf is one.
We have a review of it by Bill Esposito online at
http://www.onlinetoolreviews.com/reviews/laserkerf.htm
Worth a read before making any purchasing decision.
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"lindquist" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Does anyone know if it is possible to add a laser line to a mitre saw that
> was not originally equipped with one. If there are any kits available or
> are they non existent? Thanks for the input.
>
>
http://hartvilletool.com/product.php?search_id=13020
"Woodman" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Laserkerf is one.
> We have a review of it by Bill Esposito online at
> http://www.onlinetoolreviews.com/reviews/laserkerf.htm
> Worth a read before making any purchasing decision.
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Dean Bielanowski
> Editor,
> Online Tool Reviews
> http://www.onlinetoolreviews.com
> ------------------------------------------------------------
> Latest 5 Reviews:
> - Ryobi Reciprocating Saw
> - Infinity Router Bits
> - Incra Wonder Fence
> - Veritas Jointer Blade Sharpener
> - Miller Dowel System
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>
>
> "lindquist" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > Does anyone know if it is possible to add a laser line to a mitre saw
that
> > was not originally equipped with one. If there are any kits available
or
> > are they non existent? Thanks for the input.
> >
> >
>
>
"lindquist" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
: Does anyone know if it is possible to add a laser line to a mitre saw that
: was not originally equipped with one. If there are any kits available or
: are they non existent? Thanks for the input.
:
:
http://www.laserkerf.com/
Laserkerf was mentioned so I must give my impression and my experience. I
spent the $90 for the Laserkerf and mounted it to my Dewalt 12" MS. First
thing that bothered me was turning it on with the cheap roller switch that
had to be mounted behind the motor. Very inconvenient. After using it for
about 3 weeks a chip of wood flew back and broke the glass lens which let
sawdust cover the laser. People at Laserkerf refused to replace.
Accuracy, so so. So I went back to my easy to use zero clearance insert and
have been happily making dead on cuts since.
Just my 2 cents,
Al in WA
This is one of the complaints that LaserKerf overcame.
Shawn
(standard disclaimers here)
c wood wrote:
> "lindquist" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>
>>Does anyone know if it is possible to add a laser line to a mitre saw that
>>was not originally equipped with one. If there are any kits available or
>>are they non existent? Thanks for the input.
>
>
> I had one on my Craftsman compound miter saw... Worthless IMHO. I find
> that I'd rather move and align the wood when the blade isn't spinning. You
> see, in order to give the line, they usually have to be spinning (the whole
> blade). The width of the beam is still a few mm, and the edges are fuzzy to
> .5mm or so. It's not accurate enough for me.
>
> Putting a piece of 1/4 against the back vetically allows me to make cuts
> accurate to .002 inch. Measure with oak & calipers. Even a friend of mine
> (who never used tools) was able to cut just as accurate in 5 minutes of
> training. I just wrote down the dimensions I needed, and she cut 'em,
> accurate as anything I've ever seen. Tools needed:
>
> Decent blade $50+, sharp pencil, 3"x12" piece of 1/4 plywood, and a
> measuring tape.
>
>
>
In article <[email protected]>,
lindquist <[email protected]> wrote:
>Does anyone know if it is possible to add a laser line to a mitre saw that
>was not originally equipped with one. If there are any kits available or
>are they non existent? Thanks for the input.
They had a couple of these at the Woodworking show in Costa Mesa last weekend.
One has a web site at http://www.bladepoint.com/, and replaces the
retaining washer on the saw with one that has the laser, a centrifigal
switch, and small batteries. The laser goes on when the blade starts
to spin. The web site says it's $149.95; they were selling it at the
show for $79.95.
The other one, which I can't remember if they had a web site, mounts
to the blade guard.
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On Fri, 14 Nov 2003 10:58:28 -0600, "lindquist"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>Does anyone know if it is possible to add a laser line to a mitre saw that
>was not originally equipped with one.
Why? <G>
I have not been all that impressed with the lasers I've seen so far.
Why not simply make some zero clearance inserts for your saw, using
the existing insert as a template, with a piloted router bit? That
way, you'll know where the kerf is every time.
Barry
Last week a clerk at the lumberyard was telling me about a retrofit laser
that just came in. I didn't pay any attention since I don't even have a
mitre saw, but I know it exists.
"lindquist" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Does anyone know if it is possible to add a laser line to a mitre saw that
> was not originally equipped with one. If there are any kits available or
> are they non existent? Thanks for the input.
>
>