Jim Junkie
Used to sell drugs, now he just takes them
I've got a few jobs around the place that need doing and a Mitre saw would be a great help to get them done. Things like flooring, building book shelves, that sort of stuff.
As I tend to do all this sort of work myself and it inevitably turns into a never ending list, I figured it's time to buy a decent one. Does anyone here know the ins & outs of mitre saws? What to look for & what to avoid? I've used top of the line Dewalt's with slides in the past, which were great, as well as Ozito bargain basket ones, which was horrible.
Probably looking to try and keep it around the $400 mark, so I was thinking something like:
http://www.totaltools.com.au/makita-sliding-double-bevel-compound-mitre-saw-260/i1038364/
or
http://www.bunnings.com.au/ryobi-2200w-305mm-slide-compound-mitre-saw-with-laser-_p6210397.
I'm not looking for massing cut depth, as I've got some monster circular saws & saw bench's around anyway, I just need something that will cut around 50mm depth, accurately, consistently and probably around 300mm width (more is better though I guess).
Any experiences, good or bad?
As I tend to do all this sort of work myself and it inevitably turns into a never ending list, I figured it's time to buy a decent one. Does anyone here know the ins & outs of mitre saws? What to look for & what to avoid? I've used top of the line Dewalt's with slides in the past, which were great, as well as Ozito bargain basket ones, which was horrible.
Probably looking to try and keep it around the $400 mark, so I was thinking something like:
http://www.totaltools.com.au/makita-sliding-double-bevel-compound-mitre-saw-260/i1038364/
or
http://www.bunnings.com.au/ryobi-2200w-305mm-slide-compound-mitre-saw-with-laser-_p6210397.
I'm not looking for massing cut depth, as I've got some monster circular saws & saw bench's around anyway, I just need something that will cut around 50mm depth, accurately, consistently and probably around 300mm width (more is better though I guess).
Any experiences, good or bad?